Author: Eva Benerjee

The 2025-26 Ashes series is past us now, and though the scoreline says a dominant 4-1 in Australia’s favor, it hardly walked over to tiptoe softly by on day five at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). In a game which ebbed and flowed with high octane drama, disputed DRS calls and a heroic maiden century from an English rookie, the Australians eventually kept their nerve to prevail by five wickets ensuring Ben Stokes’ “Bazball” brigade crosses the ditch with more questions than answers. Hunting a challenging 160 on a fifth-day surface with cracks in it, Australia managed to hold their nerve after a…

The rise of the digital era has brought about a tremendous change in the world of activism. What was once restricted to physical protests, print pamphlets, and social interactions now occurs in the digital world. The new form of digital activism today willfully utilizes technology and digital resources for creating awareness and inspiring action through social networking sites. Despite its own set of problems, digital activism today represents one of the most effective forces for positive change in the world of the 21st century. Power of digital activism in contemporary society Accessibility is at the core of digital or online…

The National Medical Commission, which is an apex body for medical education in India, withdrew the Letter of Permission given to The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence. It is supposed to open an MBBS course with an intake capacity of 50 seats for the 2025-26 session. This withdrawal became effective immediately. Why Was the Nod Was Withdrawn? The revocation of the college’s approval by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the NMC is mainly attributed to severe non-compliance with the minimal regulatory standards necessary to operate an undergraduate medical course. This happened after the commission…

Swiss global giant Nestle has rolled out a worldwide recall of particular formulas for babies following tests within the company showing the presence of a poison in the formula that could lead to poisoning when ingested. The recall, announced this week, involves some packaging of SMA infant formula, follow-on formula, and possibly other related products sold across a number of countries, mostly within Europe. The recall was triggered, at least partly, by the possible presence of a toxin called cereulide, a heat-stable toxin produced by Bacillus cereus bacteria. Why Was the Recall Triggered? According to Nestlé, the move is cautionary…

In the wild and reckless world of professional wrestling few tales have been quite so controversial or touching in the same breath as Maxxine Dupri’s. Jan. 5, 2026, on Raw’s blockbuster Netflix Anniversary special, the fairy tale abruptly ended. Becky Lynch won back the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship that had been held by Maxxine for just under 50 days. Although the “Alpha Academy” standout proved her doubters wrong by outlasting competitors to hold a major singles championship, the switch back to a veteran such as Lynch has fans of the WWE talking. From locker room politics to evolutionary creative changes, here are tthe four big…

In what is being hailed as a landmark moment for Indian historiography and descendent of the Maratha empire, Oxford University Press (OUP) has now finally tendered an apology in public for incendiary material in a book it had published over two decades ago. The apology, carried in newspapers on January 6, 2026 was offered based on “long standing grievances” about baseless and defamatory statements against the legendary Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The development comes in response to an order by the Bombay High Court, and closes one of the most acrimonious academic and social struggles in contemporary Maharashtra. In this way, the scholar at…

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has always been the stage for nailbiting finishes, and Day 4 of the fifth and final Ashes rubber of 2025-26 was no exception. Tired in the field after bowling 152 overs and seeing Australia amass 567 runs, England had shed pretension to be so one former tough guys that they were all conspiracy theories. The urn has already been secured by the hosts, but the world champion’s ‘Pride of Lion’ was at stake as Ben Stokes’ men looked to avoid heading home without a Test win from an imposing 183-run deficit. As the players walked off for tea,…

The ongoing VIjay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is getting super interesting with the league stages and business end of it approaching. On January 6, 2026, the focus of cricket moves towards KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur when a star-studded Punjab lock horns with feisty Goa. While domestic tournaments often go unnoticed in the larger scheme of things, this contest has held the nation’s attention as two contrasting yet intriguing figures walk out at the MCA stadium today – Shubman Gill and Arjun Tendulkar. It is a final dress rehearsal for Punjab before their star players fly out of the nest for international duty. For Goa,…

“The SHANTI Bill,” which stands for “Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025,” is a historic new act which was recently passed in India’s Winter Session of Parliament held in December 2025 and ratified by the president of India on December 20, 2025. Basically, it represented the single biggest shift in nuclear laws on India’s nuclear energy sector in sixty years, effectively replacing the outdated “Atomic Energy Act of 1962” and “Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act of 2010.” In relation, the bill is titled SHANTI, which is an acronym that spells out what the…

A New Step in Overnight Rail Travel With the launch of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train, a modern update made for overnight trips, Indian Railways is going to change the way people travel long distances at night. Recently, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw showed off the inside of the train, letting people see for the first time the high-tech features that are meant to make travel around the world the best it can be. The sleeping version is part of India’s larger plan to update its railway system and make trains more comfortable for people who take them on long trips.…