The story so far: A Pune court has extended the custody of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, the two accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, until July 3, 2026. The court acquiesced to the investigators, who said several aspects of the probe are ongoing, including a forensic study of Mr. Chaudhary’s gait. According to...
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June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Science & Tech
Ketan Agarwal death case: What is gait analysis? | Explained
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June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Science & Tech
NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope
NASA on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long shot bid to prevent one of its aging telescopes from vanishing into dust. If successful, the effort could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. The operation is set to last several months, kicking off...
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June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Science & Tech
What India’s 12 ‘operationally deployed’ nuclear warheads really mean
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its annual yearbook in June. For the first time, it classified 12 of India’s estimated stockpile of 190 nuclear warheads to be operationally deployed, i.e., positioned with active military forces mated with delivery systems and ready for use. This sounds alarming — but the alarm itself may...
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June 29, 2026June 29, 2026Science & Tech
Experts flag ecological, privacy concerns over drone deployment for wildlife monitoring
While drones have emerged as an effective tool for wildlife monitoring and mitigating human-wildlife conflicts, experts caution that their growing use could inadvertently stress wildlife and infringe on people’s privacy. Although unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in some cases fitted with payloads such as loudspeakers, are used in several Indian States to monitor wild animals...
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June 29, 2026June 29, 2026Health, Science & Tech
How our understanding of pain has evolved over centuries
The origin of human help-seeking behaviour predates language, religion, and civilisation itself. It arises from suffering and pain, one of the primitive impulses shared across the human species. Pain is a deeply subjective experience, and two individuals with identical injuries may describe very different levels of suffering. This variability reflects the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and...
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June 29, 2026June 29, 2026Science & Tech
Do animals understand death? Scientists are asking cockatoos for answers
One day in 2025, Jane perched facing a computer screen. The screen’s top half displayed a black circle on a magenta background. The bottom half had a black arrow on white. After what appeared to be a moment of deliberation, Jane extended her neck and touched the circle. Small pellets of food appeared in the...
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June 29, 2026June 29, 2026Science & Tech
It’s a bad idea to scratch bug bites, research says
A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have long warned that scratching too much can damage the skin. Now researchers better understand why even a mildly annoying itch could put you on an itch-and-scratch cycle if you give in. How did they find out? In part by putting...
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June 28, 2026June 28, 2026Science & Tech
Science Snapshots: June 28, 2026
Technique tests TB drugs’ effectiveness in just 50 hours Scientists have developed a faster way to test for drug resistance in the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Traditional phenotypic tests have to wait for the bacteria to multiply over four to eight weeks. The new way, called Raman-DIP, uses single-cell imaging to track how cells process...
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June 28, 2026June 28, 2026Science & Tech
NASA rover detects potential signs of ancient life on Mars
In a new study in Science Advances, an international team of researchers has reported finding organic matter on Mars. Using the NASA Perseverance rover, the team recorded a distribution of complex organic carbon within an ancient river valley on the red planet’s Jezero Crater. Using the rover’s SHERLOC instrument, the researchers detected a complex and...
