Note: Two errors crept into yesterday's quiz. The third blank, "fireworks", did not accept some alternate but correct responses. The fifth blank, "George Floyd", should have also accepted just "Floyd" as a valid answer. Sorry about these. Both errors have been corrected and scores updated accordingly. Also in general Googling is encouraged if you don’t know the answers outright.

Over 700 activists, lawyers, academics and bureaucrats have written to the Election Commission alleging that the violated the Model Code of Conduct in an April 18 address to the nation about the women's reservation bill. The complaint also notes that if the address was made with the EC's prior permission, other parties should get equal time on national media to present their case.

is stepping down as Apple's CEO to become executive chairman of the board. John Ternus, currently Sr VP of Hardware Engineering, takes over as CEO from September 1, 2026.

Donald Trump has said the on Iran stays until Tehran agrees to a deal. The will-they-won't-they continues, Iran has refused a second round of negotiations, citing ongoing US action in the Strait of Hormuz and what it calls deep mistrust.

Tourists near Chitwan National Park in Nepal are getting an unusual eyeful, wild Indian wandering down village streets. Conservation efforts have driven numbers up seven-fold since the early 70s, which is the good news. The bad news is that man-animal conflict has risen alongside, and that needs addressing too.

Over 27 lakh voters have had their names removed from electoral rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in . One deletion category, applied to voters who appeared in 2002 rolls but not now, is labelled "logical discrepancies." Several former Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioners have called the categorisation anything but.