The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metalorganic frameworks: molecular structures that have large spaces within them, capable of capturing and storing gases and other chemicals.

Two men have been detained after they posted an Instagram reel that showed them harassing women on the streets of Loni town, reflecting prompt action by the police to ensure women’s safety in Maharashtra.

But the most talked-about innovation of the year is the Operation Sindoor series. Shaped like military tanks, these crackers pay homage to the Indian Army’s recent success.