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.

A high-speed Porsche car collided with a divider on Mumbai’s Western Express Highway late last night, leaving the vehicle badly damaged and its driver seriously injured.

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.