Microsoft outage, rift in UP BJP, and Nipah virus victim in Kerala dies

3 Things

First, Indian Express' Bijin Jose talks to us about the global IT crisis caused by the Microsoft outage. He speaks about the cause behind the outage and clarifies if it was a cyber security issue or not. He also shares the impact the massive crisis had and how Microsoft is working to solve it.
Next, Indian Express’ Maulshree Seth speaks to us about rumblings in the Uttar Pradesh BJP. She shares how the Lok Sabha election results have caused a rift in the party and what consequences the UP government and CM Adityanath are facing as a result. (8:32)
And in the end, we talk about the return of Nipah virus in Kerala. A teen who tested positive for Nipah virus in Malappuram died. We also share an excerpt from one of our previous episodes where we discussed Nipah virus in depth. (19:46)
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