Puducherry

Born in Puducherry, India, to French parents, Kalki describes herself as a "geeky introvert" while growing up.

One bill proposes a constitutional amendment to enable joint federal and state elections, while another aims to align assembly polls in Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir with the general election schedule.

Earlier this month, the union territory of Puducherry banned the sweet treat while other states have begun testing samples of it.

India's meteorological department has also issued a warning that people needed to stay indoors in southern Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

“The government has a keenness of publicity, and that has certainly created pressure,” says T. Sundararaman, an independent public health analyst based in Puducherry.