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India to use artificial intelligence for machine-readable standards, says Consumer Affairs Secretary Khare

India's Consumer Affairs Ministry is set to develop advanced, machine-readable standards using AI. This initiative aims to simplify compliance for industries. The Bureau of Indian Standards is transforming to support this modernization. The government is encouraging private sector testing infrastructure. Govt sets up 6 sector-specific groups to identify products to…

The Economic Times

How YouTube Teachers Crushed India’s Coaching Empire

For decades, cracking India's toughest exams seemed impossible without joining a famous coaching institute. Students left their homes, moved to crowded coaching hubs, and families spent lakhs of rupees chasing a dream. Success appeared locked behind classroom walls. Then something unexpected happened. A teacher with a smartphone could suddenly reach…

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Govt’s new ‘law-to-code’ push; UpGrad’s $1.7 billion valuation

Happy Wednesday! The government plans to translate legal provisions into software code that enforces compliance by design. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Maharashtra farmer sells 25 sacks, gets nothing, asked to pay Re 1 instead

A farmer from Paithan, Maharashtra, received just Re 1 after selling 25 sacks of onions. This incident underscores the severe agrarian crisis. Farmers are facing significant losses due to oversupply and poor prices. The situation has worsened debt burdens for many. Traders cite oversupply and quality issues. Experts call for…

The Economic Times

Telangana police invoke UAPA against social media handle critical of Congress govt

The Telangana Police’s Intelligence Wing has invoked the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the news platform TeluguScribe, seeking details of its X (formerly Twitter) account to identify its operator. Police allege that the account frequently posts objectionable content.

Newslaundry

Govt set to bail out air and bus operators that buy fuel by the tanker-load

Analysis: With its fuel costs doubling to $1m a month, Air Chathams threw open its books and warned ministers it could be forced to stop flying to destinations like Whakatāne, Whanganui or Kāpiti. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Month into new govt, Nepal home minister Sudan Gurung quits over links to bizmen under laundering lens

Nepal's Home Minister Sudan Gurung resigned amid scrutiny over his wealth disclosures and alleged business links with a businessman under money-laundering investigation. This marks the second ministerial setback for PM Balendra Shah's anti-corruption government within weeks, highlighting early challenges to its clean governance agenda.

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Month into new govt, Nepal home minister quits over links to bizmen under laundering lens

In a day of dramatic developments, PM Balendra Shah took charge of the home ministry after Sudan Gurung’s exit, just 26 days after his anti-corruption govt took office.

The Times of India

Nepal to probe assets of 7 former PMs, ex-king, 100s of ministers, bureaucrats

In an unprecedented move, the newly formed govt led by PM Balendra Shah in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to investigate the assets of people who held public offices from 2006 to the fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country's post-monarchy political and…

The Times of India

PCI passes resolution that attacks ‘infrastructure of censorship’ built by Modi govt

Following a joint public meeting of six press bodies at the Press Club of India (PCI), a resolution was passed opposing the recent and proposed changes to India’s digital regulations – specifically the draft IT Amendment Rules of 2026 – and outlining eight demands to protect digital creators, ensure due…

Newslaundry

Your Instagram reel is now ‘news’ — and the Govt wants to censor it

While the government has already been using the IT Rules 2021 to block online content and creators, its powers are about to expand significantly — potentially applying to any user who posts on “current affairs or news”.

Newslaundry

Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days

The promise has drawn attention in a country where Dalits make up about 13-14% of the population but continue to face entrenched exclusion despite constitutional guarantees and laws against caste-based discrimination and untouchability.

The Times of India

Switch to PNG in 3 Months or Lose LPG Supply: Govt Rule Explained

A kitchen rule that once felt unthinkable is now suddenly real. The government has said that if a household does not shift to piped natural gas, or PNG, even after the connection is available, LPG supply to that address can stop after three months. The move is not just about…

Times Life

Slow chargers underpin Govt’s slow-track investment in public EV chargers

Analysis: The investment in AC slow chargers that start under $5k to build, rather than $100k-plus DC fast chargers, could be telling if the Govt's under pressure to meet its 10,000 target, writes David Williams.

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Climate credibility on trial as critics challenge Govt’s net-zero roadmap

Today from The Detail: The once quiet workhorse of climate policy, the humble tree, is now headline material, fuelling political fights and finding itself at the very root of a legal battle over our climate future

The Times of India

Iran war: 1.2k desi medical students stranded in Iran

Around 1,200 Indian students remain in Iran after US and Israeli strikes began on Saturday, the Jammu Kashmir Students Association claimed, urging the govt to be prepared with an evacuation plan if situation worsens.

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The irony of the Govt’s golden bailout for Golden Bay Air

Analysis: One of the increased costs for the Tākaka-based regional airline was higher council landing charges. Because the Govt has told councils to charge users more, taxpayers must pick up the tab, writes Jonathan Milne.

The Times of India

Faith groups in UK say proposed Islamophobia definition will stifle free speech

A letter from the Hindu Council UK, Network of Sikh Organisations, Christian Concern, and Muslims Against Antisemitism and Faith Matters, says that the language used in the definition, which has been leaked, is “so vague that it is open to misuse by those who seek to limit freedom of speech”.

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Epstein emails have 100s of references to Trump, likely to shake up US politics

The TOI correspondent from Washington: The email tranche in the newly disclosed govt files on Jeffrey Epstein, released by the US justice department on Friday, appear to have been drafted for his own records or potentially on behalf of third parties; they are not corroborated by independent evidence.

The Independent UK

India’s ‘dystopian’ order to phone makers to pre-load state-owned app sparks concerns about surveillance

Backlash as critics label the app a ‘dystopian tool to monitor every Indian’

Newsroom.co.nz

Settlement gets Z Energy out of court – not ‘out of the petrol business’

After a long legal fight the fuel giant, consumer and environmental groups find one thing to agree on: the Govt must step up to ensure NZ's emissions targets are achieved, they say. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Govt could allow capital raises by gentailers to build new power plants

Ministers are set to announce a package of energy reforms tomorrow morning, based loosely on recommendations from a long-awaited report by international consultancy Frontier Economics. It’s understood the Government has stopped well short of the radical shake-up sought by NZ First and its associate energy minister, Shane Jones. At present…

International Business Times UK

Gen Z Protest in Nepal: What's Happening and Why Does The Govt. Want a Social Media Ban?

Gen Z in Nepal is protesting a social media ban imposed by the government after platforms failed to register. What began as a digital rights protest has grown into a broader movement against corruption.

The Independent UK

Ex-minister claims he was misled over fate of Afghan elite soldiers abandoned by UK, as revealed by The Independent

Former armed forces minister James Heappey has broken cover over what happened regarding the massive data breach which put the lives of up to 100,000 Afghans at risk

Evening Standard

No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.

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