The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining India's 130th Amendment Bill is likely to recommend retaining a clause that would remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, or other ministers from office if they are arrested and held in custody for 30 consecutive days on serious charges. Many JPC members felt the clause allows adequate time to seek bail and does not violate the principle of natural justice.

The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order directing authorities to ensure that no or calf is slaughtered in the state on Bakrid or on any other day. The state argued that the High Court had turned a limited dispute into a statewide ban, despite the Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act, 1958, regulating cattle slaughter rather than imposing an outright prohibition.

A new United Nations report warns that the development of may exacerbate global inequality, and proposes a shared framework for the responsible development of the technology. The sweeping analysis, from the independent international scientific panel on AI, details the technology's risks and opportunities.

's new username feature — which will allow users to interact without exposing their phone numbers — has drawn the attention of India's Union government. Concerned about the potential for spam and impersonation, the government has sent a notice to the messaging firm asking it to put the feature on hold.

Food regulator has issued notices to six beverage firms — including Red Bull and PepsiCo India — for misbranding and making misleading claims about their energy drinks. The regulator noted that it has not notified any standard for "energy drinks" or similar products, and that the brands have "marketed using descriptors such as 'energy drink' on product branding and labelling", which is not permitted.