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India leads in AI talent, but also brain drain & anxiety, says Stanford’s AI index report

India leads the world in AI skills, student use and investment inflows, yet talent continues to leave and lawmaking lags. New global report flags a widening gap between adoption and governance.

A Modi govt constitutional amendment Bill falls for the 1st time in 12 yrs. How it happened

While 298 votes were received in its favour, 230 votes went against the proposed amendments, thereby falling short of two-thirds majority needed to clear the House.

Haryana sees late-night rejig. Khullar remains most powerful officer in Saini CMO with 18 depts

A late-evening order of April 16 redistributes work among officers in the Haryana CMO, with the former Gurugram DC getting charge of depts left in limbo after Saket Kumar’s removal

Amit Shah rejects ‘south losing seats’ narrative: ‘LS seats in south states will go up from 129 to 195’

Speaking on delimitation in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah said proportion of Lok Sabha seats in southern states will increase from 23.76 per cent to 23.87 per cent after increase in size of Lok Sabha.

RTE hurt school learning outcomes, affecting both reading & math proficiency—NITI Aayog working paper

Preliminary paper by NITI Aayog member is a data-intensive assessment of India’s education system, whose findings conflict the narrative of progress that has accompanied both RTE & NEP 2020.

Proportional freeze, ‘latest Census’ & 850 seats in LS—what’s in new delimitation, women’s quota Bills

Copies of the Bills were shared with MPs Tuesday afternoon, as a press conference over ‘opaque and non-consultative manner’ in which govt is bringing the Bills was underway.

Needle moves on Dharavi revamp, work on 1st set of rehabilitation houses to be begin post monsoon

The first set of 11,000 tenements, each 350 square feet, will be constructed in Dharavi’s Sector 6, which refers to the Matunga railway land obtained from Railways.

The Chester Hills ‘benami’ land row & how it’s exposed a rift in Himachal Pradesh bureaucracy

It started with a police complaint alleging violations of Section 118—which restricts transfer of agricultural land to non-agriculturists—of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act.

Rana Ayyub, X Corp & the battle for safe harbour: The broader implications of the case in Delhi HC

Against backdrop of sweeping draft amendment to India's intermediary rules, the case has broader implications for how the law governs what social media platforms host.

Low-profile crisis manager EPS trusted—who’s Sai Kumar, ECI’s Tamil Nadu chief secy pick

With less than two weeks to go for polling day, senior bureaucrat M. Sai Kumar is the new chief secretary, while cybercrime expert Sandeep Mittal has taken over vigilance and anti-corruption.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.