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Crime & punishment, Taliban adaptation: 15 days’ jail for beating wife, only if there are ‘bruises’

New ‘criminal code’ in Afghanistan also legalises ‘Caste-like slavery’, prescribes flog-at-sight for ‘sinners’ & proposes 3 months’ jail for wife visiting kin without ‘permission’.

Indian-American businessman Vinod Khosla & Elon Musk trade barbs on X over ‘WAGA’ jibe

Khosla reposted an old Musk tweet, accused him of backing 'white America great again' and urged Tesla, SpaceX and X staff to quit. Musk hit back as well.

World still falling behind on clean water & sanitation, says UN. ‘Millions of lives lost each year’

Nearly 90% of countries have policies for water, sanitation, but fewer than 13% have enough funds & trained staff to fully implement them, says a 2025 UN report.

In FTA, India offers EU auto quota six times larger than the UK deal

The free trade agreement will gradually allow up to 250,000 European-made vehicles to enter India at preferential duty rates— far above the 37,000-unit quota extended to the UK.

Trump’s US officially exits Paris climate deal: What does it mean for rest of the world?

Climate organisations will have to grapple with the loss of billions of dollars of US funding — unless other nations or philanthropies step in to fill the void.

With discounts & no US deal, Russia oil flows to India prove unexpectedly resilient

Flow is very unlikely to drop to near-zero as many had forecast after the US blacklisted Russian crude giants Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC.

What would it take for a European reset to succeed?

Insulted and bullied by Donald Trump, European leaders are asking where they go from here. The right choice isn’t to kneel or fight back, but to disengage.

A baby’s death & mother’s suicide rock Bangladesh as Awami League student leader denied funeral parole

Kaniz Suborna Swarnali ended her life after killing her infant son. She had reportedly exhausted every legal avenue to secure the release of her husband, a leader of Chhatra League.

Trump is a lot like Kaiser Wilhelm: ‘He’s vanity itself’

His narcissism, self-obsession, lust for flattery and absolute indifference to the welfare or interests of others echo Germany’s last kaiser.

How underwater drones map blue carbon projects, from Japan to Indonesia

Fujitsu uses a microwave-sized underwater drone that can zig-zag across the ocean floor, scanning and identifying plant species that gather CO2 and then store it.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.