Pak Warship Collides With Indian Navy Vessel In North Arabian Sea; MEA Summons Diplomat

A special report highlights the transformation in Mirzapur where the village of Lahuri Yadav received tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission's Har Ghar Nal Yojana. Nestled in the Vindhya Hills, the settlement of roughly 1,500 residents previously faced severe water scarcity, with women walking nearly five kilometres to collect water from springs and forests. Piped water access began on August 31, 2023, providing major relief to local households. The initiative is part of a broader push across Uttar Pradesh, where more than 2.36 crore rural homes were connected to tap water with over 5.07 lakh kilometres of pipeline laid by March 2025.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the Pakistan-based Shehzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed the decision, stating the syndicate was recruited by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence to smuggle arms, explosives, and narcotics, incite youth, and publish hateful digital content. Investigations revealed that Shehzad Bhatti operated out of the United Arab Emirates as a social media influencer, paying local recruits to photograph military installations, railway stations, and convoys moving towards Jammu and Kashmir, besides orchestrating low-intensity attacks. Raids across 14 states led to multiple detentions. Operating under the banner of Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan to mask Pakistani involvement, the network aimed to destabilise Punjab ahead of elections by targeting police personnel, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionaries, and political leaders. The ban enables India to coordinate with Gulf nations and international bodies to choke the syndicate's financial, hawala, and operational networks across West Asia.

Uttar Pradesh has seen a major transformation in rural sanitation under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Over 2.15 crore household toilets were built across the state initially, followed by another 48.99 lakh toilets constructed in the second phase to strengthen rural sanitation infrastructure. The state is also preparing an annual expenditure of approximately 750 crore rupees for maintaining 15.5 lakh drains, septic tanks, and Gobardhan plants. These ongoing efforts have earned Uttar Pradesh the third rank nationally in the Swachh Bharat Mission. Ground visits to Moradabad's Dadori and Mangupura villages demonstrate that the initiative extends beyond toilet construction to include cleaner roads, community toilets, and an active open defecation free drive.

Former Google DeepMind communications head Dex Hunter-Torricke has warned about the growing risks of artificial intelligence, pointing out that proposals to slow down AI development fail to address underlying issues. Speaking on the ongoing debate surrounding AI safety and regulation, Hunter-Torricke stated that "there is almost nothing in those proposals which genuinely will slow down development of AI." He noted that AI companies maintain extraordinary incentives to continue building models and racing against competitors. He highlighted that rising public distrust, employee resignations, and concerns over regulatory backlash have pushed Western AI labs into a position where they "feel they need to do something or at least pretend to do something."