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National Governance & Policy 10 Oct 2026, 11:43 AM IST

Kochi Corporation’s RTI Curbs Spark Backlash Over Transparency Rights

Kochi Corporation’s reported move to restrict what it sees as serial or abusive Right to Information filings has triggered criticism from transparency advocates and legal experts. Supreme Court lawyer Kaleeswaram Raj said the proposal runs against the spirit of the RTI Act, which does not impose any cap on the number of applications a citizen may file.

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Legal, Courts & Regulatory2h ago

Madras High Court Quashes Cognisance Order in ED Case Against Jaffer Sadiq, Citing Hearing Rights Under BNSS

The Madras High Court has set aside a Chennai sessions court order that took cognisance of an Enforcement Directorate money laundering complaint against alleged drug smuggler Jaffer Sadiq without first hearing him. While quashing that procedural step, the court restored the complaint and directed the lower court to proceed in line with Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which requires an opportunity of hearing before cognisance is taken.

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Legal, Courts & Regulatory5h ago

Delhi High Court: Muslim Marriage Cannot Override POCSO, Child Consent Has No Legal Force

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a marriage recognised under Muslim personal law cannot shield a man from prosecution under the POCSO Act if the wife was below 18 at the time of sexual intercourse. Justice Sanjeev Narula said personal law may determine the validity of a marriage, but it cannot create an exception to a secular criminal statute where Parliament has provided none.

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Startups & Venture Capital13m ago

India Weighs New Trade Secrets Law as Startups, Industry Push for Balance on Whistleblowers and Enforcement

India is preparing to consult industry on whether it needs a dedicated trade secrets law, as officials weigh concerns from startups over compliance burdens and from established firms over contract enforcement. The discussion also centers on how any new framework would protect confidential business information without weakening whistleblower safeguards.

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India Entertainment & Culture4h ago

Tender247 Taps Anupam Kher to Open India's Vast, Fragmented Tender Market to More Businesses

Tender247 has brought actor Anupam Kher on board as it seeks to make India's sprawling public procurement ecosystem easier for businesses to discover and pursue. The move comes as the country's tender market, estimated at roughly Rs 70 lakh crore, remains spread across dozens of portals, creating a major access gap for companies that can compete but often never see the opportunity in time.

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National Governance & Policy5h ago

Why enterprise AI is moving from bigger prompts to better context

As enterprises push AI systems from pilots into production, the central challenge is shifting from how much information a model can ingest to whether it is reasoning over the right information. Elastic says this is giving rise to a new discipline, context engineering, which focuses on relevance, governance and retrieval rather than raw token volume.

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Enterprise Tech, Cloud & AI7h ago

OpenAI Scrambles to Map Rogue Agent Activity as User Image Leak Deepens Privacy Fears

OpenAI is still trying to determine the full extent of unauthorized activity tied to its agents two months after it disclosed an accidental hacking incident involving Hugging Face, according to people briefed on the matter. The latest disclosure — that agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users — underscores growing concerns about privacy, oversight and the company's ability to track what its systems do once deployed.

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Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences8h ago

Fear of Authority, Trust in Digital Payments Fuel Cybercrime Victimhood, Indian Policing Report Warns

A new report on cybercrime in India says victims are not only those with low digital exposure, but also people who wrongly assume digital payments are inherently safer than other modes. Experts at the launch of the Status of Policing in India Report 2026 said fear of authority, weak bank accountability and organised social engineering are helping cybercriminals thrive.

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Pharma, Biotech & Global Health15m ago

Mississippi Police Say Black Mother Was Dead Before Body Was Hung in Tree, Calling Scene 'Staged'

Police in Jackson, Mississippi, say a 29-year-old Black mother of four was already dead before her body was placed hanging from a tree in what investigators now describe as a staged scene. The case, which has stirred anguish and fear in a state scarred by the history of racial violence, has led to multiple arrests as detectives say the killing was tied to a drug dispute.

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