The Ministry of Home Affairs has received an indigenously developed satellite imaging system, 'Prajna', to enhance the real-time decision support for the security agencies.

Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development (DRDO) Samir V Kamat handed over the satellite imaging system to Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Monday at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Kartavya Bhawan-3.

The AI-enabled system, developed by the DRDO's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), will strengthen the country's internal security, playing a key role in monitoring sensitive regions and supporting counter-terrorism operations.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, will step down on September 1, 2026, ending a 15-year leadership tenure. He will move to an Executive Chairman role, with current hardware engineering head John Ternus stepping in as the new CEO. This transition concludes a period of significant growth and shifts leadership to focus on future innovation.

Apple has ‌named insider John Ternus as its next chief executive, tasking the ‌long-time hardware chief to steer the company after Tim Cook, ‌as the iPhone maker gears up for an industry change spurred by artificial intelligence. Ternus, who joined Apple in 2001, has recently overseen the company’s hardware engineering efforts and ‌has played ‌a ⁠key role in reigniting sales of products such as Apple’s Mac computers, which have gained market share in recent years.

India and South Korea today signed four MoUs for cooperation in the fields of Sports, Cultural and Creative Industries, Small and Medium Enterprises and for the establishment of the Industrial Cooperation Committee. Both sides also exchanged Joint Declaration on resuming the negotiations to upgrade the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the Framework for India-Korea Digital Bridge.

These were signed and exchanged after the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung in New Delhi today.

In his press statement, Mr Modi said that in this era of global tension, India and Korea together convey a message of peace and stability. He said that, through the shared efforts, both India and Korea will continue to contribute towards a peaceful, progressive, and inclusive Indo-Pacific.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh has directed the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress MP from Rae Bareli and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in a dual citizenship case. A single bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed yesterday that the allegations against Rahul Gandhi required examination and directed the Uttar Pradesh government to either conduct an investigation itself or refer the matter to a central agency.

The direction came on a petition filed by BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir, who challenged a 28 January order of a special MP/MLA court in Lucknow. The lower court had rejected his plea seeking registration of an FIR against the Congress MP, stating that it was not competent to decide issues related to citizenship. The complaint was initially filed before a special MP/MLA court in Rae Bareli. On 17 December last year, the High Court transferred the matter to Lucknow. Following the dismissal of his plea by the Lucknow court, the petitioner approached the High Court.

The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, intended to implement one-third women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and the legislative assembly, failed to get the nod in the Lower House. The Bill fell short of the two-third majority of 352, out of the total 528 members present in the Lok Sabha.

During voting on the Bill, 298 MPs voted in favour of it and 230 against the bill. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced the results of the voting, saying that it is not possible to move forward with this legislation as it failed to get the required majority for its passage.

Following this, the women MPs of the NDA alliance staged a protest in the Parliament complex against the opposition parties.

The Punjab government on Thursday joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar to develop a 'structured data system', aimed at strengthening the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in identifying and preventing crime.

Under this partnership, IIT Ropar will develop an advanced software with capabilities such as data analysis, voice recognition, and dashboard-based monitoring. These tools will support real-time tracking and intelligence-led policing, said an official statement.

The initiative aims to support ongoing anti-crime campaigns like 'Gangstran Te Vaar' and the anti-drug drive 'Yudh Nashiyan Virudh'.

The Meghalaya cabinet on Thursday announced the indigenous Khasi and Garo languages as the official languages of the state, in addition to English.

Calling the decision “historic”, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced the approval of the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026 by the state cabinet. The move comes amid a long-standing demand for the inclusion of Khasi and Garo – the languages of the state’s two largest tribes – in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution. Currently, all official business in the state is carried out in English.

“With this landmark decision, Khasi and Garo can be used in government communications. In due course, necessary amendments will also be made to relevant acts, including the Meghalaya State Legislature (Continuance of English Language) Act, 1980. Once these amendments are completed, our legislators will be able to speak and debate in Khasi and Garo during assembly sessions, alongside English,” the CM said in a statement.

India on Friday confirmed it has withdrawn its bid to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028, but the reasons behind the surprise decision remain unclear, with the government offering only a broad explanation so far.

"Yes, India has withdrawn. We have taken several factors into account. But India remains fully committed to meeting its climate change commitments," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a weekly briefing.

"We continue to build on our green agenda and, at the same time, see how we can best foster great climate change action worldwide with our international partners," he added.

India has set a target to scale up its nuclear power capacity from the current 8.8 gigawatt (GW) to 100 GW by 2047, implying an over ten-fold increase, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad said on Friday.

"A report was made on how do we really achieve 100 gigawatts of nuclear energy by 2047. Today, there is a capacity of 8.8 gigawatt. We have to increase it to 100 gigawatt. That means more than 10 times we are going to increase. It's going to be a good pace at which it has to be developed," Prasad said.

Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch the Rosalind Franklin to Mars in late 2028. The rover will hitch a ride to the Red Planet aboard the company's Falcon Heavy rocket.

Meanwhile, Nasa has cleared a major milestone for one of the most ambitious Mars missions of the decade, approving the implementation phase of the Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project.

The move strengthens collaboration between Nasa and the European Space Agency on the long-awaited Rosalind Franklin rover, which had been derailed due to the Russia-Ukraine war.