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China is weighing curbs on overseas access to its top AI models, Reuters reports, with Alibaba, ByteDance and Z.ai called into Ministry of Commerce talks. The move would hit US firms like Airbnb, Cursor and DoorDash that leaned on cheap Chinese models such as Qwen, DeepSeek and GLM-5.2 to cut soaring AI costs. Existing open weights stay. Future ones may not.

The project is envisioned as one of India’s largest export-oriented footwear facility, catering to leading global brands such as Adidas for both domestic and world markets

Several former Mamata loyalists to head organisational districts

A Bengaluru woman reported a delivery agent entered her flat without permission. He allegedly exposed himself after she refused his toilet request multiple times. The woman felt shocked and unsafe within her own home. She stated that a simple refusal should have ended the interaction. No police complaint has been filed regarding this disturbing incident.

In the meeting held with Mr. Shah, the Minister asked the church leaders to file FIRs in all cases of aggression against the community, urges them to broker peace in Manipur and also reassured them that the Bill was not against any religious community

The quake originated at 05:05:46 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at 16.805° N, 84.381° E, the NCS said. The event has since been classified as “Reviewed” by the agency

The first outcome of the ₹10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme announced in Union Budget 2026-27 came on July 3, when an India-made EXIM container built by DCM Shriram Group was unveiled at Dadri for Maersk, which has placed a follow-on order for another 1,000 containers

For any assistance, the first control room can be reached at: +84 36 281 7930, +84 91 552 37 14 and +84 33 452 0414; the other one in Hanoi can be reached at: +84 91 308 9165

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the damaged vessel was located east of Oman and confirmed that the crew had safely evacuated. "UKMTO has been informed by military authorities and the CSO of the vessel that the crew have abandoned the vessel and are currently embarked in a lifeboat," the British maritime agency said.

She was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Mysuru in the early hours of Saturday after she developed health complications.

Playback legend S. Janaki passed away at eighty-eight years old. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the singer. He called her passing an irreparable loss to music and culture. Janaki sang thousands of songs in seventeen languages over six decades. Her versatile voice and melodies will continue to enchant listeners.

England secured a commanding 56-run victory in the final T20I match. Harry Brook and Jos Buttler's partnership proved decisive for the hosts. India's fielding lapses provided crucial lifelines to the English batsmen. This defeat resulted in India losing their top T20I ranking. England completed a dominant 4-0 series sweep over India.

According to police sources, the confrontation took place at Peruvayal near Mavoor in Kozhikode city around 9 a.m. when the police squad, acting on precise location data, zeroed in on the suspects at a local villa

Lionel Messi achieved a historic FIFA World Cup milestone on Saturday. He became the first player with ten assists in the tournament's history. This remarkable feat occurred during Argentina's quarterfinal match against Switzerland. Messi's assist moved him past Diego Maradona on the all-time charts. Argentina continues its pursuit of a fourth World Cup title.

Family members alleged police negligence in a Pocso case, leading to a brutal murder. Sub-inspector T Ramesh was suspended, and inspector B Kantha Reddy received a charge memo. The family also suspects the accused's involvement in the father's death a year prior. Police stated the father's death was due to ill health and the accused was counselled. The government sanctioned Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for the victim's sister.

Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were the batters involved in the session, while Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Gurnoor Brar led the bowling group. India also used the services of local net bowlers, including two spinners and a fast bowler, to replicate different match scenarios.

The ruling party first manipulated ward delimitation to suit its interests, then intimidated opposition candidates, snatched nomination papers and attempted to prevent them from contesting the elections, says BJP State President Kewal Singh Dhillon