MG Motor’s expansion plans for electric vehicle manufacturing in India face delay due to scrutiny by an inter-ministerial panel. Changes in ownership structure, with a majority Indian stake through JSW Group, aim to bypass restrictions on Chinese investments and secure production-linked incentive benefits.

Canadian officials have admitted leaking information to The Washington Post about India’s alleged interference in Canadian affairs, including the killing of a Sikh activist. Trudeau’s national security adviser, Nathalie Drouin, confirmed the leak, prompting criticism from opposition MPs who argue Canadians were not informed. Drouin defended the action as part of a strategy to present Canada’s side.

This season, the number of stubble burning incidents have nearly halved in Punjab from 5,254 to 2,356. There is a considerable fall in cases in Haryana and Rajasthan too.