BJP reshuffle: Tawde, Chugh get BJP poll duties

Padikkal's quick thinking saves KL Rahul from lbw dismissal in Galle Test

KL Rahul appeared set to be dismissed after being struck on the back pad by Prabath Jayasuriya in the 11th over during the Galle Test. Rahul was uncertain about challenging the on-field decision and had nearly begun walking back to the pavilion. His batting partner Devdutt Padikkal intervened swiftly, urging Rahul to take the DRS review. The review proved successful, overturning the lbw decision and keeping Rahul at the crease. A relieved Rahul embraced Padikkal in gratitude for the timely intervention.

Telangana Publishes Draft Electoral Rolls, Flags 73 Lakh Entries for Deletion

Telangana has released its draft electoral rolls, identifying approximately 73.39 lakh voter entries for removal. The flagged entries include electors categorized as absent, deceased, shifted, or duplicate registrations. The publication of draft rolls is a standard step in the electoral roll revision process, allowing authorities and citizens to verify and update voter data. Eligible voters can review the rolls and raise objections or corrections before the final list is published.

Spain Probes Shooting of Oldest Iberian Orca as Population Drops Below 40

Spain's Environment Ministry has launched an investigation after Toni, the oldest known Iberian orca, was found injured with wounds consistent with shotgun pellets. Marine conservationists documented multiple impact marks on her dorsal fin during observations of the animal. The incident highlights the precarious state of the Iberian orca population, which has fallen to fewer than 40 individuals. The species faces mounting threats from human activity and pollution, making each injury or death a significant blow to its survival.

Swarm: Open-Source Rust Framework Unifies Multi-Agent Orchestration and LLM Gateway

A developer has released Swarm, an open-source AI framework written in Rust that combines multi-agent orchestration and an LLM model gateway into a single unified system. The project addresses a common infrastructure problem where agent orchestration and LLM request routing are handled by two separate, unrelated frameworks. In its orchestration mode, Swarm uses a Planner Agent to generate execution plans, an Executor Agent to manage task workflows, and domain-specialist agents that interact with tools via the Model Context Protocol. Its gateway mode exposes an OpenAI-compatible API endpoint that supports multi-provider routing across services like Groq, Google Gemini, OpenAI, and local backends such as Ollama and vLLM. Both modes run on a shared Tokio async runtime, with type-safe inter-agent messaging and a built-in LLM-as-a-Judge evaluation loop for output verification.

Shatrughan Sinha blames BJP IT cell for trolling daughter Sonakshi over Jharkhand silence

Veteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha has spoken out against online trolling targeting his daughter Sonakshi Sinha, who faced criticism for not publicly commenting on the Jharkhand protests. He attributed the coordinated attacks to the BJP's IT cell, calling them paid trolls rather than genuine public sentiment. Shatrughan also highlighted Sonakshi's past work supporting underprivileged children in Jharkhand to counter the narrative against her. He added that Sonakshi has chosen to remain resilient and focus on her personal and professional life rather than engage with the negativity.

Developer launches Tokopedia scraper at $0.005 per result, undercutting rivals by 5x

A developer known as Prime Sieve has built and published a lightweight Tokopedia search scraper on the Apify platform, priced at a flat $0.005 per result. The tool bypasses the need for a headless browser by directly querying Tokopedia's public GraphQL endpoint, making it significantly cheaper and simpler to run than existing alternatives. Existing scrapers for Indonesia's largest e-commerce marketplace use opaque, tiered per-1,000-result pricing, which the developer argues is unnecessarily complex for smaller data users. The scraper is live now under the handle premium_exist/tokopedia-search-scraper, though it currently has no users. The developer notes the project is a small, deliberate bet that transparent flat-rate pricing and simple, reliable code will appeal to those who need marketplace data without enterprise-level costs.

$186M cleanup transforms Minnesota lake, creates 14-acre fish habitat

Elixir Tutorial Builds OTP-Style Supervisor From Scratch Using Core Primitives

A hands-on tutorial series on building distributed systems in Elixir has reached its fifth installment, focusing on constructing a basic process supervisor without using OTP or GenServer. The guide demonstrates how exit trapping via Process.flag(:trap_exit, true) converts crash signals into mailbox messages, enabling a parent process to detect and respond to worker failures. Using only spawn_link, send, and receive, the tutorial builds a manual supervisor that manages two worker processes and restarts only the one that crashes, leaving healthy siblings unaffected. This minimal one-for-one restart strategy mirrors the policy provided by OTP's built-in Supervisor module. The stated goal is to help developers understand the underlying mechanisms that OTP abstracts, rather than to replace the framework itself.

BJP’s new key roles for three poll-bound states – UP, Punjab and Gujarat

Engineering team slashes AI context file from 548KB to 34KB using built-in load controls

A development team reduced their CLAUDE.md configuration file from 548KB to 34KB after discovering it was loading over 150,000 tokens into context before any task began. The team found that splitting the file using imports provided no relief, as imported files still load fully at session start. The key fix involved moving procedural runbooks into skills — which only load when invoked — and shifting code conventions into path-scoped rules files that activate only when relevant files are opened. A commit gate was built to catch regressions, though one issue still reached production before being identified. The migration preserved all original instructions while dramatically cutting the per-session startup cost.

Developer shares pre-launch checklist for shipping a browser game on itch.io

A developer published a first-person sci-fi browser demo on itch.io and documented the checks performed before making the build public. Testing covered iframe focus behavior, control responsiveness, and how the game handled tab-switching and window resizing. The developer also stress-tested page refreshes mid-session to catch duplicated input handlers, stale flags, and mismatched UI states that typically surface on a second playthrough. Because the build relies on remotely loaded Three.js assets and music files, the network dependency was disclosed on the game page rather than left as silent failure. The released demo is limited to three in-game universes, with later content and any incomplete purchase flows deliberately excluded to maintain player trust.

Jeonbuk Bank adopts Ripple Payments for cross-border transfers as XRP dips below $1

South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank has announced it will integrate Ripple's cross-border payment service to facilitate business remittances. The bank will leverage Ripple's round-the-clock international transfer infrastructure for its clients. Despite the partnership news, XRP's price slipped below the $1 mark. It remains unclear whether the transactions will be settled using XRP or Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin.

S Korea's Lee vows stronger self-defense, denies any intent to attack North Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has clarified that his country has no intention of attacking North Korea, while advocating for greater independent defense capabilities. He defended annual civil-defense drills as purely defensive in nature, conducted alongside joint US-South Korea military exercises. The statement comes after President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to significantly scale back joint military drills with South Korea. Despite the reduction in US-led exercises, Seoul has signaled its commitment to bolstering its own defense posture. South Korea also reaffirmed its intention to maintain its longstanding military alliance with the United States.

NSE to seek up to Rs 5.26 lakh crore valuation

UP Woman Dies After Husband Allegedly Electrocutes Her in Land Dispute

A 32-year-old woman named Nasreen died following an alleged electrocution carried out by her husband, Israr. The incident reportedly stemmed from a dispute over ancestral land, with Nasreen's in-laws pressuring her family to sell their property. Israr is accused of administering electric shocks to his wife during the altercation. An FIR has been registered against Israr and several other family members in connection with the case. While Israr has been taken into custody, the remaining accused are currently absconding.

UP Home Dept Submits SIT Report on Ayodhya Temple Donation Theft to Trust

The Uttar Pradesh home department has handed over the Special Investigation Team's final report on the Ayodhya temple donation theft to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for further action. The three-member SIT was originally constituted at the Trust's own request to probe the matter. Based on the team's preliminary findings, an FIR was registered naming eight individuals as accused. The SIT's conclusions also informed the arrest decisions made during the course of the investigation.

Developer builds Cosmos, a productivity-focused new-tab browser workspace

A developer has created Cosmos, a custom new-tab page extension designed to replace the default blank browser tab. The tool targets developers and designers by offering a workspace with app shortcuts, bookmarks, and useful information in one place. Cosmos features purpose-built widgets tailored to developer and designer workflows, a combination the creator says has not been well executed before. The project is hosted and accessible via Vercel, suggesting it is currently in a public or demo stage. The announcement was shared on DEV Community, positioning Cosmos as a productivity tool for technical and creative users.

US Green Card Approvals Fall 35%, Indian Tech Workers Bear the Brunt

US green card approvals for extraordinary workers have dropped significantly by 35%, with Indian technology professionals among the most affected. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has tightened its evidentiary requirements, making it harder for applicants to qualify. As a result, many Indian nationals are now exploring immigration opportunities in other countries. Immigration experts warn that these stricter conditions are unlikely to ease soon, further complicating the route to US permanent residency for skilled workers.

Monad offered early investors $60M buyout ahead of token unlocks; nearly all declined

Ethereum rival Monad offered its early investors up to $60 million to liquidate their positions ahead of scheduled token unlocks. The buyout program was launched approximately three months before those investor unlock periods were set to begin. Despite the offer, nearly all early investors chose to decline the cash-out opportunity. The decision came as Monad's MON token was trading below its public-sale price, with the majority of the token supply still not in open circulation.