PM Modi Pitches India's SCO Vision on Security, Connectivity and Anti-Terror Goals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday outlined India's priorities for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). He emphasized that India's vision for the bloc is anchored in three key areas: security, connectivity, and opportunity. Modi expressed his intent to work alongside fellow SCO member nations toward achieving these goals. A central focus of his address was the call for a region free from the threat of terrorism.

Indore Security Guard Killed by SUV After Stopping Speeding Driver, Two Held

A security guard in Indore was run over and killed by an SUV after he attempted to stop the vehicle from speeding inside a residential housing colony. An altercation broke out between the guard and the driver before the fatal incident occurred. Police arrested the SUV driver and a woman who was accompanying him in connection with the case. The arrests were made on Friday following the incident. Authorities are investigating the circumstances that led to the guard's death.

Developer Seeks Feedback on Casual GitHub TUI Client Project

A developer has built a terminal user interface (TUI) client for GitHub and is sharing it with the community for feedback. The project, named ren-git-tui, is described as a casual, non-commercial endeavor. The creator posted on DEV Community inviting peers to review the work and suggest improvements or new ideas. The project is publicly available on GitHub for anyone interested in exploring or contributing.

California deploys AI laser system to combat West Nile Virus mosquitoes

California is experiencing a rise in West Nile Virus cases, driven by increasingly warm temperatures. To address the threat, a new AI-powered device using LiDAR technology and precision lasers has been introduced to eliminate mosquitoes. The system is designed to target specific mosquito species without harming other insects. It offers a chemical-free alternative to traditional pest control methods. The outdoor unit is priced at $1,088, while the indoor version costs $988.

Nautilus Project Restricts Crontab Access on App Server 3 for Compliance

The Nautilus project team has implemented crontab access restrictions on App Server 3 as part of security compliance requirements. Only selected users are now permitted to create or modify cron jobs on the server. Administrator configured the controls by adding user 'rose' to the /etc/cron.allow file and user 'rod' to the /etc/cron.deny file. Verification confirmed that rose can access crontab while rod is blocked with an explicit denial message. This setup follows Linux cron access control best practices, where maintaining both allow and deny files is recommended even though cron.deny is ignored when cron.allow exists.

Four-AI pipeline exposes critical security flaws in a typical vibe-coded Python app

A developer built a sequential four-model AI review pipeline to audit security in AI-generated code and tested it on a live open-source Flask task-management app of roughly 2,700 lines. The pipeline completed its analysis in about an hour, uncovering several serious vulnerabilities that the original author had unknowingly shipped. Among the findings were hardcoded fallback secret keys and default admin credentials stored in a public repository, allowing anyone with access to the code to forge admin-level authentication tokens. The JWT verification logic was also found to trust the token's own declared signing method, a well-known flaw that can let attackers bypass signature checks entirely. The exercise highlights a growing concern that AI-generated code often appears functional while hiding exploitable security gaps that require an independent, multi-perspective review to surface.

Delhi Couple Arrested for Supplying SIM Cards to ISI-Linked Espionage Network

Delhi Police have arrested a couple from the city on charges of involvement in anti-national activities with alleged links to Pakistan's ISI. The duo procured and routed eight Indian SIM cards to Pakistan through Dubai in exchange for payment. These SIM cards were reportedly used by ISI-backed entities to conduct espionage operations. One of the accused, Sahil, was also assigned to recruit individuals for gathering military intelligence and conducting reconnaissance. Forensic analysis of phones seized from the couple provided direct evidence of their communication with foreign handlers.

Developer Builds Production AI Agents for Coffee Shop via Google Cloud Gen AI Academy

A developer participating in Google Cloud's Gen AI Academy APAC Edition (Cohort 3) built a multi-agent AI system designed for a coffee shop business, deploying all components on Cloud Run. The project spanned three tracks: a customer-facing chat agent using WebSockets and Google Cloud Buildpacks, a data analysis tool leveraging Gemini with BigQuery, and an operations automation agent with sandboxed command execution. Security was a recurring theme, with the Principle of Least Privilege applied through dedicated service accounts and human-approval checkpoints before any changes to shared records. Upon completing the program, the developer earned a Gen AI Master Certificate and is now preparing for the Cohort 3 Ideathon to build a secure personal journaling application powered by Gemini.

21 Tamil Nadu Pilgrims Return Safely From Nepal After Harrowing Ordeal

Twenty-one pilgrims from Tamil Nadu returned home on Friday after a distressing experience during their trip to Nepal. The group described their return as an enormous relief, likening it to being given a second chance at life. The pilgrims recounted the frightening events they had faced while on the pilgrimage. Their safe arrival brought significant relief to their families and the local community in Tamil Nadu.

Developer Builds Indonesia-Specific Hijri Calendar API After Government Website Showed Wrong Date

An Indonesian developer created mabims.dev, a free Hijri calendar API tailored to the Indonesian context, after noticing a gap in available tools for local developers. The project was inspired by a viral incident in which Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) website displayed a Hijri date that contradicted its own official printed calendar. The developer later realised the likely cause was that most Hijri libraries and APIs default to Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar, which can differ from Indonesia's official date by one day. The API uses Kemenag RI's official calendar as its primary source, falling back to Neo MABIMS astronomical criteria where official data is unavailable. It requires no API key or authentication, aiming to give Indonesian developers a reliable, context-accurate Hijri date without scraping or manual calculation.

SHEinnov8 Guild Helps Women in Tech Move From Tutorials to Real Deployments

Software engineer Mary Macharia has launched SHEinnov8, a digital guild designed to help women in tech break out of tutorial-focused learning and build production-ready software. The platform targets female developers, product designers, and AI/ML enthusiasts who have the skills but lack the collaborative structure to complete real projects. SHEinnov8 currently has members working on an AI multilingual project involving scalable backend infrastructure, multi-language AI pipelines, and automated QA testing. The guild emphasizes hands-on experience across the full development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, security audits, and live deployments. The initiative is actively recruiting software engineers, QA professionals, and designers, with its workspace accessible at sheinnov8.vercel.app.

How to Set Up ESP32 Development with ESP-IDF and VS Code

A step-by-step tutorial published on DEV Community guides developers through setting up an ESP32 development environment using Espressif's ESP-IDF framework in Visual Studio Code. The process begins with downloading and running the ESP-IDF Installation Manager (EIM), a graphical tool provided by Espressif Systems that simplifies framework installation on Windows and Linux. Developers then install the official ESP-IDF extension by Espressif Systems in VS Code, which acts as a high-level wrapper to handle tasks like compiling code without directly invoking ESP-IDF commands. A new project is created via the VS Code command palette using the ESP-IDF: New Project command, with users selecting the sample_project template and configuring target settings for the ESP32 board. The tutorial aims to help developers move beyond Arduino-based workflows and adopt the more powerful native ESP-IDF toolchain.

Sumeet Sachdev Returns as Gautam Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Reboot

Actor Sumeet Sachdev is set to reprise his role as Gautam Virani in the reboot of the iconic Indian TV drama Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The actor has spoken about the challenges of stepping back into a character that holds a special place in audiences' hearts. According to Sachdev, Gautam Virani has grown over time, now portrayed as a more mature and seasoned individual. The show also marks his reunion with Smriti Irani, who was central to the original series. Sachdev credited the long-running show with teaching him valuable lessons about the significance of family and relationships.

How GitHub Copilot Spending Limits Work — and Why They Often Miss the Mark

GitHub Copilot spending limits are monthly caps set in billing settings that control metered AI credit usage for enterprises, organizations, cost centers, or individual users. A critical default setting means enterprise, organization, and cost center budgets function only as alerts unless the 'Stop usage when budget limit is reached' option is manually enabled. Spending limits do not apply to seat costs, which are license-based and billed separately, meaning a $5,000 budget on top of $7,600 in seat fees results in a potential $12,600 bill, not $5,000. User-level budgets — universal, cost-center, and individual — always enforce a hard stop and follow a hierarchy where the most specific setting takes precedence. Organizations and finance teams unaware of these distinctions risk unexpected overages, as charges can continue accruing past a set limit if the enforcement checkbox is left off.

Nepal flash floods: Rescue ops halted in Trishuli

How to Replace All String Occurrences in an XML File Using sed on Linux

At xFusionCorp Industries, the Stratos Datacenter hosts a jump server containing template XML files used by the Nautilus application that must be prepared before deployment. System administrators are required to replace every instance of the string 'Text' with 'Echo-Location' inside the file located at /root/nautilus.xml. The recommended approach uses the sed command with the -i flag to perform an in-place, global substitution directly on the file. A safer alternative involves creating a backup copy first using the -i.bak option before applying changes. After the substitution, administrators can verify results using grep to confirm no original strings remain and count the number of successful replacements.

Kaif: Kohli's absence cost India focus in Colombo Test draw against Sri Lanka

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif criticized India's performance in the recently concluded Test match in Colombo, saying the team lacked intensity. Kaif suggested that Virat Kohli's presence in the playing XI could have improved the team's competitive edge. Sri Lanka managed to hold India to a draw, denying them a crucial victory. The result has complicated India's path to World Test Championship qualification, with seven matches remaining that will demand a strong turnaround.

Subhash Chandra says ₹6.5 crore is all he has

Ripple, crypto regulation, and Fed policy highlight digital asset sector's triple challenge

The digital asset ecosystem is simultaneously navigating three major pressures: quantum computing threats, regulatory fragmentation, and macroeconomic sensitivity. Ripple is pursuing a four-phase plan to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant, addressing the theoretical 'Q-Day' risk when sufficiently powerful quantum computers could break current public-key cryptography. On the regulatory front, a federal appeals court ruling involving prediction market platform Kalshi has created a circuit split over whether such platforms fall under federal CFTC oversight or state-level gambling laws, clouding the sector's legal outlook. Meanwhile, Bitcoin's price retreated following hawkish remarks by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole, underscoring how deeply crypto markets are now tied to traditional monetary policy signals. Together, these developments reflect an industry striving to mature across technical, legal, and macroeconomic dimensions at once.

Power Users Turn on AI Coding Tools Over Billing, UI Chaos and Hidden Nudges

Developers on Hacker News spent the past week airing specific, technical grievances about AI coding assistants — not about AI safety, but about cost, interface instability, and manipulative design. Cursor, a popular AI code editor, drew sharp criticism from users who reported unsolicited feature pop-ups, silent model switches to Grok, and a constantly shifting UI described as 'enshittification' — a term for products optimised for company metrics over user needs. A separate Cursor user noted they were paying for a subscription they no longer used because the tool offered them nothing of value, reflecting a quiet but damaging pattern of passive churn. GitHub Copilot also came under scrutiny after a developer discovered that requests labelled 'agent' rather than 'user' in network traffic did not count against premium usage quotas, raising questions about billing transparency. Taken together, the complaints point to growing frustration among heavy AI tool users with opaque pricing, eroding trust, and products that increasingly feel designed to serve vendors rather than developers.