Maharashtra FDA has flagged -lightening creams for containing lead and mercury above permissible limits. Tests found mercury levels up to 20 times the permitted limit in five such products. The agency has also launched a criminal investigation into their manufacture and sale.

The Indian government has said it will begin fencing the 1,610-km stretch of the India- border, at an estimated cost of INR 31,000 crore. The decision was announced by the Home Minister at a conference.

The Indian government has released the list of quotas and tariffs for automobile imports from the under the trade deal between the two countries. The agreement comes into effect on 15 July. Under it, 20,000 completely built units (CBUs) of petrol and diesel passenger vehicles will be allowed for import at concessional rates of 30–50%, down from the standard import duty of 66–110%.

is facing a backlash over its new AI tool Muse Image, which can generate pictures using other people's profile photos without their knowledge. The text-to-image tool can create visuals from a few lines of written text. The social media giant says users can opt out even if they have a public account, but privacy advocates have called the tool a "recipe for disaster".

After the recently concluded NATO summit in , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented his fellow NATO leaders with a gift that left many puzzled. The gift — a Magnum revolver with live ammunition, engraved with the recipient's name — has also caused a security conundrum. As a result, several revolvers, including those belonging to the British PM, the German chancellor, and the Dutch PM, have so far remained in the Turkish capital.