<p>COCKROACH Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/31/modi-govt-assurances-firs-and-whats-next-for-cjp-abhijeet-dipke-with-manisha-pande-yt-live">revealed a crucial fact</a> about himself to <em>Newslaundry</em>’s Manisha Pande. He said he had seen Shahrukh Khan’s 2002 movie Swades (‘My country’) many times over since he was a child and he finds it inspirational. So, I too

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<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed officials to complete all stages of the government’s privatisation programme within the prescribed timelines.</p> <p>Presiding over a meeting in Islamabad reviewing the privatisation of state-owned enterprises, the prime minister instructed relevant ministries and institutions to work in close coordination to ensure that all targets and deadlines under the privatisation programme were met, according to a statement issued by the Pri

<p>The Home Office has made a fresh request for ‘back door’ access to encrypted iCloud data belonging to British users</p><p>Apple has launched a new legal challenge against a UK government demand to access its customers’ highly encrypted data, a year after the Home Office agreed to abandon its previous request.</p><p>The US tech company launched the legal complaint last month at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), an independent court that has the power to investigate claims that the

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/3a707cd1-ec21-4fe0-a2d2-c77e2dda31a3,1785714810699/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='An empty office space with a desk and chair in a room.' width='620' height='349' title='Some companies are installing heat sensors around their offices to make better use of hybrid workspaces.'/><p>Some Québecor divisions are installing heat sensors around their offices to make better use of hybrid workspaces. A number of

<p>PAKISTAN’S automobile industry captures the country’s industrial policy dilemma well. As the government considers lower tariffs, manufacturers warn of plant closures, job losses and wasted investment. Critics argue that, despite more than 40 years of protection, consumers until recently faced high prices and limited choice, while exports remained negligible.</p> <p>Both sides have a point. But the debate is framed wrongly. The question is: can the country’s auto industry build capabilit

<p>Investors scramble to make sense of a shock Chinese challenge to the dominance of western chipmakers</p><p>Even for the rollercoaster world of AI, last week was particularly volatile as investors scrambled to keep up with developments that threatened the dominance of the largest western chipmakers.</p><p>It began with a double whammy. On Monday, the Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT floated on the Shanghai stock market, soaring by 466% in value to 3.3tn yuan (£365bn).</p> <a href="https://www.th

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