India showcases its first 5.56 km free‑space quantum communication link

IANS | October 3, 2026 5:50 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India on Saturday said that QNu Labs, in collaboration with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo‑informatics (BISAG‑N) and IIT Gandhinagar, has successfully demonstrated the country’s first free‑space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link at a scale of 5.56 km.

PM‑SETU identifies 850 ITIs and approves 14 clusters in one year

IANS | October 3, 2026 5:46 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) PM‑SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) has identified 850 ITIs, including 172 Hub ITIs and 678 Spoke ITIs, and approved 14 ITI clusters in one year of implementation, an official factsheet said on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s AI push sparks concerns over rising crime

IANS | October 3, 2026 5:39 PM

Dhaka, Oct 3 (IANS) Bangladesh is already confronting the troubling consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with young male school students using AI-generated sexualised images to harass female students, a report has stated.

FSSAI issues notice to 'The Lalit' hotel operator over ‘unsafe’ Nestle product

IANS | October 3, 2026 3:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday said that it directed immediate action against the sale of a Nestle dairy product after a laboratory analysis declared a sample of Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener collected from Bharat Hotels Ltd (The Lalit) as unsafe and substandard.