Trade & Industry: India is waiving customs duty on cotton imports from June 1 to Oct. 30 to keep raw material flowing for textiles and ease input-cost pressure. State Power Transition: Karnataka’s Congress Legislature Party unanimously chose DK Shivakumar as leader, setting up his June 3 swearing-in as CM after Siddaramaiah’s resignation. Cost-of-Living & Market Oversight: Bulgaria’s economy leadership says it’s using a temporary state guarantee to stabilize mandatory motor third-party liability insurance and is preparing rules to rein in unfair pricing and speculative pressure on food and fuel. Public Safety & Security: Malaysia is reviewing tech and tougher laws to curb railway cable theft, calling it a national security risk. Health & Services: Telangana’s NIMS launched the state’s first government-sector next-generation sequencing cancer testing facility under the DIAMOnDS project, offering free advanced diagnostics. Governance & Accountability: Odisha’s Housing & Urban Development Department held a special camp court to clear 142 pending appeals under the ODA Act, aiming to cut case delays. Human Rights Watch: Ghana’s NPP is urging the EU to monitor what it calls worsening human-rights and governance conditions, alleging intimidation and misuse of state institutions. Corruption & Integrity: A Dublin civil servant accused of leaking confidential government information to a foreign intelligence “handler” was denied bail.