<h1>Visa fee hike, self-reliance push and discrimination order trigger legal challenges, electoral probe and calls for tribunal impartiality</h1> The government advocated self-reliance, warning reliance on foreign suppliers threatens national security; the opposition criticised the executive's response to a foreign visa fee hike, alleging weakened diplomatic protection for migrant workers. A foreign head of state's proclamation raising H-1B fees to USD 100,000 may prompt commercial and immigration law challenges and disrupt IT contracts. The election regulator was accused of withholding information from a state criminal probe into alleged vote manipulation. A state announced an official inquiry and mourning over a high-profile death. A religious organisation's 'Hindus only' entry directive raises discrimination and public-order legal issues. The chief justice urged tribunal non-judicial members to avoid bias toward government interests.