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October 24, 2026 2:19 PM

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BJP Criticises Congress Rally Planned for November 1

BJP today hit out at the Congress party over its proposed rally on the 1st of next month. Briefing media at party headquarters, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad expressed concerns over the possibility of disorder during the rally. He said that the Chamber of Trade and Industry in Delhi had writ...

October 24, 2026 2:15 PM

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MHA Appoints 1995-Batch IAS Officer Sajjan Singh Yadav as J&K Chief Secretary

The Centre has appointed senior IAS officer Dr. Sajjan Singh Yadav as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, with the administrative transition scheduled to take effect from November 1 subject to the date of his joining. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that Dr. Yadav, a 1995 batch offic...

October 24, 2026 1:56 PM

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Centre Approves 320 Additional PG Medical Seats in Himachal Pradesh

The Central Government today approved a proposal to increase 320 postgraduate medical seats across six medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda shared this information in a video message. The Health Minister said that the approval is part of ...

October 24, 2026 1:59 PM

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Professor Ashoke Sen Becomes First Indian to Receive Oskar Klein Medal

Renowned Indian theoretical physicist Professor Ashoke Sen has been awarded the prestigious Oskar Klein Medal for 2026, becoming the first Indian physicist to receive the international honour. The award recognizes his pioneering contributions to string theory which seeks to explain the fundamental n...

October 24, 2026 1:02 PM

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Registration Opens for Fifth Edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam

The fifth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 5.0) is scheduled to be held from the 28th of next month till the 12th of December. The programme will celebrate, reaffirm and strengthen the age-old civilizational bonds between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, the two ancient seats of learning, strengthening the...

October 24, 2026 12:26 PM

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Health Minister Highlights Vaccination Efforts on World Polio Day

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today said that India’s polio-free status, certified by the World Health Organisation in 2014, is a testament to the country’s sustained commitment to immunisation. He said this in a social media post on the occasion of World Polio Day. Mr...

October 24, 2026 12:20 PM

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Coal Minister Reviews Mining Reforms and Energy Security Measures

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy chaired a review meeting with senior officials from the Ministry of Coal and CMDs of all coal subsidiaries in New Delhi. During the meeting, he reviewed the Committee Report on Quartz, Feldspar, Mica and Barytes mines and discussed measures to strengt...

October 24, 2026 11:11 AM

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Top Leaders Greet ITBP Personnel on Raising Day, Honour Their Valour and Service

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan have extended greetings to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and their families on the occasion of ITBP Raising Day today. In separate social media posts, the Prime Mi...