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October 1, 2025 11:31 AM

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Lt Gen Virendra Vats Takes Charge as Director General of NCC

Lieutenant General Virendra Vats today assumed charge as the Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). Ministry of Defence said that Lieutenant General Vats was commissioned into 19 KUMAON Regiment of the Indian Army in December 1988 and served as the Commandant at the Defence Services Sta...

October 1, 2025 12:31 PM

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Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff Marks 25th Raising Day

Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff celebrated its 25th Raising Day today. The Ministry of Defence said that Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff has supported the creation of new joint military structures and contributed to initiatives aimed at establishing integrated theatre-level mechanisms. I...

October 1, 2025 10:43 AM

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EAM Jaishankar Greets China on Founding Day, Pledges to Strengthen Ties

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today greeted his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi and the people of China on the occasion of the founding day of the People’s Republic of China. In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar said that he is looking forward to continuing work to stabilise and rebuild ti...

October 1, 2025 10:21 AM

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IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Across Several States Today

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over parts of North East India, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Saurashtra and Kutch today. The met department also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds over Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, ...

October 1, 2025 9:55 AM

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Musical ‘Mera Desh Pahle’ Showcased in Hyderabad, Highlights PM Modi’s Life

In Telangana, Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy, besides several other leaders, attended the musical show 'Mera Desh Pahle - The Untold Story of Shri Narendra Modi' at HITEX in Hyderabad last evening. The show, based on the life ...

October 1, 2025 9:01 AM

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Government Extends Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) Choice Deadline to 30th November

  The government has extended the cut-off date to exercise choice for Unified Pension Scheme-UPS by two months, till 30th of November this year, for eligible existing employees, past retirees and legally wedded spouses of the deceased past retirees. Earlier, the last date was yesterday.      The Min...

October 1, 2025 8:48 AM

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Central Railway Completes Locomotive Trials of Indigenous KAVACH System

  The Central Railway recently completed locomotive trials of KAVACH, the indigenously developed automatic train protection system, on the Panvel-Roha section of the Mumbai division, marking a key step towards introducing the technology across the railway’s 4,000-km route network.     The trials wer...