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Former Army General stresses challenges due to insurgency

09-10-2026

General Anil Chauhan, former Chief of the Defense Staff (CDS) and Director, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) highlighted insurgency as an important national-security challenge, particularly for a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-linguistic society like India.

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Telangana prisons wins SKOCH Award 2026

27-09-2026

Telangana Prisons and Correctional Services department has won the prestigious SKOCH Award - 2026 for its innovative NIVRUTTI De-Addiction centres initiative aimed at treating substance-use disorders among prisoners.

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What India’s BRICS year leaves behind

22-09-2026

The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12–13 September, closed India’s fourth chairship of the grouping, following those of 2012, 2016 and 2021. It also came as BRICS marks two decades of cooperation, now with a much larger membership and a wider geographical reach than when it began. Minister Narendra Modi described the Chairship as guided by a “people-centric and humanity-first approach”, built around resilience
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Why diet should be designed around body

22-09-2026

Is a diet only about losing weight? Healthy eating is much more than counting calories or watching the weighing scale. It is about understanding the body, identifying the root causes of health concerns, and providing nutrition based on individual needs.
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Ashirwad Ka Diya

21-09-2026

A prominent television channel has launched an extensive special series this week celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday and marking 25 years of his public service, or “Jan Seva.” The programming, airing across the channel’s platforms, offers a detailed retrospective of Modi’s journey from Gujarat Chief Minister to India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister
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AI Human Operated in India?

21-09-2026

A short video featuring Chinese-Canadian educator and YouTuber Jiang Xueqin, popularly known as “Professor Jiang,” has sparked an online debate after being shared by podcaster Jack Neel. In the roughly one-minute clip, Jiang claims that popular large language models such as ChatGPT do not represent genuine artificial intelligence but are heavily manipulated by humans, whom he places “somewhere in India.”
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Bank of Baroda receives ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for fifth time

19-09-2026

Bank of Baroda has been awarded the second prize under the Government of India's 'Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar' Scheme for the year 2025-26, in the headquarters category for nationalised banks/ Financial Institutions with 800+ employees, in recognition of its performance in Official Language implementation. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the Bank has received this award.

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UPI Remains Free for Consumers

16-09-2026

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday issued a detailed clarification on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction charges, reaffirming that ordinary users will continue to make payments without any fees while introducing a limited Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework solely for certain higher-value merchant transactions.
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Bank of Baroda launches bob World 2.0

13-09-2026

Bank of Baroda announced on Friday the launch of bob World 2.0, its next-generation mobile banking application. The app was demonstrated to Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS),

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Former Telangana DGP gets ‘Bharat Gaurav’- Lifetime Achievement Award

02-09-2026

Former Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar and senior IFS officer Meenakshi Negi received the Lifetime Achievement Awards during the Bharat Gaurav Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand.

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Israel builds gallows for ‘Gazan’ terror convicts

21-08-2026

Israel is building a gallows to execute Palestinians convicted of terrorism under a law passed by the Knesset in March. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir unveiled the site this week, saying the facility would include a death row wing, gallows and viewing areas for victims’ families.

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Harry, Meghan to return to UK with kids

21-08-2026

London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have decided to move back to the UK with their two children later this month but will remain non-working mem­b­ers of the royal family, according to British media reports.