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Ten days after both Houses were adjourned sine die on August 13 at the end of the Monsoon Session, the Lok Sabha had not yet been prorogued. The gap is usually two to four days, though the two sometimes happen on the sam...
Kaziah Liz Mejo from Kerala was crowned Miss Universe India 2026 at an event held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
India observes National Sports Day every year on August 29 to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. The theme for 2026 is "Khelega Bharat, Jeetega Bharat."
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution, moved by the Chief Minister in the 60-member House, opposing uranium mining and uranium ore-processing facilities in the State. It cited a 2019 Supreme Court order...
The Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, an integrated rural development framework that brings Central and State welfare schemes together to improve basic amenities and livelihoods. Pilots...
The BRICS Sports Ministers' Meeting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, ended with the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration adopted by consensus under India's BRICS Chairship 2026. The agenda covered youth development, inclusion...
A 13th-century Tamil stone inscription found at the Thanthondreeswarar Temple, a Shiva shrine at Anandur near Pochampally in Krishnagiri district, records that four Jewish merchant guilds paid for the construction of a h...
India's 19-year-old Grandmaster Pranesh M won the Kanizsa Open 2026 chess tournament held in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. The title adds to the growing list of international successes by young Indian chess players.
The National Security Guard (NSG) has started India's first Mahila Commando Conversion Course (MCCC) at its Training Academy in Manesar, Haryana. The course is being conducted under the theme "She Who Dares, Leads." It m...
For the first time, Census 2027 will not count beggars and vagrants as a separate category; they will be grouped under 'others' within non-economic activity. In Census 2011 only about 3.8 lakh people declared themselves...
The Territorial Army (TA) of the Indian Army, together with CyberPeace, has launched the third edition of Terrier Cyber Quest (TCQ 3.0). It is a national-level defence hackathon meant to produce home-grown cybersecurity...
The Ministry of Rural Development has started the National Campaign on Entrepreneurship-II under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to encourage rural women entrepreneurs. Runnin...
