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The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a ₹10,000 crore capital commitment on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to establish the SME Growth Fund (SGF). Designed as an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), the SGF provides growth-stage equity…
The Union Territory Administration of Ladakh launched its first large-scale pilot project for saffron cultivation at Spituk Pharka in Leh district under the "Project Him Sarovar" land restoration initiative. Covering 4,000 square meters of previously barren l…
Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin arrived in New Delhi on Monday, October 5, 2026, commencing a three-day official state visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati B…
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi formally launched 'Satyagraha' (satyagraha.in), a digital movement and interactive mapping platform. The campaign aims to consolidate localized struggles, student demonstrations, farmer movements, and civ…
Former Congress President and Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Sonia Gandhi officially joined Instagram on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Her inaugural post featured a video announcing her long-awaited personal memoir titled 'Belonging: A Jo…
Veteran Chennai-based master jeweller Vummidi Ethiraj, patriarch of the 125-year-old Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers, passed away on October 21, 2026, at the age of 99. Ethiraj played a key historic role in crafting the 'Sengol'—the gold-plated silver sceptre prese…
Veteran Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan announced a temporary hiatus from his daily writing routine and public communications following medical advice. Sharing updates via his official blog and social media handle on X, the 84-year-old icon requested for…
Law enforcement agencies made significant breakthroughs in the investigation into the firing incident targeting Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff's vehicle in Mumbai's Juhu area. A coordinated multi-state operation led by the Delhi Police Special Cell and the Mumb…
Reliance Industries subsidiary Jio Platforms Limited officially opened public bidding for its historic ₹30,213 crore initial public offering (IPO), marking the largest public issue in Indian corporate history. Comprising entirely a fresh issue of 27 crore sha…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, acting through the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), issued a landmark order capping trade margins on 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer formulations at 30 percent. Promulgated under public interest …
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi following a chest infection. The 98-year-old leader was brought to the facility on Friday evening and sub…
Veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has openly questioned the BCCI Men's Selection Committee regarding the exclusion of opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal from India's ODI squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand. Speaking on his YouTube chan…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) founding leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Friday evening, October 16, 2026. The 98-year-old leader was brought to the facility after developing…
Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin openly criticized the BCCI men's selection committee for omitting young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal from India's ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin called the d…
Former IAS officer Divya Mittal officially announced the launch of her political outfit, the 'Jan Neeti Bharat Party', on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Her announcement comes nearly a month after her voluntary retirement from civil services was accepted by the …
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) officially launched 'Greater Than Us', an unprecedented $1 billion (approx. ₹9,000 crore) fundraising campaign aimed at transforming institutional research, infrastructure, and deep-tech innovation by Mar…
Pope Leo XIV successfully underwent a 90-minute surgical procedure at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome to remove the lower lobe of his right lung following a lung cancer diagnosis. The Vatican confirmed that intraoperative tissue testing verified a loc…
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced an extension of operational suspensions at King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh. The operational hold, formalizing a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) effective through 21:00 GMT on Octob…
Vote counting commenced at 8:00 AM on Friday, October 9, 2026, across five Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, along with the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. Following polling held on October 6, early trends show the BJ…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk publicly criticized regulatory delays surrounding Starlink’s commercial authorization in India, accusing unnamed domestic "oligarchs" of obstructing the process to preserve market control. The Ministry of Communications promptly issued a …
