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DRDO Successfully Tests High-Altitude Combat Parachute

DRDO Successfully Tests High-Altitude Combat Parachute

August 26, 2026 • National
DRDO successfully tested India’s indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at an altitude of 22,000 feet in Ladakh. The high-altitude trial demonstrated the system’s ability to support t...
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Rekha Gupta Urges Graduates to Drive India’s AI Growth

Rekha Gupta Urges Graduates to Drive India’s AI Growth

August 25, 2026 • Science & Tech
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta called on young graduates to take a leading role in building India’s own artificial intelligence (AI) technologies rather than remaining only users of foreign AI pl...
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IRCTC to Boost Ticket Booking Capacity to Over 1 Lakh per Minute

IRCTC to Boost Ticket Booking Capacity to Over 1 Lakh per Minute

August 25, 2026 • National
IRCTC is upgrading its online ticket-booking infrastructure to handle more than 1 lakh bookings per minute, a major increase aimed at managing the heavy traffic seen during Tatkal bookings, festive s...
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UPI Completes 10 Years with 13,000-Fold Transaction Surge

UPI Completes 10 Years with 13,000-Fold Transaction Surge

September 25, 2026 • Economy
UPI completed 10 years in 2026, marking a decade of transforming digital payments in India. Launched in 2016 by NPCI, UPI has grown from 1.78 crore transactions in its first year to over 24,000 crore...
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New Zealand Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

New Zealand Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

August 25, 2026 • International
New Zealand’s government, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, introduced the Online Safety Bill on August 24, 2026, proposing a ban on social media for under-16s. The move aims to protect chil...
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Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80

Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80

August 25, 2026 • Entertainment
Country music legend and actor Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Across a career spanning nearly six decades, Parton became one of country music...
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Razorpay Simplifies Global Payments with Multi-Currency EEFC Facility

Razorpay Simplifies Global Payments with Multi-Currency EEFC Facility

August 24, 2026 • Economy
Razorpay has launched a Multi-Currency EEFC settlement facility for Indian exporters and businesses handling international payments. The facility allows eligible businesses to receive settlements dir...
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VP C. P. Radhakrishnan Inaugurates MALHAR 2026 in New Delhi

VP C. P. Radhakrishnan Inaugurates MALHAR 2026 in New Delhi

August 24, 2026 • National
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated MALHAR 2026, a youth-focused, monsoon-themed celebration of Indian classical music, in New Delhi. Organised by Antar Hriday Connect, the event seeks to ...
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India’s Young Women Wrestlers Shine at U20 Worlds in Slovakia

India’s Young Women Wrestlers Shine at U20 Worlds in Slovakia

August 24, 2026 • Sports
India added three more medals at the U20 World Wrestling Championships in Slovakia, with Mansi Lather winning silver in the 68kg category, while Tanvi Gundesh Magdum (57kg) and Komal (59kg) secured b...
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India Achieves 100% Indigenous Production of AK-203 ‘Sher’

India Achieves 100% Indigenous Production of AK-203 ‘Sher’

August 24, 2026 • National
India has reached a major milestone in defence self-reliance with the production and successful testing of its first fully indigenous AK-203 ‘Sher’ rifle. Manufactured at the Korwa facility in Am...
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DRDO Successfully Tests High-Altitude Combat Parachute

DRDO Successfully Tests High-Altitude Combat Parachute

August 26, 2026 • National
DRDO successfully tested India’s indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at an altitude of 22,000 feet in Ladakh. The high-altitude trial demonstrated the system’s ability to support t...
Read more
IRCTC to Boost Ticket Booking Capacity to Over 1 Lakh per Minute

IRCTC to Boost Ticket Booking Capacity to Over 1 Lakh per Minute

August 25, 2026 • National
IRCTC is upgrading its online ticket-booking infrastructure to handle more than 1 lakh bookings per minute, a major increase aimed at managing the heavy traffic seen during Tatkal bookings, festive s...
Read more
VP C. P. Radhakrishnan Inaugurates MALHAR 2026 in New Delhi

VP C. P. Radhakrishnan Inaugurates MALHAR 2026 in New Delhi

August 24, 2026 • National
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated MALHAR 2026, a youth-focused, monsoon-themed celebration of Indian classical music, in New Delhi. Organised by Antar Hriday Connect, the event seeks to ...
Read more
India Achieves 100% Indigenous Production of AK-203 ‘Sher’

India Achieves 100% Indigenous Production of AK-203 ‘Sher’

August 24, 2026 • National
India has reached a major milestone in defence self-reliance with the production and successful testing of its first fully indigenous AK-203 ‘Sher’ rifle. Manufactured at the Korwa facility in Am...
Read more
New Zealand Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

New Zealand Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

August 25, 2026 • International
New Zealand’s government, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, introduced the Online Safety Bill on August 24, 2026, proposing a ban on social media for under-16s. The move aims to protect chil...
Read more
UPI Completes 10 Years with 13,000-Fold Transaction Surge

UPI Completes 10 Years with 13,000-Fold Transaction Surge

September 25, 2026 • Economy
UPI completed 10 years in 2026, marking a decade of transforming digital payments in India. Launched in 2016 by NPCI, UPI has grown from 1.78 crore transactions in its first year to over 24,000 crore...
Read more
Razorpay Simplifies Global Payments with Multi-Currency EEFC Facility

Razorpay Simplifies Global Payments with Multi-Currency EEFC Facility

August 24, 2026 • Economy
Razorpay has launched a Multi-Currency EEFC settlement facility for Indian exporters and businesses handling international payments. The facility allows eligible businesses to receive settlements dir...
Read more
Rekha Gupta Urges Graduates to Drive India’s AI Growth

Rekha Gupta Urges Graduates to Drive India’s AI Growth

August 25, 2026 • Science & Tech
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta called on young graduates to take a leading role in building India’s own artificial intelligence (AI) technologies rather than remaining only users of foreign AI pl...
Read more
India’s Young Women Wrestlers Shine at U20 Worlds in Slovakia

India’s Young Women Wrestlers Shine at U20 Worlds in Slovakia

August 24, 2026 • Sports
India added three more medals at the U20 World Wrestling Championships in Slovakia, with Mansi Lather winning silver in the 68kg category, while Tanvi Gundesh Magdum (57kg) and Komal (59kg) secured b...
Read more
Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80

Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80

August 25, 2026 • Entertainment
Country music legend and actor Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Across a career spanning nearly six decades, Parton became one of country music...
Read more