Category: India

Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) has onboarded Augmont Goldtech Private Limited, a subsidiary of Augmont Enterprises Limited, as a key partner on its panel to promote Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) and strengthen India’s organised gold ecosystem. The strategic partnership aims to streamline the creation of EGRs and their conversion back into physical gold, while also encouraging trading in EGRs on the exchange. Augmont will leverage its experience across the gold value chain to support NSE in strengthening the digital framework and provide technical and operational assistance…

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Varanasi: Lions Club Varanasi Royal organised a grand Teej festival on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Hari Vilas Enclave in Siddhagiri Bagh. Zone Chairperson Simran Bagga was the chief guest. The programme featured music, a quiz, a skit and other cultural events, and women members took part in traditional attire. The club gave every woman present a flower pot, and the event ended with a vote of thanks by Meenakshi Agarwal. The women members of the club joined in with great enthusiasm, bringing the traditional spirit of Teej and Indian…

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Bareilly — As part of the “Seva Sankalp Abhiyan” being observed in Bareilly district from September 17 to October 17, 2026 — aimed at taking the public welfare achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years of continuous public service to every citizen and connecting each individual to the collective national resolve of a Developed India by 2047 — “Godbharai” (baby shower) ceremonies were organized on Friday at various Anganwadi centres across the district under the theme “Aangan Milan Seva.” During the programs, godbharai ceremonies were conducted for pregnant women following…

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Prayagraj/New Delhi: Justice Vikram Nath is scheduled to become the Chief Justice of India in February 2027, succeeding Chief Justice Surya Kant, whose term ends on February 9, 2027. Justice Nath, who joined the Supreme Court in August 2021, is due to retire on September 23, 2027, according to the Supreme Court’s official records. Justice Nath’s wife, Prof. Sangita Srivastava, has meanwhile been reappointed as Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University for a second five-year term. The appointment, approved by President Droupadi Murmu as the university’s Visitor, took effect from September 16,…

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Lucknow: Aam Aadmi Party’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has accused the Election Commission of adopting an allegedly arbitrary system for adding and deleting voters and demanded stringent action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In a statement issued on social media, Singh claimed that two Election Commissioners had recorded their disagreement 14 times over changes to Form 6 and the centralised system for modifying electoral rolls. He alleged that despite these objections, unilateral decisions were being taken by the Chief Election Commissioner. Singh questioned the…

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Raebareli: Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav travelled from Lucknow to Raebareli aboard the party’s PDA Rath, drawing large crowds at several points along the route. The journey culminated in a public meeting at the Government Inter College Ground-II, where a large gathering welcomed the SP leader. Addressing the rally, Yadav thanked supporters for turning up despite rain and difficult weather conditions. He congratulated Raebareli district president Engineer Virendra Yadav, MLAs Rahul Lodhi and Shyam Sundar Bharti, and party workers and representatives for organising the…

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Lucknow: The All ASHA and ASHA Sangini Karyakarti Seva Samiti has renewed its appeal to the Uttar Pradesh government for implementation of the proposed increase in the honorarium of ASHA workers and ASHA Sanginis. The committee submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate of Ambedkar Nagar, urging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to act on the honorarium hike announced in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on February 16, 2026. In its representation, the committee described ASHA workers and ASHA Sanginis as an important part of the state’s grassroots healthcare system, particularly in…

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Lucknow: From ideas to action, and from ambition to opportunity — LaunchUP 2026 organized by Vision Startups Accelerator brought the startup community together in Lucknow. The event, organised as part of efforts to support the Uttar Pradesh startup ecosystem, saw enthusiastic participation from founders, entrepreneurs, professionals, mentors and ecosystem leaders. The day featured interactive sessions, startup pitches, mentorship opportunities, networking and discussions around funding and investor connections. Founders at both the idea and growth stages had the opportunity to share their challenges and discuss practical issues involved in building and…

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Lucknow: Siddhanta Śikshak is a dedicated Faculty Development Programme (FDP) run by the Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation (SKF) to train college and university faculty to teach Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) within their own subjects, rather than as a separate add-on lecture. It is structured as a six-daycourse — two days of shared IKS foundations followed by four days of discipline-specific integration across STEM, Management, Law & Governance, and Humanities & Arts — and is designed to run at par with MMTTC with respect to content and certification. WHY IT MATTERS India’s…

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Off the beaten track, one village at a time Mumbai: There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles over the lesser-known valleys of Himachal Pradesh — the ones without a name on most travel itineraries. It’s in these pockets that Seema Bose and her dog Lulu have chosen to make their story. What started as one woman’s instinct to wander has become something larger: Hidden Himachal, a travel project built not around checklists and viewpoints, but around the in-between moments — a shepherd’s story shared over tea, a village that…

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