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India and Vietnam Agree to Deepen Defence Ties with Co-Production of Military Equipment.

India and Vietnam have agreed to deepen defence and security cooperation, including the co-production of Indian defence equipment, following high-level talks in New Delhi. The understanding was reached during the 19th India-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting on trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation, co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai

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Telangana BJP Demands Official State Celebration of Liberation Day on September 17.

The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday moved an adjournment motion notice in the state Legislative Assembly, demanding that the state government officially celebrate Telangana Liberation Day on September 17. The party is pressing for formal recognition and statewide observance of the day that marks the end of Nizam rule and

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UPI Merchant Charges of 0.4% Introduced on Transactions Above ₹2,000 from October 15.

The government and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have introduced a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% on certain UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions above ₹2,000. The new charges will come into effect from October 15, 2026. This ends the nearly six-year zero-MDR regime for larger merchant payments that had been in place to

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September 17: Telangana Liberation Day – Remembering the Integration of Hyderabad State.

September 17 is observed as Telangana Liberation Day, marking the historic integration of the former princely state of Hyderabad into the Indian Union in 1948. On this day in 1948, the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, effectively ended after a swift military operation by the Indian Army, popularly known as

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Jasprit Bumrah Sets New T20I Record with Maiden Over as India Seal Series Against Afghanistan.

Jasprit Bumrah etched his name further into the T20I record books by bowling a flawless maiden over against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Opening the bowling, Bumrah conceded zero runs from six legal deliveries to Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran, completing his 13th maiden over in

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UP Super TET 2026 Applications Open for 12,405 Assistant Teacher Vacancies.

The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has opened online applications for UP Super TET 2026, offering a major recruitment opportunity for 12,405 Assistant Teacher posts across the state. Applications began on 16 September 2026 through the official website upessc.up.gov.in. Vacancy Details The 12,405 posts are divided as follows: 11,508 Assistant Teacher (Urban) posts

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Many Platform Workers in India Still Lack Basic Insurance Protection, Survey Finds.

A large share of India’s platform-based gig workers continue to operate without essential insurance cover, according to a recent nationwide survey. Around 62.2% of platform workers lack health insurance, while 44.2% do not have accident insurance, the report by labour rights organisation Janpahal and the Gig Workers Association (GigWA) has found. The figures closely match

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India’s Fertility-Care Workforce Faces Growing Demand Amid Rising Infertility Rates.

Healthcare experts across India are sounding the alarm over a growing mismatch between the rising demand for reproductive healthcare and the availability of a specialised fertility-care workforce. As infertility rates climb and more couples seek assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF, the country faces a clear shortage of trained fertility specialists, embryologists, nurses, and

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Vijay Sethupathi’s Maharaja Set for Hollywood Remake After China Success.

One of the film’s producers, Sudhan Sundaram, has confirmed that a Hollywood agency has acquired the remake rights following the movie’s strong performance in China. The film collected approximately ₹91.65 crore at the Chinese box office (as per Sacnilk) and also performed well on OTT platforms. Following the success of the film in China… we

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Flipkart Creates Over 2.5 Lakh Festive-Season Jobs, With 60% in Last-Mile Delivery.

E-commerce major Flipkart has announced the creation of more than 2.5 lakh (250,000) direct and indirect employment opportunities, including gig roles, ahead of the upcoming festive season in 2026. Nearly 75,000 of these positions — close to 30% of the total — are expected to go to first-time entrants into the workforce, opening pathways into

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