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'We were on song': Last of Operation Sindoor's top military commanders, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh superannuates after 42 years

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Rahul Gandhi ‘created hallucination’ of being in Parliament of his choice, says BJP

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) The BJP on Saturday slammed the Congress over its ‘mock Parliament,’ with party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi accusing the opposition party of “attempting to create chaos in the country” and Rahul Gandhi of “creating a hallucination” of being in Parliament of his choice, “After repeatedly failing to create anarchy in India, the Congress, merely to provide solace to the sentiments of its maverick prince Rahul Gandhi is now creating a hallucination that he is in the Parliament of his own choice by holding a mock Parliament,” Trivedi told media persons.

Nabin to lead ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ padyatra in Rohtak on Sunday

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) BJP president Nitin Nabin will lead a padyatra in Rohtak on Sunday, the same day the Congress-led INDIA bloc will stage a protest in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge as 29th IAF Chief, succeeds AP Singh

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Saturday assumed charge as the .

The song of life: Springdales School celebrates dreams, courage and excellence at annual day

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Students of Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan, presented a ballet highlighting the values of freedom, courage and ambition at the school's annual day and prize-giving ceremony.

Coast Guard inducts indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel ‘Aparajit’ to strengthen maritime security

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) The Indian Coast Guard, on Saturday, inducted its latest indigenously built Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), ‘Aparajit’, into its operational fleet, bolstering coastal surveillance, maritime security and rapid-response capabilities along the western seaboard.

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Haryana government and private offices in Gurugram, Faridabad and Sonipat districts will be required to operate with no more than 50 per cent of their staff attending physically from November 5 to 20, while dust-generating demolition and outdoor construction activities will face restrictions across the National Capital Region (NCR) during the same period.

Census 2027 to begin on Jan 25; self-enumeration window opens Jan 10

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) The Centre has notified the schedule for the 2027 population census, with house-to-house enumeration set to begin on January 25 and continue till February 28, 2027.

Centre extends duty-free cotton imports till Dec 31 to ease textile industry costs

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) The Centre has extended the exemption from customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on cotton imports by two months until December 31, allowing textile manufacturers to continue importing raw cotton without paying the specified levies.

Rahul Gandhi's emotional tribute to Indira Gandhi: 'What a beautiful gift you gave me, dadi'

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, paid an emotional tribute to his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 42nd martyrdom anniversary, recalling a cherished childhood memory of sitting on her lap, holding her hands and learning a profound Sanskrit prayer from her.

Rahul Gandhi’s emotional tribute to Indira Gandhi: ‘What a beautiful gift you gave me, dadi’

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, paid an emotional tribute to his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 42nd martyrdom anniversary, recalling a cherished childhood memory of sitting on her lap, holding her hands and learning a profound Sanskrit prayer from her.

Priyanka Gandhi remembers Indira Gandhi on 42nd Martyrdom Anniversary, calls her ‘free as the sky, deep as the ocean’

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday paid an emotional tribute to her grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 42nd martyrdom anniversary, remembering her as a woman whose strength, resilience and brilliance transcended ordinary descriptions.

PM Modi pays homage to Sardar Patel, recalls his vision of United and self-reliant India

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, remembering the country's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister as the architect of India's unity and a towering leader whose dedication, sacrifices and commitment to nation-building continued to inspire the country's pursuit of development and self-reliance.

ISRO’S NVS-03 launch strengthens India’s navigation autonomy, says PM Modi

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the scientists and engineers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of the GSLV-F18 rocket carrying the next-generation navigation satellite NVS-03, describing the mission as a significant step towards strengthening India's indigenous satellite navigation system, NavIC, and achieving self-reliance in critical technologies.