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New Delhi: PM Modi to launch garment unit, witness Air Show in Varanasi, open RBI Data Centre in Bhubaneswar. (DI7)
PM Modi hails ITBP Himveers for valour and sacrifices on Raising Day. (DI4)
Hisar: Hisar police arrest 23 drug trafficking suspects, register 19 NDPS cases in 23 days. (DR14)
Srinagar: Omar Abdullah says cabinet expansion likely early next week, asks aspirants against lobbying. (DR4)
36 Kashmiri Umrah pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia for 11 days as money and medicines run out. (DR9)
Lucknow: UP invites entries from across India to showcase Ayodhya through paintings, reels for Deepotsav 2026. (DR11)
SP MP Afzal Ansari admitted to hospital in Lucknow after his health deteriorated. (DR3)
Mumbai: ATS arrests suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative in Mumbai. (BY1)
Patna: Bihar CM calls for sustained efforts to keep India polio-free. (CA1)
Agartala: Under-trial murder accused dies in Tripura jail custody, family alleges delay in medical treatment. (CA2)
Hyderabad: DRI seizes foreign currency worth Rs 1.56 cr at Hyderabad airport, arrests two. (MS8)
Paderu: Five killed in gelatin stick explosion in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. (MS10)
World
Manila: Four Philippine Air Force pilots killed in trainer aircraft crash. (DF2)
Paris: France deploys 70,000 police ahead of protests, Paris museums close. (DF1)
Sports
Gandhinagar: Gujarat tops medal tally at Asmita Fencing West Zone League. (SPD3)
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Iran's Parliament Speaker Qalibaf to skip BRICS forum in New Delhi

24 Oct 2026 | 6:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf will not attend the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 26 and 27 due to "unforeseen circumstances", the Iranian Embassy said on Saturday.

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IIC arts festival to explore ecology, existence through music, dance, films

24 Oct 2026 | 6:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The India International Centre’s 22nd annual arts festival, 'IIC Experience: A Festival of the Arts', will be held here from October 29 to November 3, bringing together music, dance, visual arts, cinema and culinary traditions around the theme “Prakriti: Ecology and Existence”.

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A love story written in Cambridge: Sonia Gandhi opens her heart to memories of Rajiv

24 Oct 2026 | 4:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) In a small Greek restaurant in Cambridge, far from India and long before destiny placed them at the centre of its political history, a young Sonia met a young Rajiv Gandhi. It was an ordinary encounter in an English university town, introduced by a common friend, but one that would quietly change the course of two lives. Nearly six decades later, Sonia Gandhi has returned to that tender beginning, opening a window into a world that belonged to the two of them alone — a world of love, laughter, companionship and cherished memories that time has carried forward, even as t.

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NCERT introduces AI module for Classes 9–12, focuses on misinformation and data privacy

24 Oct 2026 | 3:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI): Amid growing concerns over AI-generated misinformation, data privacy and students’ increasing dependence on digital technology, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Thinking (CT) module for Classes 9 to 12, emphasising critical verification of AI-generated information and responsible technology use.

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UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1500 HRS ON OCT 24

24 Oct 2026 | 3:08 PM

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