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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has cleared a resolution passed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led cabinet urging the Centre to restore the statehood to the Union territory, officials said on Saturday. «The cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Omar Abdullah on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution for restoration of statehood in its original form,» an official spokesperson said. Without giving any further details, the officials asserted that the LG has cleared the resolution passed by the cabinet. The spokesperson said the restoration of statehood will be a beginning of a healing process, reclaiming the constitutional rights and protecting the identity of people of Jammu and Kashmir.

INDIA bloc on Saturday announced that it would contest the Jharkhand assembly election together. The Congress-JMM alliance will field candidates in 70 of 81 seats, said Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. However, he added that the exact seat sharing arrangements would be revealed later. Further, Soren said the seat-sharing talks are on with alliance partners RJD, Left parties for 11 of 81 seats. On Friday, the BJP shared the expected seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly Elections.

Pensioners are required to submit their Life Certificate in November each year as per the government's prescribed form. However, for senior Pensioners aged 80 and above, the Life Certificate can be submitted starting from October 1. In both cases, the Life Certificate remains valid until November 30th of the following year. If the life certificate is not filed by November, pension payments for December and beyond will not be made to the pensioner. Jeevan Pramaan is a digital life certificate for pensioners that utilizes biometric data linked to their Aadhaar number. This certificate can be obtained by individual pensioners from the comfort of their homes, eliminating the need for them to physically visit the banks. Digital Life Certificate submission: How to submit Digital Life Certificate through Aadhaar face authentication RD service

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the season of sparkle approaches, it’s only fitting that jewellery and its age-old relationship with Diwali come to mind. Beyond mere ornamentation, jewellery in India symbolises wealth, prosperity and good fortune.

Indian footballers will go through training at Old Trafford in Manchester after emerging as winners in the fourth edition of United We Play, a grassroots football initiative. The event saw the participation of over 15,000 budding Indian footballers across 18 cities, culminating in a grand finale in the presence of Manchester United legend and all-time great Gary Neville in Chandigarh. In the finale, PC Lalchhuanawma (Mizoram), Shreejal Kisku (Bhubaneswar), Mohd Ayan (Lucknow), Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar (Nepal) and Chanason Chaiyatham (Bangkok) were shortlisted.

The development came after the government decided that the recruitment to the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) would be made through both the Civil Services Examinations (for Traffic, Accounts and Personnel sub-cadres) and the ESE (for Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Signal and Telecommunication and Stores sub-cadres). «In order to give sufficient time to the aspirants of ESE 2025 to prepare for the examination, the Commission has also decided to postpone the ESE (Preliminary) and ESE (Main) Exam, 2025. The ESE (Preliminary) 2025 and ESE (Main) 2025 will now be held on 8th June 2025 and 10th August 2025 respectively,» said the statement issued by the UPSC.

Modi's visit to Russia for the BRICS summit is important, because he will be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and can share his insights on resolving the Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin from October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. Notably, PM Modi visited Russia in June, right after taking office for the third time. Following that, he also visited Ukraine the following month.

Air Quality Index dropped to 226, categorized as 'Poor' as per the Central Pollution Control Board. The highest AQI was at the Akshardham and Anand Vihar area at 334 categorized as 'Very Poor', followed by AQI of 253 at AIIMS and surrounding areas. At India Gate, the AQI dropped to 251, categorized as 'Poor.

Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a "Self-Taught Evaluator" that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process. The release follows Meta's introduction of the tool in an August paper, which detailed how it relies upon the same «chain of thought» technique used by OpenAI's recently released o1 models to get it to make reliable judgments about models' responses. That technique involves breaking down complex problems into smaller logical steps and appears to improve the accuracy of responses on challenging problems in subjects like science, coding and math.

Nuclear Power Station, October 19, 2024 -Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but with the G7's dirtiest energy mix, it is seeking to cut emissions, and atomic energy is making a steady comeback, in part because of AI. At the 400-hectare (1,000-acre) KK plant, shown to AFP in an exclusive tour,the 15-metre (50-foot) wall is just one measure to prevent another catastrophe and reassure the public and Japan's jittery neighbours.

Donald Trump paced his rally stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes Friday night in Detroit after his microphone cut out. The Republican nominee and former president was about to wax on about one of his favorite subjects, tariffs, working up to naming it by first teasing «the most beautiful word in the dictionary.» Very quickly afterward, the sound went down. The crowd chanted «USA» and «We love Trump» in support. But with no microphone, Trump simply wandered around the stage. Looking frustrated, his back was turned to most of his audience at times.

Executives at two-wheeler companies and dealers predict the momentum to continue in the coming weeks, making this festive season ending with Bhai Dooj on November 3 to be among the best for the industry. They also project sales for the fiscal year to be close to the pre-pandemic record of 21 million units hit in fiscal 2019, boosted by an expected pickup in rural economy on the back of favourable monsoons and good farm output, as well as an increase in minimum support prices for several key crops. Also, the recent government decision raising the dearness allowance is expected to put more money in the hands of 10 million central government employees and pensioners, and a part of this is likely to be spent on buying discretionary items like two-wheelers. Sales of two-wheelers rose 15.4% in the 10-day period of Dussehra ending October 12 compared with the festival days of October 15-24 last year, shows vehicle registration data from the government’s Vahan portal, collated by Goldman Sachs. Other segments of the vehicle industry too posted growth, with sales of cars increasing by 6.6%, three-wheelers 12.3%, light goods vehicles 9.1% and heavy goods vehicles 5.8%.

Donald Trump may have finally got the oxygen to race ahead of Kamala Harris in the US elections this November as there are reports that he is slowly pulling ahead of his Democrat rival in the latest polls. Will he be able to edge out a victory in the end? Kamala Harris may have been leading steadily in the US election race ever since she joined the Presidential ticket after Joe Biden's exit, but things are finally starting to change as the election trend is now portraying that everything is not going the Democrats way, as the reigning VP is slowly falling behind in the poll race.

orthopaedic surgeon Sharan Shivaraj Patil, will make investments in new hospitals and an R&D centre, and is considering raising funds through equity. The hospital chain will look at an initial public offering or a sale of shares to private equity firms among other options once it completes the investments in new hospitals and R&D, Patil said in an interview to ET. «We would like to start the process for fundraising in the last quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2026.» In an industry flush with PE money, Sparsh is among a few doctor-driven regional chains that have stayed out.

Twitches, which is a magical series on Disney Channel, and this has sparked excitement among the fans as they were all eagerly awaiting this much anticipated third installment of Twitches.

Brighter Shores is preparing for its Early Access launch on Steam. The release date is set for November 6, with a closed beta test beginning on October 22. The game will be available for both Windows PC and Mac.

rare comet that passed over the Earth, which was last seen 80,000 years ago. The ancient comet has appeared since the age of human civilizations, and it is a rare opportunity to witness this piece of cosmic history.

According to NBC News, an investigation that was part of a broader inquiry into Donald Trump’s financial benefits during his Presidency highlighted the overcharging of Donald Trump’s Washington Hotel. NBC News noted that the report from House Democrats allegedly claims that various ambassadors and individuals seeking jobs and pardons also paid a hefty amount to stay at the Trump International Hotel.

Donald Trump comes to power after the US elections in November.

Hulu has confirmed the release date for Nutcrackers, a family comedy starring Ben Stiller. The film was acquired during the Toronto International Film Festival and will be available for streaming on November 29, 2024.