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QR Code System Introduced to Enhance Tourist Safety in Pahalgam

Jammu and Kashmir introduced a QR code-based identification system for tourism service providers in Pahalgam. This initiative aims to improve visitor safety following a deadly terror attack in...

 April 19, 2026

Dinesh Trivedi Appointed India’s Envoy to Bangladesh

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi as India’s next High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Trivedi, a veteran politician...

 April 19, 2026

Indian Duo Wins US Open Pickleball Gold

Indian players Arjun Singh and Aditya Singh won the men’s doubles 5.0 gold medal at the US Open Pickleball Championship 2026 in Naples, marking another strong result for...

 April 17, 2026

Polling in Dibru Saikhowa National Park

Polling in the remote Laika and Dodhia stations inside Dibru Saikhowa National Park in upper Assam brought into light the logistical and security challenges of conducting elections in...

 April 13, 2026

Canary Islands Bus Crash Kills British Tourist

A bus carrying British tourists crashed into a ravine on the Spanish island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, leaving one man dead and 27 others injured....

 April 13, 2026

Blanka Vlasic Named World 10K Bengaluru Ambassador

The World 10K Bengaluru 2026 has named Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic as its International Event Ambassador. The World Athletics Gold Label race is scheduled for 26 April...

 April 7, 2026

Kalpana Soren Receives Women Empowerment Award

Kalpana Soren, Gandey MLA and wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, was conferred the Women Empowerment Trailblazers Award at the BRICS CCI WE Annual Women Summit and...

 March 25, 2026

IISc Professor Summits Nevado Ojos del Salado

Arpita Patra, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has summited Nevado Ojos del Salado in Chile. At 6,893...

 March 14, 2026

Rouble Nagi Wins Global Teacher Prize 2026

Indian educator Rouble Nagi has won the Global Teacher Prize 2026 at the World Government Summit in Dubai, receiving the one million dollar award. She was recognised for...

 February 7, 2026

Bhutan Queen Mother Wins Upendra Nath Brahma Award

Gyalyum Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, the Queen Mother of Bhutan, received the 22nd Upendra Nath Brahma ‘Soldier of Humanity’ Award, 2025, at Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam. The...

 February 6, 2026

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