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Hardeep Singh Puri Elected Unopposed to Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha Seat
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri was declared elected unopposed on 5 November 2026 to a Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha seat, making the 12 November vote unnecessary.
Ramayana's Opening Figures Vary by Report; Pinkvilla Estimates ₹127.5 Crore Worldwide
Lost Phones Can Be Blocked on All Indian Networks via DoT's CEIR Portal; Recovered Ones Unblocked
RBI Launches November Consumer Surveys and Holds Overnight Reverse Repo Auctions
Suriya Reportedly Eyes Mandaadi Director's Coastal Action Drama; No Announcement Yet
BIS Gold Hallmarking Fee Rises From ₹45 to ₹75 Per Article; 380 Districts Now Covered
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RBI Forms Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets, Seven Outside Members
The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets with seven outside members, meeting at least once a quarter.
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Bank Complaint Must Come First: RBI's 2026 Ombudsman Scheme Raises Compensation Caps
Rajnath Singh Tells SCO Meeting in Dushanbe Terrorism Has No Justification
Census 2027 Records Caste for First Time in February Count, After Houselisting
Supreme Court Orders Delhi Police to Produce Protest Curbs and Preserve CCTV
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National Sports Awards Named 18 August 2026, Nearly Ten Months After Applications Closed
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports runs India's National Sports Awards. Here is how the five awards are applied for, what they pay, and how the 2025 list was delayed.
Sports governancePinkvilla Says Silambarasan Could Play Police Officer in Keerthiswaran Action Film; Casting Unannounced
Pinkvilla reported on 30 October 2026 that Nayanthara and Silambarasan TR are reportedly being considered for a new film. The makers have not announced any casting.
Tamil cinemaR Madhavan Reportedly Teams Up With Vishal Furia on an Untitled Horror Film
Filmibeat reported on 31 October that R Madhavan will lead an untitled horror film directed by Vishal Furia. No title, schedule or release date has been given.
Hindi cinemaOpposition Holds Mock Impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi
Opposition parties held a mock 'impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, citing voter-roll deletions in the SIR.
Election CommissionHow BCCI Central Contracts Are Graded, and What Each Grade Pays
The BCCI's 2025-26 contracts place 30 men and 21 women in three grades after the A+ tier was dropped, with retainers reported for each grade.
CricketCinema Tickets Up to ₹100 Now Carry 5% GST, Above ₹100 18%; Multiplexes Sought ₹300
Tickets up to ₹100 carry 5% GST and tickets above ₹100 carry 18%, after a September 2025 revision. Multiplexes had asked for the lower slab to cover tickets up to ₹300.
Film industryPinkvilla Reports Chiranjeevi-Srikanth Odela Film May Be Shelved; Makers Have Not Confirmed
Entertainment outlets report that Chiranjeevi's film with Srikanth Odela has reportedly been shelved, with Nani linked to it; the makers have not announced a cancellation.
Telugu cinemaGitLab CVSS 10.0 Flaw and Cisco Firewall Bug Listed as Exploited by CISA
CISA added a GitLab code-execution flaw and a Cisco firewall crash flaw to its exploited-vulnerability catalogue on 29 October 2026, with 1 November set for federal civilian agencies.
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