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Late Surendrasinh Rajput’s service mission ran around the clock: Darshanaben VaghelaAhmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 22: As a tribute to the fighter of the Navnirman Movement and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the road from Civil Hospital to Baliya Limdi Char Rasta has been named “Shri Surendrasinh N. Rajput Marg.” A large number of local residents were present to witness this tribute, paid through the naming ceremony, to their people’s representative who was elected as a corporator from this very area and later as an MLA in the sixth and seventh Legislative Assemblies, and who dedicated his entire life to public service.Darshanaben Vaghela, Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing, who was present for the naming of the road, exp...

New Delhi [India], August 12: The Indian Air Force proudly announces the 2nd Edition of the Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon, to be held on 04th October 2026 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. More than a sporting event, the marathon is a national tribute to Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Param Vir Chakra, the only Indian Air Force officer to be awarded the nation’s highest gallantry award.During the 1971 Indo-Pak War, Flying Officer Sekhon displayed extraordinary courage at Srinagar Air Base, taking on six Pakistani Sabre jets single-handedly in his Folland Gnat. His supreme sacrifice, unmatched leadership, and unwavering devotion to duty continue to inspire generations of Indians. Born in 1943 in Ludhiana, Punjab, he inherited a proud family tradition of servi...

New Delhi [India], August 11: The Hindi Advisory Committee of the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications has been reconstituted, with the appointment of Ankush Goyal from Assam as a Non-Official Member of the Committee.The appointment has been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs and forms part of the reconstitution of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Department of Posts.The Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, issued the formal communication regarding the appointment following approval from the Minister of State for Home Affairs. The Hindi Advisory Committee of the Department of Posts serves as a forum for consultation, deliberation and suggestions on matters relating to the progressive use and promotion of Hindi and the imple...

Significant appointment in the backdrop of the forthcoming Assembly elections; emphasis on organisational strengthening around the issues of farmers and agricultural labourersBarshi (Maharashtra) [India], August 8: With a view to further strengthening the organisational expansion of the All India Kisan Congress, Adv. Jeevandatta Argade of Barshi has been appointed as the In-charge for Eastern Uttar Pradesh (In-charge – Uttar Pradesh East). In the backdrop of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, this appointment is being considered organisationally significant, and he has been entrusted with the responsibility of making the Kisan Congress organisation in Eastern Uttar Pradesh broader and more effective, with the issues of farmers and agricultural labourers at the cen...