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In a major revision to military recruitment rules, the Union Cabinet has lengthened the service period of Agniveers from four to six years, offering the 75% cohort previously slated for civilian discharge an additional two-year engagement and a subsequent route to regular military enrollment. Announced by CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani just ahead of the first batch’s retirement dates, the overhaul also reverses recruitment stages by putting written tests ahead of physical trials.
Celebrated British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86. Rising from a childhood marked by domestic hardship and going completely bald by age 19, Stewart built a formidable career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before capturing global stardom as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in the X-Men franchise. Knighted in 2010, the Yorkshire-born legend proved that classical discipline and character can redefine modern popular culture.
Septuagenarian CPI(M) whole-timer Bipul Dasgupta has emerged as the face of peaceful resistance in West Bengal after standing ground with folded hands against a mob attempting to tear down a Left book stall in Nagerbazar during Durga Puja. The incident, set against a broader ideological row over the festival’s nomenclature, drew widespread condemnation from civil society as well as senior saffron figures including State Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta and the RSS, prompting a large solidarity march from Kolkata’s College Street on October 29.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) hailed West Bengal’s rise to the No. 2 position in foreign tourist arrivals in the country, saying the State has emerged as one of India’s most preferred international destinations.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer picked a six-wicket haul as South Africa defeated India by 408 runs in the second Test to complete a 2-0 series whitewash here on Wednesday.The loss marks another embarrassing chapter in India’s Test history as it was their biggest loss in terms of runs. It was South Africa’s first series win in India in 25 years.
Even as the BJP-led Union government made it clear that it has no intention of introducing a constitutional amendment Bill to bring Chandigarh under Article 240 of the Constitution in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, the political parties cornered the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Veteran actor Dharmendra, one of India’s most beloved and enduring film legends, passed away at his Mumbai residence on Monday at the age of 89. Filmmaker Karan Johar confirmed the demise in an emotional social media post. An official statement from Dharmendra’s family is still awaited. The news comes just weeks ahead of his 90th birthday on December 8.
As India’s first and only woman prime minister, Indira Gandhi reshaped the country with her policies dedicated to ameliorating poverty, deprivation, conflict, and inequality, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday.
The CPI(M) will launch a 1,000-km ‘Bangla Bachao Yatra’ on November 29, a statewide mobilisation it claims will expose “injustice, loot and systematic democratic erosion” under the TMC-led state government while countering what it calls the BJP-led Centre’s “anti-people policies” that have deepened distress across Bengal.
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