New Delhi: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 14 Rescue and Relief Teams comprising more than 550 Rescuers with boats and other flood rescue equipment as proactive measures to mitigate the situation during cyclonic storm ‘Nilofar’ in Gujarat. (Read in Hindi: ‘नीलोफर’ को लेकर एनडीआरएफ ने गुजरात में 14 टीमें की तैनात)

Siachen: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Siachen. Addressing officers and jawans of the Indian Armed Forces at Siachen Base Camp at a height of over 12,000 feet, he praised their valour and courage, saying that 125 crore Indians could celebrate Diwali, and go about their lives in comfort, because the jawans stood guard at the borders, prepared to make every sacrifice for the nation. (Read in Hindi: पीएम ने सियाचिन में सेना के जवानों के साथ मनाई दीपावली)

New Delhi: On 31st October a large number of people, particularly the youth and school children, are expected to participate in the ‘Run for Unity’ to be organised across major cities spread all over the country by the Government as part of scores of programmes to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

New Delhi: The terms of the Legislative Assemblies of Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir are normally due to expire in the month of January next year. (Read in Hindi: झारखंड और जम्मू कश्मीर विधानसभाओं के लिए चुनाव कार्यक्रम घोषित)

Mumbai: Government of India has decided to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31, as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas’ or the National Integration Day.

Balasore: India's first indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ was successfully flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, Odisha. The entire mission, from lift-off till the final splash down was a perfect flight achieving all the mission objectives.