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The CRPF is marking 40 years of women in combat service, commemorating the raising of its first women combatant battalion in 1986. The force will hold a special event on September 25 to felicitate veteran and serving women personnel. The CRPF now has six dedicated Mahila Battalions, alongside women serving in Rapid Action Force units, the Bastariya Battalion and other specialised operational roles.
The government has mandated BIS registration for smartphone screen protectors from April 1, 2027, requiring compliance with IS 19348:2025 quality standards, aiming to improve consistency across India's varied screen protector market.
Seven stocks from the BSE 250 Smallcap Index hit fresh 52-week highs despite the Sensex falling 329 points on Tuesday. Engineers India led one-month gains at 24%, followed by Syrma SGS Technology, Welspun Corp, Welspun Living and Acme Solar Holdings.
The $5.2 million Fabergé attic discovery therefore stands as more than an auction headline. It is a story about how history can survive in miniature, waiting silently for someone to recognize it. The figure of Nikolai Pustynnikov spent decades away from museums and royal collections before its identity was restored and its extraordinary value revealed.
Revenue growth for 18 major Indian states is projected to accelerate to 9–11% in fiscal 2027, taking combined revenues past ₹44 lakh crore, according to Crisil Ratings. This financial expansion is driven primarily by a 12–13% rise in GST collections—supported by robust consumption and import gains—alongside an 11–12% increase in tax devolution from the Centre. Stable growth in liquor, petroleum, and stamp duty taxes will further reinforce state balance sheets.
An Ontario couple bought an E J Hughes painting for just C$200 at a rural yard sale in 2001. Six years later, the artwork was identified as Lake Okanagan by the renowned Canadian artist and sold for C$402,500. Here’s the remarkable story behind the painting, Hughes’ career as a Canadian war artist and the new documentary exploring his quiet life in British Columbia.
Word of the Day: Pandemonium describes a scene of extreme confusion, noise and disorder. Pronounced pan-duh-MOH-nee-um, the word was coined by John Milton inParadise Lostas the name of the capital of Hell. It later became a common noun for chaotic situations involving crowds, celebrations, emergencies, disruptions or any setting where order gives way to uproar.
To address market participants' concerns, SEBI floated a consultation paper earlier this month seeking public comments on the proposed changes to the methodology for determining expiry-day settlement prices of index and single-stock derivatives.
An anti-mobile phone activity at Adarsh India Montessori School in Khatima, Uttarakhand, reportedly left several children crying and screaming after a student was made to appear as if his eyes had been removed.
