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The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday took another major administrative step, transferring 27 senior PCS (Provincial Civil Service) officers. The state government had previously transferred 46 IAS officers, including several district magistrates and divisional commissioners.
According to the list released, the PCS officers transferred include additional district magistrates (ADMs), municipal commissioners, city magistrates, and secretaries of development authorities in several districts.
The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 46 IAS officers in a major administrative reshuffle, including the transfer of District Magistrates of several districts.
New District Magistrates have been appointed in Rampur, Shravasti, Lalitpur, Balrampur, Kaushambi, Chitrakoot, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Sitapur, and Hathras.
The Uttar Pradesh government carried out a major administrative reshuffle on Tuesday, transferring 46 IAS officers. This includes the District Magistrates of several districts, Divisional Commissioners, and Vice-Chancellors of authorities. This move is being seen as a major step towards expediting administrative work and injecting new energy at the field level.
In view of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Mahagathbandhan released its manifesto today on Tuesday. The event was held at Hotel Maurya. The Grand Alliance named its manifesto the "Sankalp Patra."
Present at the manifesto release were Grand Alliance Chief Ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav, along with VIP chief and Deputy CM face Mukesh Sahni, Mangani Lal Mandal, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Madan Mohan Jha, IP Gupta, and Ramnaresh Pandey.
Amazon the world's largest e-commerce company, has once again taken a major step in the tech sector. The company has eliminated 14,000 corporate employees. This layoff is considered the largest since the reduction of 27,000 employees in 2022. Amazon currently employs approximately 350,000 corporate employees, and the impact of these layoffs will be clearly visible in their work structure.
After a long wait, the Union Cabinet has formally approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The Central Government announced the Commission's formation in January 2025, and now its Terms of Reference (scope and guidelines) have also been approved. The Commission will submit its report to the Central Government within 18 months. Its implementation is expected to directly benefit approximately 50 lakh central employees and 68 lakh pensioners.
The government has clarified that the recommendations of the 8th Central Pay Commission will be effective from January 1, 2026. This Commission will be an ad-hoc body consisting of a Chairman, a Member, and a Member-Secretary.
Tesla and X owner Elon Musk's artificial-intelligence company, xAI, has released version 0.1 of an online encyclopedia platform called Grokipedia. According to Musk, this platform is an alternative to Wikipedia, providing "truth-based information," powered by AI, not humans.
He stated on this occasion that version 1.0 will be ten times better than the previous one, but even version 0.1 is, in his opinion, "better than Wikipedia."
Finally 'The Family Man 3' web series is returning on OTT platforms. The creators of the series Raj & DK have officially announced the release date for Season 3.
Prime Video took to its X handle and shared the new promo video. They also announced that the show will stream from 21 November under the global premiere.
The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi launches an advanced e-passport system under GPSP 2.0, offering chip-enabled passports to all Indian nationals in the UAE from October 28, 2025, ensuring faster, safer, and more efficient passport and immigration processes.
Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has shared the update on Shreyas Iyer's health. He said that Shreyas is doing well and is now out of danger.
Shreyas Iyer the Indian ODI vice-captain was hospitalised after internal bleeding caused by rib injury during a match. He had been in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital for the past two days.
In view of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Mahagathbandhan has begun preparations to release a joint election manifesto.
According to RJD sources, all constituent parties have reached a consensus on the joint manifesto and it may be released on Tuesday (Today) in the presence of Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav.
The Delhi Police apprehended Vikas, alias Bagga, a notorious member of the Anil Chippi and Kala Jatheri gangs in Dwarka here in Delhi after gunfire exchange during an encounter.
The accused Vikas is a resident of Rohtak in Haryana. He was arrested after he opened fire on a police team that had laid a trap for him.
A report claims that Amazon plans to lay off approximately 10% of its approximately 350,000 corporate employees.
The report claims that Amazon plans to "cut approximately 30,000 corporate jobs," sparking a heated debate on social media about job security and layoffs.
According to a report, the company is now preparing to reduce its workforce to reduce costs and offset excessive hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PM Kisan 21st installment date for 2025- Here’s everything farmers need to know about the expected payment date, how to check beneficiary status, and apply online under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
The fourth and final day of the Chhath festival is being celebrated across the world today on Tuesday. Large number of devotees flocked as many as 1300 ghats including 17 major ghats along the Yamuna River here in Delhi and broke their 36-hour fast by offering prayers to the rising sun, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
The Chhath Puja festival began on 25 October with 'Nahay Khay' and today on the forth day, the rising sun is being offered "Usha Arghya," marking the end of the 36-hour fast.
The Delhi High Court got three new Judges after Justices Dinesh Mehta, Avneesh Jhingan and Chandrasekharan Sudha took oath on Tuesday. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath of office to the new Judges.
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From November 1, only BS6-standard commercial vehicles will be allowed entry into Delhi. The move, ordered by CAQM and implemented by CM Rekha Gupta’s government, aims to cut vehicular pollution as the city’s air quality worsens during winter.
Delhi-NCR is witnessing a clear shift toward winter, with cooler mornings, lower daytime temperatures, and chances of rain due to western disturbances. Light to moderate rainfall is likely today, followed by further temperature drops in the coming days.
Gold prices in India have been sliding since Dhanteras, with 24-carat rates dropping sharply across major cities. The decline is driven by stronger dollar trends, global profit-booking, and optimism over improving U.S.-China trade relations. Silver too follows suit.
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