"We have seen media reports in this regard. Such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate. Insofar as efforts to buy foreign elements to portray Dhaka as Delhi are concerned, the peddling of false narratives only undermines the credibility of those who are undertaking such actions and those who are behind them. And I would urge the authorities concerned to take action against such people."

📍Key highlights:

- Successful ignition of the Main Engine (ME) and Gas Generator (GG).

- Stable and consistent engine performance.

- Test results found satisfactory and in line with pre-test predictions.

➤ Mohammad Sharif alias Suhail, a resident of Rampur, was accused in the December 31, 2007–January 1, 2008 attack on the CRPF Group Centre in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

➤ The attack, claimed by LeT, killed 7 CRPF personnel and a rickshaw driver, while 5 others were injured.

➤ In 2019, a Rampur court sentenced 4 accused, including Sharif, to death.

➤ On October 29, 2025, the Allahabad HC overturned the trial court's verdict, citing major investigative lapses, and acquitted 5 accused, including Sharif, of murder, terrorism and conspiracy charges.

IBM has decided to discontinue H-1B visa and green card sponsorship for most roles within its US consulting business, which employs over 1,50,000 people. Affected employees have been given the option to continue working for IBM from outside the US or leave by year-end, Bloomberg reported. US suspended Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL and Microsoft from the green card programme last month.

⏹ Initial reports say two terrorists on a motorcycle carried out the attack

🔹 Yasir Yousuf Bhat has been identified as the owner of the motorcycle used in the attack. He has been arrested.

🔺 Three CRPF personnel injured.

🔹Two CRPF personnel sustained injuries to their arms and legs. They are now out of danger and in stable condition! The injured are CT/GD Rakesh Dass , HC/GD Somveer Singh!

🔹 CT/GD Santosh Chandru sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to the 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar for advanced medical treatment.

🔳CRPF is briefing the Ministry of Home Affairs; a high-level meeting is underway

⚫️ Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was reportedly in Kulgam, a few kilometres from the site.

🔘 Attack follows the elimination of terrorist Mohammad Sharif in Pakistan and the arrests of Munib Yasin and Tahir Bilal in Kulgam

Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative:

1⃣ Ahmedabad secures Rank 1 as Mentor City, with Sanand as its Mentee City

2⃣ Indore secures Rank 2 as Mentor City, with Depalpur recognised as its Mentee City

3⃣ Tirupati secures Rank 3 as Mentor City, with Kuppam recognised as its Mentee City

🏆 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑘 1: 𝑈𝑗𝑗𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝑀𝑎𝑑ℎ𝑦𝑎 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠ℎ
🥈 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑘 2: 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑟ℎ
🥉 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑘 3: 𝐺𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟, 𝐴𝑛𝑑ℎ𝑟𝑎 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠ℎ

▶️Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)

▶️Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

▶️ Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

🔘Puri (Odisha)

🔘 Alappuzha (Kerala)

🔘 Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

Under the proposed technology, solar energy captured during the day will be stored as heat in high-temperature ceramic modules. After sunset, the stored heat will be used to operate an air turbine and generate electricity.