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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism with Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers and other concerned officials of Left Wing Extremism affected states in New Delhi.

In hockey, India won the gold medal after 9 years by defeating Japan 5-1 in the final match, while in badminton, Satwik and Chirag also created history in men's doubles. They have become the first Indian pair to reach the doubles final in the history of both the games.

IndusInd Bank launches INDIE, a customer-oriented digital banking app with several industry-first offerings IndusInd Bank on Wednesday launched a hyper-personalized financial super-app named 'INDIE', the company announced through an exchange filing.

Sudan has appointed Abdalla Hamdok as their new prime minister as the country embarks on a three-year transition to civilian rule. 

His appointment comes as Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan was sworn in as leader of the new Sovereign Council. T

he new Sovereign Council replaces the Transitional Military Council (TMC) that took charge after the Islamist ruler was toppled after mass protests.

The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian scientist, journalist and human rights activist, for her principled and persistent campaign against the increasingly repressive regime in Iran.

The Seventh India-EU Cyber Dialogue was held on 05 October 2023 in Brussels.

Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta has received the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science for her work in the field of climate change at a ceremony in the Netherlands.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which publishes this annual report, has described this development as stalling. According to the latest Trade and Development Report 2023, global economic growth is expected to reach 2.4 percent. A global recession is generally defined as a situation when the growth rate falls to 2.5 percent or less.

American space agency NASA's Rover Perseverance is currently exploring the surface of Mars. Rover Perseverance has sent a surprising picture from Mars. Actually, Rover Perseverance has sent pictures of dust devil from Mars. NASA's rover has seen 'dust devils' roaming on Mars. This phenomenon is similar to what happens in desert areas on Earth. Dust devils on Mars are dust tornadoes similar to those observed on Earth, although Martian dust devils are generally smaller in size than dust devils that exist on our planet. But the height of the recently captured tornado was about two kilometers, which is much higher than the average tornado that occurs in the US each year.

Recently, the Union Cabinet approved setting up a Central Tribal University in Telangana through an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009. Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University will be established in Mulugu district of Telangana with a funding of Rs 889.07 crore.