• Lakshmi Puja on Diwali is best done during a certain duration called the Pradosh Kaal, the time post-sunset. The most auspicious part of this duration is the Vrishabha Kaal .

• Dhanteras is the onset of a five day festival called Diwali. It is during the Trayodashi tithi of Krishna Paksha month of Kartik. Dhanteras will be celebrated with auspicious timing starting on 18 October afternoon and will continue to 19 October.

• Plan: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan)
• Installment: 21st, annual ₹6, 000 aid (paid in 3 installments)

Change of Exam Vendor:

• The replacement of TCS by Eduquity took place following a new tender process after the expiry of the contract by SSC.
• Eduquity is an outsourced test delivery partner, and therefore, has no access to question papers.

Multi-Agency Examination Model:

• According to the guidelines of the Supreme Court.
• Involves four distinct agencies of:
• Question paper setting
• Exam conduct
• Vigilance
• Security
• Intends to bring more transparency and integrity in exams.

The 70th Filmfare Awards, hosted in Ahmedabad by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, and Maniesh Paul, culminated in a historic night for Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies. The film equaled the record for the most wins at a single ceremony, clinching an impressive thirteen awards, a feat previously only achieved by Gully Boy.