The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu released a postage stamp in memory of Dadi Prakashmani, former chief of Brahma Kumaris at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre today (August 25, 2023). This stamp was released under the ‘My Stamp’ initiative of the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications to mark the 16th death anniversary of Dadi Prakashmani.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Dadi Prakashmani spread the Indian values and culture in India and abroad through spirituality. Under her leadership, the Brahma Kumaris became the largest women-led spiritual organization in the world. Like a true leader, she stood by Brahma Kumaris family with faith and courage even in challenging circumstances and always guided them.

Meta Platforms on Thursday said it would release an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to assist in writing computer code, furthering its push into the new technology.

Code Llama, which will be available for free, can write code based on human text prompts and can also be used for code completion and debugging, the social media giant said in a blog post.

MEERUT Kozma Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University of Russia will establish its study centre in Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) here next month.

CCS University’s vice chancellor Prof Sangeeta Shukla and Minin University’s Dr Petr Chuprikov signed the MoU in this regard on Wednesday.

Prof Rakesh Soni, director for International cooperation in CCS University, said that the centre was expected to be inaugurated in the first week of September. “The date has not been decided yet but preparations are going on “, he said, describing it a landmark achievement of the university. He shared the study centre would teach Russian language and culture free to 250 students in a period of six months. “Further modalities of the course would be decided thereafter,” he said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday launched the expansion of the state government's breakfast scheme for school children at Tirukkuvalai in this district.

The CM served food to the children at a school here and also joined them for breakfast.

In Chennai, his son and cabinet minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the scheme's expansion.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved developing 18 Atal Residential Schools along the lines of the centre-run Navodaya Vidyalayas at a cost of Rs 1,250 crore.

The Cabinet, which met at the home of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved 23 proposals, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna told reporters.

Khanna said the state government will spend Rs 1,250 crore on the Atal Residential Schools, to come up in all 18 divisions of Uttar Pradesh.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shri Hanuman Lok at the Jam Sanwali Hanuman Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district. He also announced that a new district would be carved out from Chhindwara.

The Shri Hanuman Lok would be completed in two phases and besides sculptures and artwork depicting the Hindu deity Lord Hanuman, it will also include an open stage, an Ayurvedic clinic, community centre and other facilities for the devotees. The work of the first phase will span an area of approximately 26.50 acres and over ₹35 crores will be spent on the development of it, said a statement from the government.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has unveiled its mobile application, 'MCD 311' to empower Delhi's residents to actively participate in the upkeep of their city by lodging complaints related to various civic issues.

Mobile App 311 was launched by Lt Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas here, an official release said.

A new ball game aims to replicate the cheers of the fans in the North East, from the football fields to the cricket pitch. Arunachal Pradesh League has been launched in New Delhi today. It has the support of BCCI, Arunachal Cricket Association, and various State bodies, aiming to give cricket a much-needed boost in the hills. Set to start from the 8th of September it will feature five teams playing 13 matches with the summit clash on the 16th of next month.

The league has high hopes, wanting to nurture talents from Arunachal Pradesh and the North East.

The Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended that licenses to food business operators (FBOs) can be issued for up to five years instead of one year, FSSAI CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao said in a statement.

Kamala Vardhana Rao reviewed the status of sampling of food products at the 41st meeting of the Central Advisory Committee (CAC) held on Thursday at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Greece on Friday on a daylong visit, the first by an Indian premier in 40 years, for talks with the European country’s top leadership to strengthen bilateral ties.

Mr. Modi arrived in the Greek capital from South Africa where he attended the 15th BRICS Summit and held bilateral meetings with several world leaders to further cement India's relations with those countries.