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Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda, speaking at the 79th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Timor-Leste on September 8, 2026, said the number of medical colleges in India has increased from 387 in 2014 to 858 at present.
The jackal in this story had not always lived as an animal. Bhishma explains that in an earlier birth he had been a cruel king named Paurika. Because of his past actions, he was eventually reborn as a jackal. Unlike the other jackals around him, however, he remembered something of his previous existence and became deeply remorsef
The story is much more than a fable about animals. Bhishma tells it while teaching Yudhishthira about kingship, responsibility and the importance of judging character before granting authority. The tale asks a timeless question: what happens when someone receives great power without developing the wisdom, loyalty and self-control necessary to use it well?
The scheme is aimed particularly at students from mountainous and remote regions of Uttarakhand, where access to conventional coaching centres can be difficult. Through online instruction, the state government intends to make preparation for competitive examinations more accessible to students regardless of where they live.
The three fishes lived together in a lake and were close companions, but their temperaments were very different. The first fish was cautious and farsighted. He preferred to recognise danger early and take precautions before circumstances became difficult. The second fish did not always prepare in advance, but he possessed considerable intelligence and believed that he could find a solution whenever a crisis actually appeared. The third fish had neither habit. He constantly delayed decisions and assumed that there would always be enough time to act later.
A strange mongoose with blue eyes and half its body shining like gold entered the sacrificial ground. To the astonishment of everyone present, the animal spoke in a human voice and declared that Yudhishthira’s magnificent Ashvamedha did not equal the merit of a small quantity of powdered barley once given away by a poor Brahmana family at Kurukshetra.
When Indra arrives in a celestial chariot and offers Yudhishthira entry into heaven, the king faces his final test. Indra refuses to allow the dog to accompany him, but Yudhishthira declares that he will not abandon a creature that has remained loyal to him. At that moment, the dog reveals itself as Dharma, Yudhishthira’s divine father, who had taken animal form to test his compassion, loyalty and commitment to righteousness.
Poland’s interest in Indian civilisation is not a recent development. The country has one of Europe’s longest academic traditions of studying India, with Polish scholars engaging with Sanskrit texts from the nineteenth century. According to the Embassy of India in Warsaw, Sanskrit was being studied at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 1860–61, while a dedicated Chair of Sanskrit was established there in 1893.
The agreement was signed on 2 September 2026 and establishes a collaborative framework between the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS) at the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) and IIT Bombay. The partnership is aimed at working towards a Master’s Degree for Flight Test Crew, encompassing both Test Pilots and Flight Test Engineers.
His task is therefore deeply complicated. Dhritarashtra wants him to persuade Yudhishthira to preserve peace, but the Kuru court is unwilling to make the political concession most likely to secure that peace: restoration of the Pandavas’ rightful share of the kingdom. Sanjaya must consequently defend a negotiating position whose internal contradiction he can clearly see.
