New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Centre on Sunday announced the Padma Awards on the eve of Republic Day, with veteran banker and industrialist Uday Kotak being conferred the Padma Bhushan for his exceptional contribution to the financial sector.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday celebrated the 16th National Voters’ Day (NVD-2026) with the theme "My India, My Vote — Citizen at the Heart of Indian Democracy", even as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar hailed India as the world’s largest and most transparent democracy.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who are the Chief Guests for the 77th Republic Day celebrations, were accorded a ceremonial welcome and Guard of Honour here on Sunday.
Gandhinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) Gujarat’s Botad district has received national recognition for a technology-driven voter awareness initiative, becoming the only district from the state to be honoured under the “Innovative Voter Awareness Initiatives” category at the 16th National Voters’ Day ceremony held on Sunday.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) As the USS Cincinnati, an American warship, docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base this weekend, the development created widespread ripples and triggered talks of fresh turmoil in the region.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Tens of thousands of residents have streamed out of Tirah Valley in northwestern Pakistan in recent days, cramming into overloaded vehicles and enduring gruelling journeys amid bitter cold, all to escape an impending army operation targeting the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who dominate the strategic border region near Afghanistan, media reports said.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and the European Union are expected to announce the conclusion of talks on a long-pending free trade agreement on January 27, a deal that leaders on both sides have described as the "mother of all deals".
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday tuned into the 130th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show and lauded his motivational words for young voters.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran journalist, broadcaster, and author Sir William Mark Tully, or Mark Tully, whose voice was one of the most famous in India throughout the latter decades of the 20th century as he reported on key political developments, passed away on Sunday. He was 90.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In her maiden Republic Day speech at Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday recounted her government’s achievements in fields like health, transport, education, development, pollution control and ease of doing business, stressing the need to rebuild the Capital as an economic nerve centre.
