Dharmendra, Achuthanandan, Harmanpreet, Akash missile developer among 2026 Padma awardees (Lead)

IANS | January 25, 2026 7:55 PM

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran actor Dharmendra and Left stalwart and former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously on the occasion of the Republic Day 2026, late JMM founder and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, singer Alka Yagnik, and Malayalam superstar Mammotty the Padma Bhushan, and sportspersons Harmanpreet Kaur, Rohit Sharma, and Savita Punia the Padma Shri.

Pakistan’s judicial system faces stress test in high-profile cybercrime case

IANS | January 25, 2026 7:16 PM

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan's criminal justice system, long plagued by chronic delays and a staggering backlog of over 2.4 million pending cases as reported by the Law and Justice Commission, has come under intense scrutiny through a prominent cybercrime trial involving human rights lawyer Iman Zainab Mazari and political activist Hadi Ali Chattha.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar hails India's transparent democratic system on National Voters' Day

IANS | January 25, 2026 7:10 PM

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.

China launches probe into military's highest-ranked uniformed officer

IANS | January 25, 2026 7:09 PM

Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) China has announced that its military's highest-ranked uniformed officer and another are being investigated for "suspected serious discipline and law violations", a term often used to refer to corruption, as per a media report.

Gujarat: Botad district wins national award for robotics-based voter awareness initiative

IANS | January 25, 2026 6:28 PM

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.

Mass exodus from Tirah Valley as as Pakistan military prepares offensive against TTP

IANS | January 25, 2026 5:37 PM

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.

China’s sedentarisation of Tibetan nomads becomes story of displacement, cultural erosion: Report

IANS | January 25, 2026 5:11 PM

Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) China’s sedentarisation of Tibetan nomads in Amdo, Qinghai, and Sichuan, being showcased as modernisation and ecological protection, has become a story of displacement, cultural erosion, and contested hope, a report has stated. The policy demonstrates the tension between state-led development and the resilience of Tibetan identity, a report has stated.

‘Mann Ki Baat’: Delhi BJP chief hails PM Modi for motivating young voters

IANS | January 25, 2026 5:10 PM

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.

Nearly 4,000 HIV-positive children in Pakistan's Sindh expose systemic failure in infection control: Report

IANS | January 25, 2026 5:01 PM

Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) As many as 3,995 registered HIV-positive children in Pakistan's Sindh, and more than 100 new cases reported in Karachi in 2025, expose systemic failure of infection control and regulation, a report has stated.

Economic focus dominates Delhi CM’s maiden R-Day speech

IANS | January 25, 2026 4:36 PM

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.

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Dharmendra, Achuthanandan, Harmanpreet, Akash missile developer among 2026 Padma awardees (Lead)

Pakistan’s judicial system faces stress test in high-profile cybercrime case

CEC Gyanesh Kumar hails India's transparent democratic system on National Voters' Day

China launches probe into military's highest-ranked uniformed officer

Gujarat: Botad district wins national award for robotics-based voter awareness initiative

Mass exodus from Tirah Valley as as Pakistan military prepares offensive against TTP

China’s sedentarisation of Tibetan nomads becomes story of displacement, cultural erosion: Report

‘Mann Ki Baat’: Delhi BJP chief hails PM Modi for motivating young voters

Nearly 4,000 HIV-positive children in Pakistan's Sindh expose systemic failure in infection control: Report

Economic focus dominates Delhi CM’s maiden R-Day speech

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