The 2026 Padma Awards recipients were announced on the eve of Republic Day, recognising 45 unsung heroes for their exceptional contributions in fields such as social work, literature, education, healthcare, public service, and community welfare.This...
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2nd Aug 2026 | Updated at 05:41am 2nd Aug 2026
CM Sharma visits UK to usher investments into ‘Rising Rajasthan’
The Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CM Diya Kumari with delegates visited London last week, to host an investor meet. The afternoon was organised by FICCI and High Commission of India at Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, and was attended...
Punjab govt to move SC against governor
Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...
Gaganyaan test flight's crew module successfully recovered by Navy
Hours after the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientists successfully conducted the Gaganyaan failure test, the Navy’s Eastern Naval Command recovered the Crew Module (CM) from the Bay of Bengal. Isro chief S Somanath said the crew...
KCR unveils poll promises to counter Congress' guarantees
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) unveiled its own set of promises ahead of the November 30 assembly polls to counter Congress’s “six guarantees”, setting the stage for a competitive electoral race as the party led by CM K Chandrasekhar...
TMC stands for 'terror, mafia, corruption': Nadda
Kolkata: Launching a frontal attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led regime in Bengal, BJP national president J P Nadda said that the time has come to bid farewell to the jungle raj of the TMC, which stands for ’Terror, Mafia, Corruption’.
Encroachment row: Didi gives Amartya Sen land deed
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land record documents of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to the celebrated economist, dismissing the claims of the current Visva-Bharati dispensation that he was illegally...
West Midlands delegation visits Ahmedabad to boost ties
A 37-member West Midlands delegation, led by Mayor Richard Parker and officials including Manoj Ladwa and Neil Rami, visited Ahmedabad to strengthen economic, cultural, and educational ties, coinciding with the inaugural Commonwealth Connect...
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
India marked its 77th Republic Day with a grand showcase of its cultural diversity, economic progress and defence capabilities, including displays of missiles,...
India and the European Union have concluded a long-pending Free Trade Agreement after an 18-year hiatus, agreeing to sweeping tariff cuts to deepen economic...
The Alpine town of Davos is hosting the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 from January 19 under the theme ‘A Spirit of Dialogue,’ amid global economic slowdown, geopolitical tensions, and technological change. India is sending one of...
The United States has invited India to join the Board of Peace, an international mechanism proposed by President Donald Trump as part of his administration’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. The plan, a 20-point roadmap for Gaza’s...
The US State Department has announced an indefinite suspension of immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Russia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, popularly known as MBZ, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic...
Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor, a senior Taliban official, arrived in New Delhi to assume leadership of the Afghanistan Embassy.His appointment as Charge d’Affaires marks the first time a Taliban-nominated diplomat has taken control of the mission since...
Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal’s son, Agnivesh Agarwal, 49, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in the United States. Calling it the darkest day of his life, Agarwal said in a post on X that no words could describe the pain of a parent...
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This...
