Folk singer Sharda Sinha, who passed away in 2024, has been posthumously honoured with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards.
For the 2025 Republic Day, PM Modi chose a striking multi-coloured turban featuring shades of red and yellow. He paired it with a brown bandhgala coat with full sleeves, accessorised by a multi-coloured pocket square and churidar pants.
On the eve of Republic Day, the Centre announced the Padma Awards 2025, conferring the highest civilian honours to 139 people, including seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
Bollywood singer Arijit Singh, late folk singer Sharda Sinha, Grammy-winning musician Ricky Kej and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will be among the recipients of Padma awards to be conferred by President Droupadi Murmu.
The Centre on Saturday announced the list of recipients for the prestigious Padma Awards, with President Droupadi Murmu's approval for 139 honorees. The list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto on Saturday, ahead of the President's participation as the Chief Guest for the 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26.
"The Vibrant Village programme is the beginning of a change in mindset and how we look at things. If we go into the details of this program - roads are being constructed that lessen the physical distance between two places and also enhance communication. Roads, Railways and Air connectivi
Taiwan's Supreme Court has upheld an eight-month prison sentence for retired Chinese navy officer Ruan, who illegally entered Taiwan via a speedboat in 2023. Detained upon arrival, Ruan claimed he sought political asylum due to restrictions in China. Authorities will decide on his deportatio
Chunghwa Telecom has restored communication between Taiwan and Matsu via the No. 2 undersea cable after emergency repairs. Efforts are ongoing to fully repair another domestic cable and an international cable damaged earlier this month.