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NEW DELHI: India marked its 77th Republic Day on Monday with ceremonies across the country commemorating the adoption of the Constitution. The celebrations highlighted India’s democratic journey, cultural heritage and military strength. Kartavya Path in New Delhi remained the focal point of the national event, drawing top leadership, foreign dignitaries and thousands of spectators.President Murmu…

NEW DELHI: On most evenings in New York, or Delhi-NCR, Ruha Shadab sits across a laptop screen, explaining professional etiquette to a roomful of Muslim women. Some wear hijabs. Some don’t. What unites them is not appearance. They are learning how to enter professional spaces that were never designed with them in mind. The session…

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met a three-member US Congressional delegation along with US ambassador to India Sergio Gor. He later said in a post on X he had a good interaction with the delegation and discussed various aspects of India-US ties, along with the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine conflict. Marco Rubio Talks To…

NEW DELHI: After India’s major counterterror action under Operation Sindoor in 2025, this year’s Republic Day parade put the spotlight firmly on the country’s military strength. Along Kartavya Path — formerly Rajpath — weapons platforms and defence systems rolled past in a grand display of the armed forces’ combat readiness and technological prowess.The spectacle extended…

NEW DELHI: A fresh regulatory push aims at making India’s campuses safer and more inclusive, with the University Grants Commission (UGC) rolling out a strengthened framework to curb caste-based discrimination across universities and colleges.The move comes as complaints of caste-linked bias have more than doubled over five years – rising 118.4% from 173 in 2019-20…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Sunday described voters as the soul of democracy and called for celebrating the youth, who have come of age, as individuals who hold the power to transform the destiny of the country.School and college campuses can be hubs for movements that ensure every eligible youth is enrolled as a voter,…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s turban, or saafa, once again became a quiet yet striking focus point during the grand Republic Day celebrations on Monday. This year, the Prime Minister chose a red Rajasthani-style pagdi, highlighted with golden-yellow streaks, adding a note of cultural elegance to the solemn national ritual.Over the years, the tradition…

NEW DELHI: Pearl Agro Corp Ltd, a multi-level marketing firm that promised plot allotments to lakhs across the country and deceived investors and regulators for nearly two decades, raised more than Rs 60,000 crore and siphoned off most of it into personal assets in India and abroad, according to an ED probe report. On Sunday,…

NEW DELHI: Govt on Sunday, the eve of Republic Day, announced 982 service medals for police, fire, home guards, civil defence and correctional services personnel. J&K led the tally in gallantry awards this time, followed by Maharashtra. The awards include 125 Medals of Gallantry, 101 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service and 756 Medals for Meritorious…

NEW DELHI: Kargil war hero Subedar Major and honorary Lieutenant Sanjay Kumar has been given the rank of honorary captain for his long, selfless service to the Army. The Param Vir Chakra recipient is among 2,241 JCOs of the Army who have been conferred honorary commissioned ranks on the eve of Republic Day.Kumar is a…

NEW DELHI: Kollakkayil Devaki Amma G (92) from Kerala is among the ‘unsung heroes’ selected for this year’s Padma awards for their consistent work in the field of environmental conservation.Amma has been honoured for her afforestation work in the state. She transformed Alappuzha’s coastal sandy land into a living sanctuary, and created dense green cover…

Security personnel at Kartavya Path on the eve of Republic Day (PTI photo) India celebrates its 77th Republic Day on Monday, with nationwide events marking the adoption of the Constitution and highlighting the country’s cultural and military heritage.Celebrations of the 77th Republic Day at the Kartvya Path will be based on the theme of the…

NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Monday announced the cancellation of its flight operations to and from Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku till January 28, citing developments in the region around Iran.In a statement, the airline said flights scheduled for January 26, 27 and 28 have been cancelled after reviewing the security situation. IndiGo said passenger safety…

NEW DELHI: India on Monday marks its 77th Republic Day with ceremonial events to begin early morning at Kartavya Path, where the national flag will be unfurled by the President and the annual parade will showcase the country’s military strength, cultural diversity and developmental journey.The celebrations will take place along the Kartavya Path stretch from…

Marco Rubio (File phto/AP) NEW DELHI: The United States on Monday extended congratulations to India on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day, highlighting the “close cooperation” between New Delhi and Washington across key sectors.Rubio said the US looks forward to “working together to advance our shared objectives in the year ahead” and mentioned the…

As we turn 76 as a constitutional Republic, we should underline a lesserknown and unique facet of the Gita and the Bible of our governance. Most constitutions begin with black letter law; ours begins with art. If the aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance, the…

NEW DELHI: In keeping with its practice of taking the Padma awards’ focus away from big cities and well-known names and to recognise hinterland talents in a wide spectrum of fields, the Modi govt picked this year’s awardees from 84 districts spread across 30 states and UTs. Ten districts figure on the list for the…

NEW DELHI: IndiGo cancelled Sunday its Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku services till Jan 28 and announced refuelling halts on several flights to the CIS region as rising tensions around Iran are rippling through Indian aviation, forcing flight cancellations, fuel stops and fresh route reviews.As airlines scrambled to keep aircraft out of potentially hostile airspace,…

PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s younger son, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, was on Sunday named the national working president of the party at its national executive meeting, marking a quiet transfer of power to the younger generation. The decision comes at a time when the state’s principal opposition party is battling for political survival and facing…

GHAZIABAD: A man jailed for nearly eight years for allegedly murdering his wife and dumping her body in a drain was acquitted after the court found gaping holes in the prosecution story – starting with the most basic question that whether the body police recovered was even that of the missing woman.The additional sessions court…