President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Justice PC Ghose as the Lokpal chairperson. read more

Shaurya Chakra is usually awarded to armed forces and paramilitary personnel for “gallantry otherwise in the face of the enemy”. read more

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred a Kashmiri boy named Irfan Ramzan Shiekh with Shaurya Chakra. Irfan had earlier in 2017 foiled an attack by three terrorists on his house in Jammu and Kashmir. Irfan was honored in presence of PM Modi. (Hindustan Times)read more

Manohar Parrikar, who was an Indian Institute of Technology graduate, made a mark as chief minister of Goa when the politics in the state was hit by defections and unstable governments. read more

Political leaders paid rich tributes to Manohar Parrikar who died Sunday evening after a year-long battle with cancer. read more

Actor Manoj Bajpayee and musician Swapan Chaudhuri received the Padma awards from President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. See pics. read more

Padma Awards: As many as 112 ‘inspiring’ personalities were selected for this year’s Padma awards and their names were announced on the eve of Republic Day this year. read more

These first-time voters are expected to be a major factor in the elections and could play a deciding role in the elections to the Lok Sabha and assemblies of some states. read more

Despite several projects by city authorities, Pune has dropped in its cleanliness rankings on key measures. In 2017, it was ranked 13th, while in 2018 the city was ranked 10th. read more

New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the ‘Cleanest Small City’ award, Uttarakhand’s Gauchar was adjudged the ‘Best Ganga Town’ in the central government survey. read more

Addressing a function in Coimbatore, the President said India’s growing stature in the comity of nations is consistent with the strength and capabilities of its armed forces. read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was up all night as he monitored the Indian Air Force operation to destroy a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan, relaxing only after all the pilots returned safely home, government sources said Tuesday. read more

Indian forces carried out a strike at the biggest camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot early this morning, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said today, hours after IAF dropped 1,000 pound bombs in a thickly-forested hilltop located across the Line of Control. This camp was headed by Jaish chief Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Maulana Yousuf Azhar.

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“First of all, my apologies or being late. The programme started late as I reached here (Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan) late. I was busy in some other work and I was late,” Narendra Modi said while addressing the gathering. read more

He was speaking at the inauguration of the centenary celebrations of the DAV college. He said that the country has earned a name in the in the global technical sphere. Knowledge-based education is the need of the hour as it will open a new and wider... read more