Rohini Acharya slams Tejashwi Yadav’s appointment as RJD working President: ‘Katputli bane shehzada’
RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, on Sunday took a veiled jibe at his brother Tejashwi Yadav, referring to him as a “puppet of infiltrator gang” after the latter is appointed RJD’s national working president.
Padma Awards 2026 announced, here is the full list of ‘unsung heroes’ honoured this year
The winners are announced every year on the eve of the Republic Day. The Padma awards include the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan, and the Padma Shri. The nomination process had begun on March 15 and was closed on July 31. Here is the full list of Padma awardees in the ‘unsung heroes’ category.
Pakistani terrorist Shahzad Bhatti’s close associate arrested in Punjab, 30 bore pistol recovered ahead of Republic Day
Ahead of Republic day celebrations on 26 January, Punjab Police has arrested a Jammu resident, identified as Raman Kumar alias Golu, for his alleged links with Pakistan-based terrorist Shahzad Bhatti.
Dharmendra, Mammootty, Rohit Sharma, and more: Top names on the Padma Awardees 2026 list
The Padma Awards — which are the highest civilian honours after the revered Bharat Ratna — were announced on Sunday, the eve of the Republic Day 2026. Here are the top names that have featured on the list of recipients.
Padma Awards 2026: Meet Anke Gowda, ex-bus conductor who built world’s largest free-access library with over 2 million books
The prestigious Padma Shri has been awarded top 45 Indian in ‘unsung heroes’ category, These people has worked for contributing excessively in shaping the community. One such man in Anke Gowda. Who is he?
Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla awarded Ashoka Chakra
Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla awarded the Ashoka Chakra.
Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah’s shrine vandalised in Mussoorie’s Bala Hissar; Public access restricted, security deployed
A shrine built in the name of Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah was vandalised by unidentified miscreants late Saturday night in the Bala Hissar area of Mussoorie. As a precautionary measure, police personnel have been deployed at the site, and public access to the area has been restricted.
‘A towering voice of journalism’: PM Modi condoles Padma Bhushan-winning broadcaster Mark Tully’s death
Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1935, years before India gained independence, Tully served as the chief of the BBC’s New Delhi bureau for over two decades. He was also the presenter for the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Something Understood’.
Republic Day 2026 Traffic Advisory: Full list of restricted roads, routes to avoid in Delhi NCR; check Metro timings here
Delhi Police have issued traffic advisory ahead of 77th Republic Day celebration on 26 January. From tonight onwards, traffic restrictions will come into force and remain in place throughout the parade tomorrow.
Vance calls Minneapolis unrest ‘engineered chaos’ after deadly shooting
Vice President JD Vance called the unrest in Minnesota “engineered chaos” in the wake of another fatal, federal agent-involved shooting over the weekend. On Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse who was carrying a licensed handgun while protesting a federal immigration enforcement operation, was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Authorities say Pretti resisted arrest after trying to intervene in the operation. In response to the shooting, Vance accused “far-left agitators working with local authorities” of creating the conditions that led to the confrontation between Pretti and the border patrol agents. SENATE DEMS REVOLT AGAINST DHS FUNDING BILL AMID MINNEAPOLIS CHAOS, HIKING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN RISK “This level of engineered chaos is unique to Minneapolis,” Vance said in a post on X. “It is the direct consequence of far left agitators, working with local authorities.” His remarks come as a familiar network of far-left groups mobilize nationwide, often coalescing around disparate causes. FAMILIAR GROUPS MOBILIZE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ICE SHOOTING OF MINNESOTA PROTESTER In Minneapolis, the unrest intensified after the shooting, leading several local officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, to call on the Department of Homeland Security and the Trump administration to pull Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the city. Walz said in a post on X that he spoke with the White House “after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning.” “Minnesota has had it,” Walz said. “This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.” On Sunday, Walz said: “Minnesota believes in law and order. We believe in peace,” and called on Trump to pull “untrained agents” out of the state. But the White House wasn’t keen on budging. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to local leadership calling for the withdrawal of federal law enforcement from Minnesota, writing on X that the focus should not be on removing officers but on removing “dangerous criminal illegal aliens” from the state. “The Democrats have their priorities completely upside down. They will not keep the American people safe,” Leavitt wrote. ICE OFFICERS INJURED AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT STRIKES AGENTS Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said Pretti approached agents while armed with a 9 mm pistol and two magazines and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him, prompting one agent to fire. Local video footage and eyewitness accounts, however, appear to show Pretti holding only his phone before he was pepper-sprayed and pinned to the ground, raising questions about the government’s account of the encounter. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News on Sunday that she grieves for Pretti’s family and vowed a thorough investigation. “We can’t have individuals that are impeding law enforcement operations and then showing up with guns and weapons and no ID and confronting law enforcement like that,” Noem said. “It is one of the reasons that we see situations like this unfold.” He was shot several times and pronounced dead at the scene. State officials later said Pretti had a lawful permit to carry the firearm. Minnesota Democrats pushed back on the White House’s characterization, arguing the federal operation escalated tensions and endangered residents, including those not targeted by immigration enforcement.