Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a militant-turned-soldier who laid down his life fighting a group of terrorists in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind Saturday.
Celebrations for the 70th Republic Day began Saturday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in attendance as the chief guest, amid heavy security deployment in the city.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has expressed disappointment over the omission of late Dr Shivakumara Swamiji from the list of those awarded Bharat Ratna on Friday evening.
President Donald Trump Friday announced a deal with opposition Democrats to temporarily reopen the US federal government, shut down for a record five weeks by a bitter row over funding for a US-Mexico border wall.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people on the country's 70th Republic Day on Saturday.
"Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians," he tweeted. Several leaders took to social media to extend their greetings on the occasion.
Bengaluru: The city civil court which completed the hearing of a case on bail plea of 16 accused including Amol Kale in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, reserved its verdict on Friday.
Mangaluru: Kaur police arrested an accused on charges of selling heroin and ganja at a playground at Vidya Nagar in Panjimogaru in the city on Friday.
Bengaluru: Total six persons including Mangaluru Pandeshwara fire brigade personnel B Shekhar were given the President's Medal for 2018-19.
New Delhi: Janata Dal (Secular) leader Danish Ali on Friday said former president Pranab Mukherjee was being awarded the Bharat Ratna as he had visited the RSS headquarters in Nagpur and had described Sangh ideologue K B Hedgewar as the "son of the soil".
Shivamogga: A total of nine deaths due to Kyatsandra Forest Disease, also known as monkey fever, has been reported in Shivamogga district since it broke out there in December 2018, the Karnataka health department said Friday.
