Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday congratulated Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a native of Lucknow, on being conferred the Ashoka Chakra, saying his courage and composure has given a new thrust to India's human spaceflight programme.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday expressed joy over the announcement of the Padma Bhushan award for former Uttarakhand chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, calling it a fitting tribute to his public life, service to the nation and dedication to society's welfare.

Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and leaders of the Opposition in both houses of Parliament Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi attended the Republic Day parade function at Kartavya Path on Monday.

Six children were injured when a private pickup van carrying them met with an accident in Panchkula district on Monday, police said.

The United States and India share a historic bond as the world's oldest and largest democracies, US President Donald Trump said on Monday as he greeted India on its 77th Republic Day celebrations.

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Monday said Centre and states were not enemies and that they should working jointly for the country's development.

The Congress will hold a 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' programme on January 27 to protest against replacing the MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Monday. 

Eleven security personnel were injured as improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists went off during an anti-Naxalite operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, officials said on Monday.