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How India celebrated 1st Republic Day

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony, but it......

'Oommen Chandy never turned away the needy'

'I have never seen a common man tapping a chief minister on the shoulder and giving him his petition, like needing money for a child admitted in a hospital.' IMAGE: People throng to pay their last......

Goodbye old Parliament House, hello new Sansad Bhavan!

From its inauguration in 1927 to witnessing the foundation laying of a new Sansad Bhavan ahead of the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, the chequered history of the old Parliament building......

We won't see the likes of Sagar Sarhadi again

Though he went back to writing "beautiful scenes" for other Bollywood directors, his deep interest in the lives of ordinary citizens never slackened, evident from the way he made himself available......

Pranab Mukherjee: The president who could never be PM

A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee's climb up the political ladder stopped just short of his ambition to occupy 7 Race......

President to host PM's LPG panchayat on Tuesday

Over 100 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from 20 states will share with the LPG panchayat their experiences of how clean cooking fuel has changed their lives, in the presence of......

How Ashwani Lohani turned Madhya Pradesh into a tourist hotspot

Besides branding, innovation and marketing the state's tourism, Lohani's job was to turn around the MP Tourism Development Corporation. Image: Ashwani Lohani receives National Tourism......

The new republic of Bihar

The foetid smell of sweat, raw onions, garlic and mustard oil rises in the still, humid air of 1, Anne Marg as thousands collect in the sweltering heat to meet the chief minister of Bihar.This is......

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter.com Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting......

Fencer Bhavani Devi receives her Arjuna Award from sports minister

IMAGE: Bhavani Devi recieving Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. Photograph: Twitter CA Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer to participate at the Olympics, on Monday received her......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......

PIX: Sportspersons receive national honours virtually

IMAGE: Rani Rampal. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's sporting heroes were bestowed the annual national awards in an unparalleled online ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic during which......

Shukla thanks UPA govt for bestowing Tendulkar with Bharat Ratna honour

BCCI vice-president and Union Minister Rajeev Shukla said, on Tuesday, Sachin Tendulkar is the "most deserving person" to win the Bharat Ratna award and thanked the UPA government for bestowing the......

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