09:27 pm: Padma Shree 2017 conferred upon: Anwar Jalalpur - Literature and Education (Literature - Urdu), Ibrahim Sutar - Arts (Music - Sufi), Manas Bihari Varma - Science & Engineering (Defence), Sitavva Joddati - Social Work, Nouf Marwaai - Others (Yoga), V Nanammal - Others (Yoga) (ANI)
09:21 pm: Voting in an election is like performing a 'yagya' in a democracy where everyone gives 'ahuti' of votes: President Ram Nath Kovind on National Voters Day (ANI)
09:13 pm: 3rd test Day 2: India at stumps 49/1 and 187, lead South Africa by 42 runs (ANI)
09:02 pm: Today India welcomes those who perform & shows doors to the who don't perform. This performance based politics is necessary for our democracy: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on National Voters Day (ANI)
08:53 pm: The way Election Commission has conducted elections in the last 70 years is extraordinary, India has 86 crore voters & 10 Lakh polling booths across India: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on National Voters Day (ANI)
08:45 pm: Padma Shree 2017 conferred upon: Rani and Abhay Bang - Medicine (Affordable Healthcare), Lentina Ao Thakkar - Social Work (Service), Romulus Whitaker -Others (Wildlife Conservation), Sampat Ramteke - Social Work, Sanduk Ruit - Medicine (Ophthalmology) (ANI)
08:36 pm: Mobile Internet services suspended in Kashmir valley until further notice due to security reasons (ANI)
08:24 pm: Padma Shree 2017 conferred upon: Rajagopalan Vasudevan - Science & Engineering (Innvoation), Subhasini Mistry - Social work, Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan - Literature & education (affordable education), Sulagatti Narasamma - Medicine, Yeshi Dhoden - Medicine (ANI)
08:14 pm: Padma Shree 2017 conferred upon: Arvind Gupta - Literature & education (affordable education), Lakshmikutty - Medicine (snake bite), Bhajju Shyam - Art (Painting - Gond Art), Sudhanshu Biswas - Social service, MR Rajagopal - Medicine (Palliative Care), Murlikant Petkar - Sports (ANI)
08:03 pm: Shashi Tharoor wasn't detained for possession of pistol at Jaipur airport. He was waiting for his sister. Someone asked him what he was waiting for,he said"my sister",misheard as"Pistol",individual informed security, which sought clarification, matter later closed: CISF sources (ANI)
07:56 pm: Trade discussions will lead to tremendous increases in trade between U.S. and UK, Trump says at Davos (Reuters)
07:50 pm: Euro above $1.25 for first time since December 2014 (AFP)
07:46 pm: Landmine kills 13 civilians in Mali (AFP)
07:37 pm: A happy and equal-opportunity nation is built by happy and equal-opportunity families and communities. Families where girls have the same rights and the same access to education and healthcare as boys: President Kovind Click Here To Read
07:33 pm: The scientist who innovates for our Republic; the missile technologist who puts our Republic on a new trajectory; the wise tribal who conserves the ecology of our Republic; the engineer who re-imagines our Republic; the construction worker who builds our Republic: President Kovind
07:27 pm: A Republic is its people. Citizens do not just make up and preserve a Republic; they are its ultimate stakeholders and in fact pillars. Each one of us is a pillar – the soldier who defends our Republic; the farmer who feeds our Republic: President Kovind
07:23 pm: To give justice to women, a government can come out with numerous laws, but it will reap benefit only when their voices are heard: President on the eve 69th Republic Day
07:22 pm: I wish all Indians a happy Republic Day. It’s a day to remember our freedom fighters.Citizens are the pillars of democracy: President on the eve 69th Republic Day
07:12 pm: Punjab: Suspected ISI agent arrested by police in Gurdaspur. DSP Batala SS Bal says, he was in touch with a person in Pakistan since November. He did recce of the border and checked BSF deployment & movement. He is a drug addict and was lured for money (ANI)
