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In this screengrab from a video posted on January 26, 2026, President Droupadi Murmu confers India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra, to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during the 77th Republic Parade, at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi. Pho(to Credit: YT/@NarendraModi via PTI President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (January 26, 2026) conferred India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra, to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS).Also read: 77th Republic Day 2026 LIVE updatesThe President presented the award to Mr. Shukla at the Republic Day celebrations…

Interior design is one of the most important aspects of any home. Be it a small flat or a big mansion, the way it looks from inside is what makes all the difference. A few decades ago, a good home was all about keeping it clean and well organised. Whitewashed walls, high ceilings, carved railings, and wooden windows were counted as stylish. Symmetry ruled the interiors, and the design aspect too was subdued and conservative. Long windows, see-through glasses, bold colours, multi-purpose furniture are making their way into homes as new trends. In today’s time design is less about following…

Saket Jha Saurabh, Director & Head – Content & AR Partnerships, Snap Inc India is the largest market by user base for social networking major Snapchat with its GenZ population, and the app has about 250 million monthly active users in the country, a senior Snapchat executive said on Wednesday. 90 per cent of Snapchat’s audience in India is between 13 – 34 years in age, and a large part of our audience is Gen Z, which is a ‘visually expressive’ generation,” Saket Jha Saurabh, Director & Head – Content & AR Partnerships, Snap Inc, told businessline . “They don’t…

Mumbai: A 40-year-old man was arrested by Samta Nagar Police for sexually assaulting a female dog in Kandivali East. The case was reported by a local social worker.According to the FIR, the social worker was returning home from her uncle’s place on 1 February when she saw a crowd near a drain by Lokhandwala Complex.She found the accused lying in the drain with a female dog that was crying in pain. The dog had injuries to its private parts. The social worker took the animal to Parel Animal Hospital, where it was treated. Doctors confirmed the dog had been sexually…

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a mall in southeast Delhi’s Jasola on Saturday, prompting the Delhi Fire Services to deploy eight fire tenders to the spot.A Delhi Fire Services official said a call reporting smoke billowing from the mall was received at 12.20 pm, following which eight fire tenders were pressed into service.“The firefighting operation is going on. No casualty or injury has been reported yet,” the officials said.(With agency inputs) Source link

BENGALURU: A 42-year-old manager working with a transport company in Mahadevapura was robbed of gold ornaments worth more than Rs 12 lakh by three unidentified miscreants who threatened him inside his car near Budigere Cross recently.The victim, Shankar M, a resident of Budigere village, had finished work and was driving back home in his car. When he was near Budigere Cross around 10.55pm, two scooter-borne miscreants signalled him to stop by waving their hands. Believing it might be someone he knew, he pulled over.Two assailants then entered the car while a third person stood near the car door. The man…

Hyderabad: Escalating the political pitch ahead of the municipal elections, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, accusing both of neglecting Nizamabad and allowing the municipal corporation to deteriorate into what he called a ‘garbage dump’.Pitching the Congress as the only vehicle for urban development, he urged voters to elect Congress candidates, promising funds, an airport and comprehensive development of urban local bodies across the district.Addressing an election rally at Bardipur in Nizamabad district, Revanth said the BRS and BJP had no moral right to seek votes. “Narendra…

Chennai: DMK and AIADMK have accused each other of copying their poll promises and welfare programmes. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday alleged that the DMK, which was “sticking the DMK label on AIADMK’s schemes”, now started “copying” the political strategies of the AIADMK too. Nevertheless, the DMK govt failed to fulfil its promises, he alleged.To cover up the DMK govt’s failure to secure adequate funds for key infrastructure and development projects, including the proposed metro rail schemes in Madurai and Coimbatore, chief minister M K Stalin was blaming the Union govt, EPS said. EPS said people across…

Ahmedabad: A man and a woman were found hanging inside a temple complex on the Bagodara-Dhandhuka Road under Bagodara police station in Ahmedabad district on Friday. Police said a preliminary inquiry revealed that the deceased were Gautam Jadav (31), a married man from Chiyada village, and Kinjal Rathod (20) from Kesharadi village. Both were employed at a pharmaceutical company located in Kerala GIDC, where they reportedly developed a romantic relationship. According to investigators, the relationship deepened at the workplace and the duo allegedly eloped from their respective homes around 15 days ago. Since then, their whereabouts were unknown to family…

Bhubaneswar: A demand for Geographical Indication (GI) tag recognition for several of Odisha’s iconic culinary and tribal products was raised in the Lok Sabha by Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka on Thursday, highlighting the need to protect the state’s traditional foods.Raising the issue under Rule 377 during the ongoing Budget Session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Ulaka urged the Union govt to initiate a time-bound process for granting GI recognition to Odisha’s unique culinary heritage. He said several traditional products, despite their cultural and historical significance, are yet to receive formal protection.Bhubaneswar: Constable’s Suicide After ₹9L Transfer, 24 Places To Be…