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President Droupadi Murmu presented 66 Padma awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Violinist N Rajam received Padma Vibhushan. Actor Dharmendra was honored posthumously with Padma Vibhushan. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee received Padma Shri. The ceremony recognized distinguished service in various fields. A total of 131 Padma awards were approved for 2026.

Gallery Dotwalk's new exhibition, 'The Architecture of the Void,' showcases modern Indian artists' works on paper, highlighting their exploration of form, memory, and identity post-Independence. The exhibition traces the 'line' as a unifying element, revealing diverse artistic responses to a nation redefining itself and connecting historical fragility with contemporary relevance.

Allu Arjun unveiled his state-of-the-art Allu Cinemas, featuring a 'Wall of Greats' showcasing renowned directors. While the grand opening celebrated cinematic talent, fans debated the inclusion and exclusion of certain filmmakers. The theatre boasts India's largest Dolby Cinema screen, promising an immersive viewing experience.

A drunk man murdered his teenage daughter in the town's Barpali area on Thursday night.

Teachers of different postgraduate departments and constituent colleges, which fall under the jurisdiction of Patliputra University (PPU), observed ‘Protest Day’ on Friday. They wore black badges and demonstrated against the murder of T P S College associate professor Shiv Narayan Ram (52).

PATNA:The state government has finally forwarded the names of 20 eminent personalities of Bihar for the Padma Awards 2004 to the union home ministry.

State government on Friday suspended chief executive officer cum commissioner Patna Municipal Corporation 2005 batch IAS officer Kuldip Narayan.

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed deep shock and grief over the death of Samajwadi Party founder and former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday. KCR will attend the last rites of Mulayam on Tuesday.

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday fixed September 26 for further hearing in the criminal revision preferred by the CBI challenging the May 4 order of the special CBI court dropping proceedings against Union ministers L K Advani, M M Joshi, Uma Bharti and 18 others in the Ayodhya demolition case.

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will expand his ministry on Monday by inducting four ministers of cabinet rank and 11 ministers of state

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday expanded his three-and-a-half year old ministry by inducting 15 new members.

The Bihar circle of BSNL would give Vishisht Sanchar Sewa Padak to 11 of its officials and Sanchar Krida Award to one sportsperson at a function to be held on Thursday to celebrate the BSNL Foundation Day.

BJP could not decide its candidate for the biennial election to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra because of difference of opinion over whether the party should accede to the Shiv Sena's request to leave the seat for dalit leader Ramdas Athavale.

All the members of the steering committee of state Congress have been nominated in the key election committee, responsible for finalising candidates for the Assembly election.

A 61-year-old bike-borne man died while his brother-in-law escaped with minor injuries after he lost control over the motorcycle and rammed into a divider in Berasia locality on Friday night.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those who wished chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the occasion of his 77th birthday which he celebrated on Tuesday.

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Hundreds of people, mostly women, thronged the Biranchi Narayan temple at Buguda, 70 km from here in Ganjam district, on Sunday on the occasion of the Samba Dashami, when the Sun God is worshipped.

AHMEDABAD: A top bureaucrat disclosed before the Nanavati-Shah commission on Thursday how chief minister Narendra Modi was responsible for shunting out most police officers who were found effective in controlling law and order.

Chief Justice of the Madras high court Sanjib Banerjee administered the oath of office to Ravi at an event held on the lawns of Raj Bhavan in Guindy.

PATNA: The state BJP leaders, including leader of the Opposition Sushil Modi, have expressed concern over the reported killing of Dalit for attempting to offer puja to Goddess Durga in Bahera village.

ALLAHABAD: A Hindi festival was organised at Central Ordnance Depot, Cheoki under the guidance of Col R Badri Narayan, commandant of the depot. Kameshwar Prasad Sharma, assistant director (official language) and secretary, District Hindi Implementation Committee, was the chief guest.

Over 2,500 CPI(ML) workers assembled there on Thursday and a meeting was held under the leadership of former CPI(ML) MLA from Mairwan Satyadeo Ram.

The authorities of Allahabad University have announced the security committee which would be entrusted with the responsibility of scrutinising the forms of the aspirants for the upcoming student union elections on the campus.

The man of Malgudi may have been born and raised in Madras, but it’s Mysore, his adoptive city, that wants to memorialise him.