When Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan in early March 2024, it marked a spectacular fall from grace: from being courted in the U.S. as a friendly head of state to facing the rest of his life behind bars, convicted of cocaine importation and weapons offenses.
President Droupadi Murmu honoured former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao, former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, and agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan with Bharat Ratna posthumously today.
Protesting against the Sandeshkhali incident, BJP state president and MP Sukanta Majumdar and his supporters agitated around the SP office in Basirhat.
President Draupadi Murmu honoured 26-best-performing athletes and para athlete with Arjuna awards while coaches were conferred with Dronachary awards.
Sri Lanka must continue to forge ahead on a demanding path with formidable challenges in 2024 to achieve economic stability, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in his New Year's message.
Speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur, he said the curriculum gave an individual an opportunity to introspect his/her ambitions and fulfill them.
He was laying the foundation stone for the Bhagwan Mahavir Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi.
Taking to Twitter, Modi said: "Congratulations to my friend Emmanuel Macron on being re-elected as the President of France! I look forward to continue working together to deepen the India-France Strategic Partnership."
After NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri dismissed Sunday's no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister saying it was in contradiction of Article 5 of the Constitution, Khan announced that he had advised President Alvi to dissolve all Assemblies, paving the way for snap elections.
Expressing happiness over launching the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain 2022', he said that district magistrates and village sarpanchs would have to play a crucial role in motivating the local populace for active participation of each individual in water conservation work.
