A group of artists called on the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu today (May 26, 2025) as part of the Artists in Residence programme in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The traditional art forms of India are being showcased in Artists in Residence programme - Kala Utsav in their original forms. This Kala Utsav has also provided a platform to the folk, tribal and traditional artists of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan who have continued the varied forms of art since generations.

The artists of Gond art of Madhya Pradesh and Madhubani art of Bihar are staying at Rashtrapati Bhavan from May 20 to 27, 2025 under the Artists-in-Residence programme. They are - Madhubani artists - Shanti Devi, Ambika Devi, Manisha Jha, Priti Karn, Ranjan Paswan, Shanti Devi, Urmila Devi, Shravan Paswan, Kumari Nalinee Shah and Moti Karn and Gond artists - Durgabai Vyam, Subhash Vyam, Nankusia Shyam, Ram Singh Urveti, Dilip Shyam, Champakali, Heeraman Urvety and Japani Shyam Dhurwey.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has levied fines on Union Bank of India and Transactree Technologies Pvt Ltd for breaching regulatory norms. Union Bank was fined 63.60 lakh rupees for failing to transfer eligible funds to the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund and collecting collateral on small agricultural loans, violating RBI guidelines.

Transactree Technologies Pvt Ltd was penalized 40 lakh rupees for non-compliance with P2P lending norms, including improper fund routing and lack of borrower transparency. The RBI emphasized that the penalties are for regulatory lapses and do not reflect on the validity of the institutions’ agreements with customers.

In Romania, Nicusor Dan today assumed office as President. The 55-year-old independent candidate secured 53.6 per cent of the votes in the presidential runoff on 18th of this month, defeating George Simion, leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians. Dan took over from the interim President, Ilie Bolojan.

In his inaugural address after the swearing-in ceremony, Dan emphasised the need for fundamental change within the framework of the rule of law. He called on citizens to maintain positive pressure on state institutions to drive reform and pledged to remain receptive to public voices.

According to the Romanian constitution, the presidential elections are held every five years, with a maximum of two consecutive terms allowed.

Romania is a southeastern European country. It is the twelfth-largest country of Europe with a population of around one crore and 90 lakh.

Indian shooter Tejaswani claimed the gold medal in the women’s 25m pistol event to continue the country’s domination in the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Suhl, Germany, here on Monday. Tejaswani aggregated 31 after firing five shots in the eight-women final.

Currently, India is leading the medal standings with 11 medals including three gold, four silver and four bronze in one of the world’s most prestigious tournament for junior shooters.

In Madhya Pradesh, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that today the whole country is united against terrorism. He said the country is feeling proud of the valour of our armed forces. The whole country is convinced of the lesson taught to terrorism through Operation Sindoor.
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The Vice President was addressing the inaugural session of the three-day Krishi Udyog Sammelan in Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh today. He also inaugurated and performed the Bhoomi Pujan of 86 construction works worth about 116 crore rupees during the function. MP Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav were also present on this occasion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Gujarat on Monday, during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a series of major infrastructure and development projects across Dahod, Bhuj, and Gandhinagar. The projects, collectively worth over Rs 77,000 crore, span across sectors such as railways, power, urban development, and housing.

Day 1: Focus on Dahod and Bhuj

On Monday, the Prime Minister will begin his visit in Dahod. At around 11:15 AM, he will inaugurate a state-of-the-art Locomotive Manufacturing Plant established by Indian Railways. This facility will produce high-power 9000 HP electric locomotives for both domestic use and export. These advanced locomotives are equipped with regenerative braking systems designed to reduce energy consumption and enhance environmental sustainability. The PM will also flag off the first electric locomotive manufactured at the plant.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone of ‘Swasti Niwas’ at the National Cancer Institute in Jamtha (जामठा), Nagpur, this morning. He will also lay the foundation stone of the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) Nagpur campus at Chicholi (चिचोली) in Kamptee (कामठी) block in the afternoon. Mr Shah is on a three-day visit to Maharashtra beginning today.

Meanwhile, NFSU Founder Vice Chancellor Dr JM Vyas has informed that the establishment of the new campus of NFSU in Maharashtra will create a group of “skilled forensic experts”. The Nagpur campus will be the 11th campus of NFSU and the first one in Maharashtra. After Nagpur, Mr. Shah will attend various programs in Nanded today. The Home Minister will visit Mumbai tomorrow to attend various programs.

In Badminton, India’s Kidambi Srikanth finished as the runner-up at the Malaysia Masters tournament in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. He lost to the World Number 4, Shi Feng Li of China in the Men’s Singles final, 21-11, 21-9.
Earlier, Srikanth, the 2021 World Championships silver medallist, secured his spot in the final with a straight-games victory over Tanaka, 21-18, 24-22.

In Shooting, India’s Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar clinched gold medal in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Suhl, Germany last night. Moreover, another Indian Ojasvi Thakur bagged silver medal in the same event. Kshirsagar’s win was more resounding as she held the lead from the very beginning despite a solid challenge from her teammate Ojasvi Thakur. The pair had started well alongside Li Shijia of China, with Carlotta Salafia of Italy and Olympic silver medallist Huang Yuting of China close behind.

With this, India has jumped to the top of the points table with a total of 8 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Earlier in the day, Naraen Pranav Vanitha Suresh set the ball rolling by winning a bronze in the men’s 10 meter air rifle event before Mukesh Nelavalli matched the colour of his medal in the men’s 25 meter rapid fire pistol event.

Novak Djokovic made more tennis history by winning a 100th career singles title on Saturday (May 24, 2025) and his first in a city that is special to his family.

Djokovic finally reached his century after rallying to beat Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) in more than three hours in the Geneva Open final. He lost his two previous finals since his 99th title win nine months ago at the Paris Olympics at Roland-Garros.

He joins tennis greats Jimmy Connors, who has a record 109 titles, and Roger Federer on 103 as the only men with a century of tournament wins in the Open era.