President Droupadi Murmu today conferred this year's Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The awards have been conferred upon 11 children for their exceptional achievement in six categories, which include Art, Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports.  

Each awardee has received a medal, a cash prize of one lakh rupees, and a certificate from the President.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with this year's Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee children in New Delhi today, January 24. 

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the awards on them at Vigyan Bhawan yesterday. The awards have been conferred on 11 children for their exceptional achievement in six categories, which include Art, Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports. Each awardee has received a medal, a cash prize of one lakh rupees, and a certificate from the President. 

President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, will arrive in New Delhi today, January 24, on a three-day visit to India. 

President Sisi will be the Chief Guest on India’s 74th Republic Day. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including five Ministers and senior officials. This is for the first time that the President of Egypt has been invited as Chief Guest on  Republic Day. A military contingent from Egyptian Army will also participate in the Republic Day parade.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had a very nuanced and developed understanding of the contemporary world and helped India transform its relationship with the United States. 

Dr. Jaishankar said this at the 3rd Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture in New Delhi yesterday, January 23. He said, Mr. Vajpayee transformed India's relationship with the United States in the post-cold war environment after recognizing how important that relationship had become for India nationally and internationally.
 

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2023 to 11 children at an Award ceremony in Delhi tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees on the 24th of January.

Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani will also interact with the children and congratulate them for their exemplary performances in their respective categories on the same day.

President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, will pay a state visit to India from the 24th to the 26th of this month. President El-Sisi will be the Chief Guest at India’s 74th Republic Day. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including five Ministers and senior officials.

This is for the first time that the President of Egypt has been invited as Chief Guest at India's Republic Day celebrations. A military contingent from the Egyptian Army will also participate in the Republic Day parade.

A grateful nation remembers the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary today, January 23. 

It was on this day in 1897, that Neta Ji was born in Cuttack, Odisha. The day is celebrated as Parakram Diwas. 

The 23rd of January is celebrated as Parakram Diwas every year to inspire people of the country, especially the youth, to act with fortitude in the face of adversity as Netaji did, and to infuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervour.

The fifth Kalvari class submarine INS Vagir will be inducted into Indian Navy today, January 23. 

The submarine, built in India by Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in collaboration with France-based Naval Group, will be commissioned by Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar. Vagir has the distinction of having the lowest build time among all indigenously manufactured submarines to date. 

Vagir will boost Indian Navy’s capabilities as it is capable of undertaking diverse missions including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, and surveillance missions. Vagir is named after Sand Shark, which represents ‘Stealth and Fearlessness’, two qualities that are synonymous with the ethos of a submariner.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees today, January 23. 

He will virtually attend the event being held at Port Blair. The Prime Minister will also unveil the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji. Home Minister Amit Shah will be present at the event and address the gathering. He arrived in Port Blair last night on a two-day visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will also attend the event.

Home Minister Amit Shah has said that Indian agencies have succeeded in establishing their strong supremacy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He added that India today stands safe, sound and on a good footing. Home Minister said this while chairing the All India Conference of Director Generals Inspector Generals of Police 2022 in New Delhi on Friday.

Mr. Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, no one ignores India in any field today. He paid tributes to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation's security.