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Ladakh Honours Kargil War Hero: Shepherd Tashi Namgyal Receives State Bravery Award

January 26, 2026

Ladakh Pays Tribute to an Unsung Sentinel of the Kargil War

In a poignant Republic Day gesture, the Ladakh administration has posthumously awarded the 2025 State Award for Bravery to Tashi Namgyal, a shepherd whose alertness helped expose the earliest signs of the 1999 Kargil intrusion. The honour acknowledges a quiet act of courage that proved pivotal in safeguarding India’s territorial integrity in the strategically vital Batalik sector.

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Padma Shri 2026: Anke Gowda Honoured for Building India’s Largest Free-Access Library Network

January 26, 2026

Grassroots Literacy Champion Receives National Honour

India’s efforts to widen access to knowledge at the grassroots level have gained national recognition with the announcement of the Padma Shri 2026 for Anke Gowda of Karnataka. A former bus conductor, Gowda is being honoured for founding Pustakamane, widely regarded as India’s largest free-access library initiative. His work has focused on breaking economic and social barriers to reading, particularly for people in remote, rural, and marginalised communities.

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Rajouri Simran Bala to Command All-Male CRPF Contingent at Republic Day 2026

January 26, 2026

Borderland Officer Creates a Republic Day Milestone

A small village close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district is set to enter the national spotlight. On January 26, 2026, Simran Bala, a 26-year-old Assistant Commandant in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), will command an all-male CRPF marching contingent at the 77th Republic Day Parade on Kartavya Path. Her achievement marks an unprecedented first for Rajouri and reflects the evolving leadership dynamics within India’s security forces.

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Trump Warns Canada Over China Ties, Threatens 100 percent Tariff on Canadian Goods

January 26, 2026

Trump’s Warning Signals Fresh Strain in US–Canada Relations

US President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Canada over its expanding economic engagement with China, threatening punitive trade measures and accusing Ottawa of risking economic dependence on Beijing. The remarks mark a new escalation in North American trade tensions and reflect Washington’s increasingly hardline stance on allies deepening ties with China.

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68,000-Year-Old Hand Stencil in Indonesia Rewrites the Origins of Human Art

January 26, 2026

Indonesia Discovery Pushes Back the Origins of Human Art and Symbolism

A prehistoric hand stencil discovered in Indonesia has been confirmed as the oldest known cave artwork in the world, dating back nearly 68,000 years. The finding fundamentally reshapes scientific understanding of when and where symbolic thinking and artistic expression first emerged in human history, challenging long-standing assumptions that such creativity originated in Ice Age Europe.

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