President Droupadi Murmu presented 66 Padma awards, including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Notable recipients included N Rajam, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Uday Kotak, and Dharmendra.
A political confrontation in Punjab escalates as rival camps led by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann seek separate meetings with President Droupadi Murmu on the same day. Chadha, one of seven AAP MPs who switched to BJP on April 24, is scheduled to meet the President at 10:40am, followed by Mann at noon seeking recall of the defectors. The row intensifies with reports of two FIRs with non-bailable charges against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who alleges misuse of government machinery.
