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President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday paid tributes to the soldiers who fought the 1999 war with Pakistan on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

In a recorded message during the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas celebrations on the occasion of Ashadha Purnima, the President highlighted the importance of following Lord Buddha's teaching.

She made this announcement on Monday after witnessing a cultural festival in capital Paramaribo on the occasion of the commemoration of 150 years of the arrival of Indians in Suriname.

Murmu is on her first state visit since becoming president of the country, to Suriname.

After Erdogan took the oath at the parliament, a lavish inauguration ceremony was held at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara with the attendance of world leaders.

During her address, the President also said that the world today is going through complex situation of global warming and climate change which have emerged as major challenges.

The Odisha government, which had supported Murmu's presidential candidature last year, has announced a Rs 10 crore package for development of the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Memorial.

According to sources, the tiger reserve will remain closed on May 4 and 5 as President Murmu will visit the national park on May 5 and will spend the entire day inside the sanctuary.

He is honorary chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as chairman from 2020-2022. He is also chairman of Exor and independent director at Temasek.

Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American tech entrepreneur, announced that he's running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Accepting the resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and of Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt. Governor of Ladakh, President Droupadi Murmu appointed 13 new Governors.

The Harvard Law Review has elected Apsara Iyer as its 137th president, making her the first Indian-American woman to head the prestigious publication in its 136-year history.

Rajendra Prasad, India's first president, was born on December 3, 1884, in Ziradei, Bengal Presidency (present-day Bihar). Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence warrior, lawyer, teacher, and writer. From 1950 until 1962, he served as India's first President.

Addressing Women's Self-Help Groups conference in Bhopal, Murmu asserted that making women economically independent is an effective way of empowering them.

President Droupadi Murmu was in Odisha from Nov 10-11, in what was her maiden visit to the state after assuming office of the top constitutional post in the country. Check out the events that unfolded during the two days.