– 2022 Padma Awards announced; 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri

– 4 Padma Vibhushan awardees: Prabha Atre (Art, Maharashtra), Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous; Literature & Education, UP), General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous; Civil Service, Uttarakhand and Kalyan Singh (Posthumous; Public Affairs, UP)

– Nation celebrates 73rd Republic Day

– Former West Bengal CM & CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuses Padma Bhushan award

– Maritime exercise Paschim Lehar conducted by Indian Navy off the West Coast

– Noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini dies; awarded Padma Shri in 2019

– Govt notifies drone certification scheme to boost indigenous manufacturing

– Pushp Kumar Joshi to be new chairman and managing director of HPCL

– Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Syrian prison seized by IS

– Saudi Arabia and Thailand end 30-year row over a scandal involving stolen jewels; restore diplomatic ties