IndiaLiveTeachers’ Day: PM Modi honours educators, shares glimpse of meeting award winners

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Key points

• Teachers' Day 2026: President Murmu to confer National Awards on 21 higher education teachers.
• Nominations were invited through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal from May 26 to July 20, allowing self, institutional and peer nominations under the Jan Bhagidari initiative.
• As Nishu is a minor, delhi Police have registered a fresh FIR under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on a complaint.
• Earlier, on friday, Cockroach Janta Party staged a outside the Parliament Street police station demanding action against Bharadwaj.
• Nepal flash floods: Death toll rises to 1, 344 as rescue, relief operations continue.

Teachers' Day: PM Modi pays tribute to educators, shares video of session award winners. 10: 36 (IST) Sep 05.

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2026 on 21 teachers and faculty members from higher education institutions and polytechnics at Vigyan Bhawan on Teachers' Day on Saturday. According to the ministry of education, 12 awardees are from central higher education institutions, five from state universities and colleges, and four from polytechnics. The selection recognises excellence in teaching, outreach, research, innovation, faculty development and consultancy.

Nominations were invited through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal from May 26 to July 20, allowing self, institutional and peer nominations under the Jan Bhagidari initiative. 10: 11 (IST) Sep 05. Delhi police tighten security after Swatantra Bharadwaj detained over assault case.

Security was tightened outside the Parliament Street police station in Delhi on Friday after the detention of Swatantra Bharadwaj in connection with an assault case involving Sanjay Azad, the father of 14-year-old Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Nishu Azad. As Nishu is a minor, delhi Police have registered a fresh FIR under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on a complaint. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act has additionally been went on to the earlier FIR.

Earlier, on friday, Cockroach Janta Party staged a outside the Parliament Street police station demanding action against Bharadwaj. Share your thoughts in the comments. Be respectful TOI community guidelines. 10: 02 (IST) Sep 05. UN declares November 27 International Day to eliminate child marriage.

In practice, the United Nations (UN) has declared November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, a move that holds particular significance for India as the date marks the launch of the Centre's 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' campaign in 2024. The UN General Assembly approved the resolution at its ongoing session in New York. 09: 27 (IST) Sep 05. China landslide: 10 individuals buried in Jiangxi town.

In practice, a landslide occurred in Gaoping town in Jiangxi, China, burying 10 individuals, state broadcaster CCTV noted. The incident comes days after devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet killed more than 1, 300 individuals. 08: 55 (IST) Sep 05.

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