<p><strong>Mumbai LIVE Updates:</strong> Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will be honoured with this year`s Lokmanya Tilak National Award, it was announced on Wednesday. This prestigious award, instituted by the Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Trust in 1983, has previously been bestowed upon notable figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023, and writer and Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty in 2024. We are closing the LIVE blog now</p>
