Most interesting Padma Award in 2025 went to Brazil's Jonas Masetti

The most interesting Padma Award in 2025 went to Brazil's Jonas Masetti, who has been awarded the Padma Shri for spreading the knowledge of Vedas and Bhagavad Gita across the world.

Just look at him - barefoot, wearing Rudraksha, dressed like a monk...

Once a mechanical engineer, he is now deeply influenced by Indian spirituality. 

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Woman saved from bullet by her brassiere

Ivete Medeiros, a merchant from Belem, Brazil, says she was saved by her brassiere when a stray bullet almost hit her. Medeiros heard a commotion coming from the local market, where a thief was holding a passerby at gun point. When he fired his gun, the bullet struck Medeiros' chest, but the underwire in her bra prevented it from fatally wounding her and she in fact escaped without a scratch.

"It was a deliverance from God." Medeiros told a local news channel later.