At this year’s Beating Retreat ceremony, Indian tunes based on classical ragas will be performed by military bands. There will also be 3-D anamorphic projection and drone shows.
The newly-appointed Consul General Mahesh Kumar at a Republic Day reception in Johannesburg said India is ready to welcome more investment from South Africa into the country.
Speaking at the 74th Republic Day function in Jamdoli, he outlined the significance of the three colours in the flag and encouraged people to make India excel.
The colourful tableau showcased 'Devi puja' and folk dances that celebrate the traditions of 'Devi', depicting the 'power of women' through five elements--earth, water, air, space and fire.
Uttar Pradesh has been winning as the best tableau in the parade for the last two years. In 2022, the centrepiece of the state's tableau was Varanasi with Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
The Bombay Chronicle newspaper noted how Indians and Congress party welcomed 'Purna Swaraj' in 1930. The celebration of Independence Day on 26 January quickly became customary.
Anthony Albanese said Australia Day is also celebrated on 26 January and this highlights the importance of both nations celebrating national days the same day.
74th R-Day parade will be the first parade on the Kartavya Path, the renovated ceremonial boulevard from the British period known as the Rajpath before.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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