President of India conferred medals for distinguished service on six & medals for meritorious service on 25 CBI officers, on the occasion of 75th Republic Day.
The marching contingent was drawn from the French Foreign Legion, a well-known and unique corps comprising approximately 10,000 men from around the world, including India.
The special invitees, referred to as 'True VIPs,' included achievers in various fields, paralympic medalists, and workers of the Central Vista Project, among others.
This is the second time France has participated in India's Republic Day celebrations. In 2016, French troops became the first foreign military contingent to take part in the event.
President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day also said the ‘democratic system in India is much older than the concept of Western democracy'.
The French president will first land in Jaipur. Visit shows ‘deep mutual trust and unwavering friendship underpinning Indo-French ties’, says French embassy.
They will be on mechanised columns that will showcase indigenous equipment including the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system and Swathi weapon-locating radar.
Central bank communication now holds as much significance as central bank action. A single clause in a press conference can move markets more than a 25-basis-point adjustment.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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