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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicRepublic Day

Topic: Republic Day

The ‘make in India’ dream of an IIT-Delhi startup whose drones lit up sky at Beating the Retreat

The drones are the brainchild of BotLab Dynamics — a startup led by 2 IIT Delhi & a University of Illinois alumni. Even the drone body was made by a Seelampur fruit basket maker.

India’s new nationalism wants to promote disquiet — full text of Hamid Ansari’s speech at US event

Speaking at a virtual US Congressional briefing on Republic Day, Ansari said this form of nationalism presents an 'electoral majority in the guise of a religious majority'.

Not just 1st R-Day, 26 Jan 1950 also significant as Air Force, Navy shed ‘Royal’ prefix

Both the ‘Royal’ prefix for the Navy and Air Force in India, as well as the absence of such a label for the Army, have their roots in British military and political history.

‘You truly are a special ambassador’: Modi sends R-Day greetings to Jonty Rhodes, Chris Gayle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks the two international cricketers for developing a 'profound connection' with India and its culture.

We need to re-read the Constitution’s Preamble to understand what being Indian means

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Education ministry’s ‘Vedas to Metaverse’ tableau at R-Day parade focuses on NEP

A part of the tableau depicted the Vedas followed by the Gurukul education system, and also featured the Nalanda University and culminated with modern-day AR and VR technologies.

Navy’s R-Day tableau displays 1946 uprising as woman officer leads its marching contingent

The uprising was started by the Royal Indian Navy's sailors of 'Talwar' ship on 18 February 1946 during India's Independence movement, and then spread to 78 ships.

All the noise on Indian democracy hides the silence on idea of republic. It’s unhealthy

We analyse Indian democracy a lot but not India’s republic. It is because elections are entertaining like cricket where citizens aren't the stars.

India-US ties destined to be stronger, closer, tighter — White House on 73rd Republic Day

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki extended greetings on the occasion and said the partnership between India and US is rooted in shared responsibility to uphold democratic values.

Republic Day tableaux are anachronistic now. Either include all or do away with the spectacle

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

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.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

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.