The contingents only marched a distance of 3.5 km instead of the usual 8.5 km, and for the first time in 55 years, no foreign dignitary attended the January 26 parade
The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated across states and Union Territories on Tuesday under the shadow of COVID-19 and farmers' protests against new agri laws.
Asserting that the Centre''s new agri laws are in the interest of farmers, the chief minister said they are a step towards doubling their income
Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan appreciated the state government for keeping an effective check on the spread of Covid-19
The US said bilateral ties remain strong through the democratic ideals the two countries share
The Republic Day celebration at Rajpath this year, while upholding most traditions, was unusual due to the Covid-19 pandemic
India's 72nd Republic Day celebrations began with PM Modi paying homage to war heroes at National War Memorial
Many protesting farmers ran amok through the capital and clashed with police personnel
The aircraft carried out the 'Brahmastra' formation alone and was part of the 'Eklavya' formation with four other fighter jets
Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital
The 72nd Republic Day celebrations were cut short in Kolkata due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The tableaux that rolled down on the Rajpath reflected India's cultural diversity and social and economic progress
Chaotic scenes were witnessed at ITO, where hundreds of protesters were seen chasing police personnel with sticks and ramming their tractors into the buses parked by police
Five Rafale fighter planes were formally inducted into the IAF in September last year. India is procuring the fighter planes from France
India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day, the day its Constitution came into force in 1950
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The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 41 unions leading protests against the Centre's farm laws, said their tractor parade will not enter central Delhi and it will start only after the parade
Seventeen have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), three President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 18 Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion
Representing India's strides in indigenous defence technologies, a contingent of Defence Research and a Development Organisation (DRDO) will take part in the majestic Rajpath
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