New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Military precision blended seamlessly with cultural diversity at India's 66th Republic Day parade Monday where US President Barack Obama was the chief guest.
Heavy armour, marching contingents of the armed forces and the paramilitary and police forces interspersed with brass and pipe bands - tableaux depicting the multifarious heritage of this vast land and schoolchildren dancing merrily in spite of the chill marked the event, crowned by a flypast that many apprehended would not happen due to the weather.
For the first time, an all-women's contingent drawn from the three services featured at the event, while the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force also fielded all-women contingents.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi drove to India Gate to lay a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial to the unknown soldier.
He later drove back to the saluting base at Rajpath to welcome Obama and President Pranab Mukherjee, who took the salute at the two-hour parade.
Before it commenced, Mukherjee handed over posthumous Ashok Chakras - the nation's highest military award in peacetime - to the widows of Major Mukund Vardarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh, who were killed in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
RPF Constable Thrashes Disabled man in Bengal, Suspended
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable was Thursday suspended after
Salman Khan has got another action thriller, South Cinema filmmaker confirmed
Bollywood's mega superstar Salman Khan has been away from the silver screens for the last year. H
Former India captain MS Dhoni (MS Dhoni) said goodbye to international cricket on 15 August 2020.
Lok Sabha Election 2024. A few days ago, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal commented on the retirement of
Dera Premi Killing In Punjab: The law and order situation in Punjab is getting worse. Dera lover
On Friday, 1.27 lakh new cases were reported in the country. 2.30 lakh people have been cured and
Union Minister Narayan Rane's son and BJP MLA from Maharashtra Nitesh Rane have withdrawn his ant
Western UP lawyers suspend 3-day agitation for HC bench
Ghaziabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Lawyers agitating for setting up of a bench of Allahabad High Court in
Coronavirus has engulfed the whole world, due to which millions of deaths have occurred worldwide
Negligence: Corona explosion in a village in Maharashtra, food of last rites, 93 Corona infected
The second wave of the coronavirus in Maharashtra has gone out of control. A 15-day mini lockdown
