India celebrated its grand 73rd Republic day with a series of new events during the main parade. The nation bore witness to numerous procession that also symbolised various themes and the 75th year of independence.
The Republic Day parade at the Rajpath this year saw the "grandest and largest" flypast ever with the participation of 75 aircraft to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' celebrations.
The nation celebrates 73rd Republic Day today. President Kovind, on the occasion, honoured martyred ASI Babu Ram with Ashok Chakra.
The nation celebrates Republic Day today. On the occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind unfurled the tricolour 'Tiranga' flag of India.
India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day today. PM Modi visited the National War Memorial today, where paid floral tribute and saluted the martyrs of war.
The violent mob at Red Fort on January 26 wanted to capture the monument to make it the new protest site for agitation against the Centre's new farm laws, the Delhi Police said in its chargesheet.
In a major development, Delhi Police on Sunday arrested an individual accused in the recent violence that broke out at Red Fort on Republic Day during farmers' tractor rally in the national capital.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Wednesday morning said that Iqbal Singh, another accused in the Republic Day violence case, has been arrested. He was taken into the custody from Hoshiarpur in Punjab last night.
The Delhi Police have released pictures of alleged ‘rioters’ involved in the violence that took place at the Red Fort in the national capital during farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day.
In an exclusive interview to IndiaTV, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava said that our investigation is going in a right direction and the investigating officers will decide when to call the farmers leader for questioning. He also assured that they will soon find those involved in the 'Toolkit' agenda to defame the government.
Delhi Police has announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh to anyone who shares information that could help in tracing those involved in hoisting the flags at Red Fort on the Republic Day, including Punjabi actor-cum-activist Deep Sidhu. Sidhu has been accused of inciting and leading protesting farmers on tractors to the Red Fort, where a religious flag was unfurled on Republic Day.
The national capital witnessed clashes between protesters and police during the tractor parade by farmers on the Republic Day to press their demand of repealing three new farm laws.
Patience & control shown by you is right. We've to keep ourselves strong & prepare by focusing on intelligence reports, & sticking to strategy & ideas: Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava
In the view of ongoing farmers' protest at the Delhi borders, Additional security has been deployed at several locations of protest site.
The full dress rehearsals for beating retreat ceremony were held in the national capital. The final event will take place at Vijay Chowk on January 29. Beating retreat ceremony marks the end of Republic Day festivities. It is performed by the bands of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force (IAF). They perform along with the mass formation of bands of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Delhi Police. Sanitisation was done keeping in mind the fear of coronavirus. The R-Day celebrations will be low-key this year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
What if there were tableaux of political parties during Republic day parade?
Thousands of protesting farmers clashed with police in several areas of Delhi and stormed the historic Red Fort after breaking through barricades at different border points of the national capital on Tuesday. The farmers deviated from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathi-charge and using tear gas.
On the occasion of Republic Day, monuments such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) building in Maharashtra’s Mumbai lightened up.
In a major development, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and farmer leader Sardar VM Singh have withdrawn support from the ongoing farmers protests against the 3 new farm laws.
So far, many policemen have reported injured and several public and private properties have been damaged in this act of vandalism during the tractor parade by farmers, according to reports.
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