Republic day

A large cache of explosive material has been recovered from the five terror operatives, according to the police. read more

Vir Das has become one of six global talents to have three stand-up specials on Netflix. read more

Bands from the three services and the Central Armed Police Forces perform at Vijay Chowk to mark the end of annual Republic Day celebrations. read more

Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar and his crew began practising for the parade last week, and have been spending up to eight hours daily to synchronize their moves. A few of his band members have taken part in the parade multiple times. read more

The Indian Air Force said on Monday that the fly-past on Republic Day will consist of 45 aircraft — 16 fighter jets, 10 transport planes, and 19 helicopters. read more

Due to closure of airspace over Delhi on these days, flight operations of all airlines are likely to be impacted. read more

Sonali Bendre has expressed fears about the future of her child after the repeated attacks on educational institutions and has requested people to take a pledge to stem the violence and choose peace instead. read more

While the Nepal border runs long the state’s seven districts, the alert has been sounded in five districts, including Bahraich, Shravasti, Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Siddharthnagar. read more

This year, the government has selected 22 tableaux -- 15 states, 1 union territory, and six government departments -- from a total of 56 applications (32 from states and UTs, 24, departments). read more

The Bengal government’s proposal was rejected after an expert committee examined it in two rounds of meeting, a statement by the defence ministry said. read more

This comes in the backdrop of Mamata Banerjee leading the protests against the citizenship amendment bill and against the central government. read more

During his meeting with Brazilian president Bolsonaro, Prime minister Modi invited the him to be the chief guest at the Republic Day 2020. Bolsonaro accepted the invitation with pleasure. read more

PM Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attended the Future Investment Initiative business forum in Saudi Arabia last month and were together at a dinner hosted by the Saudi King for heads of state and government at the meeting. read more

Also, to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi so far 1424 prisoners have been released by states and Union Territories in 2 phases (2nd Oct 2018 & 6th April 2019). Third phase of release is due on 2nd Oct 2019. read more

The idea of universal museum sounds good. But artefacts are best preserved when returned to communities which have an ownership claim. read more