Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26 (IANS) The 77th Republic Day celebrations were held on a grand scale across Kerala on Monday, but the official ceremony in the state capital was marked by a fresh flashpoint in the ongoing standoff between the Governor and the LDF government.At the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Governor Rajendra Arlekar hoisted the national flag, inspected the parade comprising various contingents, and received the ceremonial salute.However, in a departure from convention, the…
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday unfurled the national flag at the state-level Republic Day celebrations held at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar, marking the 77th Republic Day of the nation.A total of 46 contingents from various services and educational institutions participated in the parade. The parade was supervised by Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, SDPO, R. Udayagiri, with Sarat Chandra Jani, Deputy Commandant, 1st IR Battalion, Koraput, serving as Parade Comman…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated the 77th Republic Day across the state on Monday with much fanfare. Speaking after hoisting the national flag at the party office, ‘Jagannath Bhavan’, in Bengaluru, former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said that India’s remarkable economic progress is the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance principles, driven by a firm resolve to build a developed India.Gowda said India is emerging as a self-reli…
Kathmandu, Jan 26 (IANS) The 77th Republic Day of India was celebrated at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Monday with the participation of members of the Indian community and ‘friends of India’ in Nepal, the Embassy said. Republic Day is celebrated in India to commemorate the enforcement of the Indian Constitution and the country’s transition to a republic, which came into effect on January 26, 1950.The event commenced with the hoisting of the national flag by the Charge d’Affaires of the…
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended his greetings to President Droupadi Murmu on India’s 77th Republic Day while reflecting on the pragmatic approach from both countries of prioritising dialogue, confidence-building measures, and regional engagement. “President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on India’s 77th Republic Day. It should be the right choice for China and India to be good-neighbourly friends and pa…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday extended heartfelt greetings to the people of India and Indians living across the world on the occasion of the country’s 77th Republic Day, while calling for an honest assessment of whether the nation has truly progressed in line with the Constitution’s original spirit.In a press statement issued on January 26, BSP national president, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Mayawati, said Republic Day should not merely be a day of…
Raipur/Bilaspur, Jan 26 (IANS) Chhattisgarh celebrated the 77th Republic Day with patriotic fervour across the state on Monday as Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai unfurled the national flag in Bilaspur, emphasising security achievements.CM Sai declared that Chhattisgarh has restored its dignity by steadily eliminating Maoism through sustained operations and rehabilitation programmes. He expressed confidence that the state would become Maoist-free by March 2026, aligning with the national target set…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Playback singer Papon, who is known for ‘Bulleya’, ‘Jiyein Kyun’, ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage’ and others, is revisiting his childhood memories of Republic Day. The singer has shared that his mornings were spent watching the Republic Day on TV, and being mesmerised by the sheer artistic grandeur and the sense of pride.He told IANS, “As a child, I used to watch the Republic Day parade on TV, the grandeur of the march, the stirring bands, the music, and the vibrant table…
Patna, Jan 26 (IANS) As the entire country is celebrating the 77th Republic Day with great enthusiasm and pride, in Bihar, the state-level event was held with grandeur at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where Governor Arif Mohammad Khan hoisted the national flag.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with several Cabinet ministers, senior administrative and police officials, were present on the dais during the ceremony.Before hoisting the Tricol…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 11 security personnel were injured when Maoists triggered multiple IED blasts in the Karregutta Hills area near the Bijapur-Telangana border in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, police officials said on Monday.The serial explosions on Sunday targeted a joint anti-Naxal operation team comprising personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police and the elite CoBRA unit of the CRPF.Reports confirm that ten of the injured belong to the DRG, wh…