Republic Day celebrations held at Assembly, Secretariat and HC

Republic Day celebrations held at Assembly, Secretariat and HC

Speaker Thammineni Seetharam unfurling the national flag at the Legislative Assembly on Friday as part of the Republic Day celebrations. The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Legislative Assembly Speaker, Thammineni Seetharam, on Friday observed that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been implementing various welfare programmes for the upliftment of socially and economically backward sections and … Read more

277 gallantry awards announced ahead of Republic Day

277 gallantry awards announced ahead of Republic Day

Picture for representation. President Droupadi Murmu approved 277 gallantry awards on the eve of the 75th Republic Day.  | Photo Credit: PTI President of India Droupadi Murmu has approved 277 gallantry awards on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. Among the majority of the 277 gallantry awards, 119 personnel from Left Wing Extremism affected … Read more

Republic Day 2023 live updates | President Murmu to lead nation in celebrating 74th R-Day

Republic Day 2023 live updates | President Murmu to lead nation in celebrating 74th R-Day

Security personnel keeping vigil at Kartavya Path on the eve of the Republic Day parade celebration in New Delhi on January 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The ceremonial boulevard of the national capital, the newly-christened Kartavya Path that has witnessed the country free itself from the clutches of colonial rule will play … Read more

PM Modi pays homage at war memorial

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage at the National War Memorial, a monument to the soldiers who have made supreme sacrifice for the country, on Republic Day on Wednesday. Modi was joined by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs as he paid tributes at a solemn ceremony. Republic Day events commence with … Read more

Had no bad intentions, went to Red Fort as everyone was going there: Deep Sidhu tells police

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New Delhi: Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who was arrested for the violence at the Red Fort on Republic Day, has told police that he had no “bad intentions” and went to the historic monument as everybody was going there, officials said on Wednesday. The Delhi Police‘s Crime Branch questioned Sidhu on Wednesday about his whereabouts and … Read more

Deep Sidhu arrested in January 26 Red Fort incident

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New Delhi: Actor Deep Sidhu, who was wanted in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. The arrest has been made by a team of Delhi Police‘s Special Cell, said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). The police had … Read more

View: Not resistance to farm reforms but administering them is GoI’s bigger worry

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The outrage over the ‘external’ aspect of the farmers’ protest has drawn new political battle lines in an already agitated environment, pitting Indian ‘nationalists’ against global ‘liberals’. So, how did we get here? And, more pertinently, where do we go from here? The answer has two sides to it — political and governance. First, the … Read more

One tractor, one village: ‘Formula’ to keep stir numbers up

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(This story originally appeared in on Feb 06, 2021) GHAZIABAD: The number of farmers protesting at UP Gate has been dwindling ever since violence erupted on the streets of Delhi on Republic Day. While a number of important farmer unions have called off the agitation and are headed back home with their supporters, a faction … Read more

Sanyukt Kisan Morcha forms panel to provide legal aid to protesting farmers

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New Delhi: The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Tuesday that it has formed a panel to provide legal aid to the protesting farmers who have been arrested or are missing since Republic Day. The umbrella body of the farmer unions protesting against the three central farm laws also met and sought the assistance of … Read more

Delhi Police appeals to public not to believe in rumours about illegal detention of farmers

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New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday appealed to people not to believe in rumours about illegal detention of farmers protesting against three new agri laws and asserted that the investigation is being carried out in a fair and transparent manner. Delhi Police PRO Eish Singhal said 44 FIRs have been registered and 122 people … Read more