Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is the first foreign guest on a bilateral State Visit to India after the formation of the Modi 3.0 government, received a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.
Along with Prime Minister Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Union Minister JP Nadda, MoS Jitendra Singh and MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh were also present to welcome the Bangladesh PM.
The ceremonial display, scheduled for June 8 in London, serves as the dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, the official birthday parade for the King, set for June 15.
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions BCI to amend rules and the Advocates Act to exempt advocates from wearing black coats and gowns in the months of summer in the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
To mark the successful completion of training of Air Force Special Forces 'Garud' Commandos, Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade was held on Saturday at Garud Regimental Training Centre (GRTC), Air Force Station Chandinagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Christopher Rowley and his wife Sharon Rowley were accorded a ceremonial reception by Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and his spouse Rambai Bais at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Thursday.
BJP Varanasi District Secretary Shivanand Rai on Monday offered a 400-metre-long saree to the River Ganga in Varanasi as part of a ceremonial ritual on Monday.
Celebrated Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who shaped the exquisite sculpture of Ram Lalla that was ceremonially enthroned at his grand abode in Ayodhya, personally witnessed the 'Surya Tilak' on Wednesday.
Extending her wishes on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, actor Kangana Ranaut, who forayed into electoral politics after being named the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal's Mandi, also reminisced about her visit to Ayodhya for the 'Pran Pratishtha' or the ceremonial enthroneme