If girls want to wear a burqa, there should be no ban on it and those who ban it should be paraded around naked, said the Former SP MLA Zameer Ullah Khan
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the 'Manaskhand' tableau of Uttarakhand state selected for the Republic Day 2023 parade at the National Theater in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The Republic Day celebrations are going to be week-long commencing on January 23, the birth anniversary of great national icon Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and culminating on January 30 which is observed as Martyrs' Day.
'Shramyogis' (labourers), who built the revamped Central Vista and the new Parliament building, as well as vegetable and milk vendors, would be special invitees for the Republic Day parade this year.
A full dress rehearsal was conducted ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in the national capital. The rehearsals were carried out by the contingents of the Indian Armed forces at the Kartavya Path (formerly known as Rajpath).
The event started with the opening ceremony which concluded "Guard of Honour" to the chief guest of the event, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande. The army chief reviewed the parade ceremony of different troops of the Indian army.
Owing to Republic Day week preparations by the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air India on Friday announced that several of their domestic flight have been rescheduled, or cancelled during the Republic Day week, that is between 19-26 January.
After 13 years, the Karnataka tableau depicting the state's culture will not get a chance to feature in the Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path in the national capital.
The first-of-its-kind event is celebrated in remembrance of the 'Sahibzade' who sacrificed their lives fighting against the forceful conversion and other atrocities at a very young age.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated a seven-day International Forest Fair organised at Lal Parade ground in the state capital Bhopal on Tuesday.
Fans collected in huge numbers near the team bus, cheering for them, raising their hands and mobile phones with hopes to get a handshake or a picture. Some fans even climbed on railings to witness the grand parade of football world's newest champions