President Droupadi Murmu urged global leaders to seek rational solutions amid conflicts during her address on the eve of 75th Republic Day on Thursday.
As the country is set to mark its 75th Republic Day tomorrow, the focal points of the parade will be 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Bharat-Loktantra ki Matraka', symbolising the country's aspirations and its role as a nurturer of democracy.
Noting that the period of Amrit Kaal will be that of unprecedented technological changes, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that people have a golden opportunity to take the country to new heights and contribution from every citizen will be crucial in achieving the goals
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday recalled the contributions of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, who was conferred Bharat Ratna earlier this week, and said he was a tireless champion of social justice
The President said the nation gratefully remembers the leaders as well as the officials who contributed to the framing of "our splendid and inspiring" Constitution
Master Anthony Vanmawia, Ms Melody Lalremruati of Mizoram and Sooraj R of Central Reserve Police Force are the three awardees posthumously honoured with Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak.
"The Indian Army is a partner of the French Army because we do a lot of exercises together each year. The last one with the Air Force was Garuda. It's a long collaboration and that's why it's important for us to be here," he said.
The Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Tableau participating in this year's Republic Day parade will showcase the Chandrayaan-3 as its primary highlight.
A total of 16 band teams - four from each zone (East, West, South and North) - will vie for musical supremacy during the two-day event, which has been organised to popularise Indian music and tunes as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.
In view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone V K Birdi-IPS chaired a meeting at the Conference Hall of PCR Kashmir on Thursday to review the arrangements in place for conducting the event.