74th Republic Day Live Updates: The Republic Day parade at the Kartavya Path concludes
With the National Anthem, the Republic Day 2023 parade at Kartavya Path has concluded..
74th Republic Day Highlights
The parade was commanded by Parade Commander Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, a second-generation Army officer. Maj Gen Bhavnish Kumar, Chief of Staff, Delhi Area were the Parade Second-in-Command.
For the first time, a combined band and marching contingent of the Egyptian Armed Forces took part in the ceremonial parade.
The Naval contingent was led by a woman officer, featured 3 women, and 6 Agniveers -- soldiers in the first batch
In accordance with the Make-in-India model only Indian made weapon systems such as Arjun, and other systems made in India, including the Akash missile system, were on display
Cultural performances were presented by 479 artistes chosen through the nationwide "Vande Bharatam" dance competition.
Eleven children who received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for outstanding achievement in the fields of bravery, art and culture, sports, innovation and social service were also part of the parade.
This year, invites were sent to people involved in the construction of the Central Vista, Kartavya Path, New Parliament Building, milk, vegetable vendors and street vendors, who were given a prominent spot in the galleries.
74th Republic Day Live Updates: The Republic Day parade at the Kartavya Path concludes
With the National Anthem, the Republic Day 2023 parade at Kartavya Path has concluded..
Four Rafale jets part of Netra formation during fly-past
As the Indian Air Force began its Fly Past, four Rafale jets flew past the Kartvaya Path as part of the Netra formation.
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Republic Day Parade 2023: VVIP seats to be reserved for Central Vista workers, street vendors
The theme for this year's Republic Day Parade is ‘Participation of the Common People’. Workers of Central Vista, vegetable vendors and more such people will be allotted prominent seats that are usually reserved for VVIPs. Read more here
India, Egypt to discuss defence, trade and terrorism during Sisi visit
India and Egypt are likely to enhance their strategic partnership through a series of agreements during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s “historic” visit to Delhi this week to widen and deepen their bilateral relationship. Read more here.
How chief guests are picked for Republic Day celebrations
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74th Republic Day Live Updates: Kerala presents the tableau of 'Nari Shakti'
Kerala presents the tableau of 'Nari Shakti' and folk traditions of women empowerment. The tractor portrays Karthyayani Amma, the winner of Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2020 who top scored the literacy examination at the age of 96.
74th Republic Day Live Updates: Arunachal Pradesh's tableau marches down Kartavya Path
Arunachal Pradesh's tableau showcases the potential for tourism in the fields of adventure, sports, ecology, culture, religion, history and archaeology
74th Republic Day Live Updates: Jammu and Kashmir tableau marches down Kartavya Path
The tableau of Jammu and Kashmir depicted the holy Amarnath shrine and the rich cultural heritage of the state.
74th Republic Day Live Updates: Indian Navy contingent features Dornier aircraft, indigenous Kalvari class submarines
-The Indian Navy tableau featured a women aircrew of Dornier aircraft, highlighting all-women crew surveillance sortie undertaken last year.
-The main section of the tableau displayed the ‘Make in India’ initiatives of the Navy. It included a model of the new indigenous Nilgiri class ship with a Dhruv helicopter deploying marine commandos,
-It also featured models of indigenous Kalvari class submarines and autonomous unmanned systems being indigenously-developed under iDEX-Sprint Challenge.
74th Republic Day Live Updates: Regal camels of BSF enthral the audience at the Kartavya Path
74th Republic Day Live Updates: Naval contigent marches down Kartavya Path
-The Naval contingent of 144 young sailors is being led by Lieutenant Cdr Disha Amrith as Contingent Commander
-The marching contingent for the first time in history consists of 3 women and six Agniveers