As India celebrates its 75th Republic Day today, a grand display of military prowess, culture and women empowerment was seen in India’s Republic Day parade 2024. India's 'Nari Shakti' was on display as women soldiers marched down the Kartavya Path on the occasion of Republic Day 2024. Also in the parade, for the first time ever, the parade was being heralded by over 100 women artists playing Indian musical instruments in a grand display of women empowerment in India. Earlier in the ceremony, President Droupadi Murmu unfurled the National Flag at Kartavya Path. The ceremony was followed by the National anthem and a 21 Gun salute. President Droupadi Murmu was given the national salute by the President's Bodyguard at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
26 January,2024 01:04 PM IST
In a big boost to Air Defence System, India has strongly demonstrated the firepower of its Akash surface-to-air (SAM) weapon system. With a single-firing unit, the Akash weapon system simultaneously engaged and destroyed 4 unmanned targets during recent Air Force Exercise Astrashakti 2023. As per officials, 4 targets coming from same direction in close formation were split to attack their defence assets from multiple directions simultaneously. With this, India has become 1st to demonstrate capability of engaging 4 targets simultaneously at such ranges by command guidance using single firing unit. Notably, Akash has been deployed by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army at key locations to counter threats. The current firing was done from the system, which was ordered in September 2019 as a repeat order from the IAF. The Akash weapon system is also one of the indigenous defence systems that have bagged orders from international customers. Notably, it is also being constantly upgraded by DRDO scientists involved in it and they may get more orders from Southeast Asia and Middle East.
18 December,2023 11:34 AM IST
Rangoli display on the occasion of International Women's Day. Along with Holi, March 08 is also International Women's Day. Various things are being done to make this day special for women. Similarly, Rangoli display has been organized by Sahaj Rangoli Group in Vadodara. In which the figure of great women of India has been depicted through colours. The names of Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar, Kiran Bedi, Madhubala, Sudha Murty, Nirmala Sitharaman are included in this list.
08 March,2023 03:32 PM IST | Mumbai
United States’ singer Mary Millben, known for her rendition of ‘Om Jai Jagadish Hare’ and ‘Jana Gana Mana’, feels honoured to be invited to India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations and specially thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the gesture. Millben is the first American artist to be invited to India by the ICCR for the Independence Day celebrations.
17 August,2022 04:34 PM IST | Mumbai
The Jindal family that has been displaying the Tiranga every day for the last 18 years, tell us what it takes to keep it flying high. In January 23, 2004, Naveen Jindal won a decade-long legal battle, which led to the revision of the Flag Code of India. The revision granted every private citizen the right to fly the Indian National Flag
14 August,2022 10:14 PM IST | Mumbai
Mid-day for Mumbai Roundtables is a series of discussions held with a panel of experts from across industries to discuss the current affairs and the future plans of the city.
30 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia Dsouza who had kept their relationship under the wraps were seen dancing passionately at Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's anniversary bash
24 January,2011 12:08 PM IST
Apple introduced the new Macintosh laptop at the WWDC 2012. The laptop incorporates the popular high-resolution display from its iPad. Video courtesy: NDTV
12 June,2012 09:48 AM IST
Apple Inc on Wednesday took the wraps off the iPhone 5, the thinnest-ever version of a smartphone that yields the majority of its profit and helped it become the world's most valuable corporation.
13 September,2012 08:12 AM IST
School students in Jammu and Kashmir displayed their innovative skills at an exhibition. An 'Innovators' Exhibition' was organized at a college in the state's summer capital Srinagar
16 September,2015 09:24 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
