President Droupadi Murmu paid tribute to the brave soldiers of the 1971 war on Vijay Diwas, honoring their sacrifices and valor. In a post on X, the President expressed gratitude to the martyrs, stating that their ultimate sacrifice remains a source of inspiration and pride for the nation.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuck has intensified his protest against the lack of response from the government to his long-standing demand for statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Without naming Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, VP Dhankar said “The world laughs at us when a person in a Constitutional position engages in behaviour abroad that disregards their oath to the Constitution.”
The address will be broadcast from 1900 hrs. on the entire national network of Akashvani and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version
He called upon the young ignited minds of the country to come out with new ideas and innovations and help the government make India a developed nation as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The fineprint of his speech must be that the clash of civilizations is currently seldom more acute anywhere in the world than it is in India.
The agitators set afire the trains at Telangana station in the twin city of Secunderabad while people in Patna disrupted rail and road traffic. The protesters also set the Bhagalpur-New Delhi Vikramshila Express and Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express trains on fire.
The 61-year-old kicked off his five-year term at midnight in the underground bunker of the new presidential office building in Yongsan by receiving a briefing from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
It has been decided that the Republic Day celebrations will now be week-long from 23-30 January every year. The celebrations commenced on 23 January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and will culminate on 30 January, which is observed as the Martyrs’ Day.
Modi further said it was "because of everyone's effort that India could fight the biggest pandemic in 100 years. We stood by each other like a family in every difficult moment. To help someone in one’s locality or city... everyone tried to do more than what one could have done."
