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Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India, and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950. The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India, thus turning the nation from a dominion into a republic ...
25 January - French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Jaipur as part of his two-day state visit to India and holds a joint roadshow with Indian Prime Minister Modi from Jantar Mantar to Sanganeri gate. [13] 26 January - India's 75th Republic Day is celebrated with French President Macron participating as the Chief Guest. [14]
The first Republic Day Parade was held on 26 January 1950, led by then Brigadier Moti Sagar of the Gorkha Regiment, during which the President of Indonesia Sukarno was the chief guest. The flypast of that parade included aircraft such as Harvards , Consolidated B-24 Liberators , Dakotas , Hawker Tempest , Spitfires and jet planes comprising a ...
Residents gather on a street in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on Dec. 8, 2024, after Syrian rebels said that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. / Credit: LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images
Paul Benos, Merle Benos, Yogi Fabe, Esmeralda Ramirez and Olivia Dionio sit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, wearing cherry blossom-colored outfits for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
Since 1950, India has been hosting head of state or government of another country as the state guest of honour for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.During 1950–1954, Republic Day celebrations were organised at different venues (like Irwin Amphitheatre, Kingsway, Red Fort and Ramlila Maidan).
Republic Day [9] changed to vector image: 26 January 1950 [39] Republic Day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic on 26 January 1950. [40] [41] The date was chosen as the Indian National Congress proclaimed Purna Swaraj (complete independence) on this day in 1930. [42] [43] Gandhi ...
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