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After the draft was discussed and debated, the constituent assembly adopted the constitution on 26 November 1949. [5] The major part of the constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950 with Rajendra Prasad becoming the first President of India and the constituent assembly became the Parliament of India under the transitional provisions of ...
1531 – The 6.4–7.1 M w Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. [2] [3] 1564 – The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. [4] 1564 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War. [5]
The Constitution of India came into force, and India declared itself a Republic on 26 January 1950, a day thereafter celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. The Constitution had been drafted by the Constituent Assembly headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar which was set up when India gained its independence from the British in 1947.
The parade takes place every year on 26 January at Kartavya Path, New Delhi. It is the main attraction of India's Republic Day celebrations, which last for three days. The first parade was held in 1950, and it has been held every year since. The cultural pageant is a symbol of a diverse but united India. [2]
(WHO) [2] [3] [4] In Fellers v. United States, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reaffirms the Miranda Warning. [5] A federal judge in Los Angeles, California, declares a portion of the USA Patriot Act, banning "expert advice and assistance" to suspected foreign terrorist groups, to be unconstitutional. [6]
The protest purposefully coincided with Australia Day celebrations, with protests with similar aims continuing to be held on 26 January under the names Invasion Day or Survival Day. The Day of Mourning was organised by the Sydney-based Aborigines Progressive Association (APA), led by Jack Patten and William Ferguson , and was supported by ...
President Joe Biden emphasized the critical role of U.S. support to allies around the world including Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific in a speech on Saturday at the commencement for the U.S ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Syrian civil war. Battle of al-Hasakah. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces recapture a prison in al-Hasakah from Islamic State.; 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis