Bastille Day

WATCH: Flypast in the colours of French national flag cover the sky of Paris at Bastille Day parade

July 14 is celebrated as the Fête Nationale Française, or the National Day in France. It is also known as Bastille Day as this day is the anniversary of Storming of the Bastille in 1789 during the French Revolution

Modi in France: What is the Bastille Day parade that PM will attend?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by President Emmanuel Macron to be the guest of honour at Bastille Day celebrations. On 14 July, France marks the storming of the Bastille, a military fortress, signalling the beginning of the French Revolution

WATCH: IAF contingent practices marching drills in Paris ahead of Bastille Day 2023

The Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent has been relentlessly practicing their marching drills ahead of the upcoming Bastille Day celebrations in Paris

Why France has banned fireworks for Bastille Day

France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks until the Bastille Day weekend amid fears of renewed violence. During the recent riots sparked after the killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk by the police, pyrotechnics were used as weapons

Who is Sindhu Reddy, the woman to lead the IAF contingent at Bastille Day parade in Paris?

In keeping with its commitment to 'Nari Shakti', the Indian Air Force’s 68-member marching contingent for the Bastille Day parade in Paris will be led by Squadron Leader Sindhu Reddy. She earlier led the 144-member IAF contingent at Delhi's Republic Day parade this year

Bastille Day 2021: All you need to know about the national day of France

The national day of France is celebrated in remembrance of the fall of Bastille on July 14, 1789

Bastille Day 2020: History and significance of the day that marked onset of French Revolution 200 years ago

During the storming of Bastille in 1789, about a hundred people were killed and the event is now remembered as one of the pivotal points in the French Revolution

France plans to strip Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of his Legion d'Honneur days after airstrikes

The French government plans to strip Syrian President Bashar as-Assad of his Legion d'Honneur, France's most prestigious award, days after participating in airstrikes against suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria.

Jim Mattis says Donald Trump wants military parade in Washington, leaves options open for another location

US defence secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday he believed President Donald Trump wants Washington, DC, to be the setting for a parade to honour the US military but left open the possibility that it could be staged elsewhere.

Donald Trump wants a military parade in Washington: US set to join France, Russia and China with show of strength

Donald Trump, that most Russian of all US presidents, has a new idea, one that seems straight out of a closed door meeting at the Kremlin during the Cold War: Holding a military parade to showcase the armed forces' muscle