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Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy visits India
Fp Staff •During this visit Adm Mohd Reza would also be interacting with other high ranking GoI officials from the MEA and NSCS
Iconic inverted rifle & helmet, symbol of fallen soldiers at India Gate shifted to National War Memorial
•This comes after the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate was merged with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial in January this year
Canada's Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19, denounces anti-vaccine protesters
•Many Canadians were outraged by images over the weekend of some protesters urinating on the National War Memorial and dancing on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, while a number carried signs and flags with swastikas
Maan ki Baat: Veterans have appreciated Amar Jawan Jyoti being lit at National War Memorial, says PM Modi
•The address comes on Martyrs' Day, which is observed on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to honour his contribution towards the freedom of the country
Country must work together to rid nation of termite-like corruption, says PM Modi in year's first Mann ki Baat episode
Fp Staff •The prime minister said more than one crore children have sent him "their Mann Ki Baat" via postcards, which have come from many parts of the country and even from abroad
Why all song and dance over ‘eternal flame’ and ‘Abide With Me’ is politically motivated
Maj Gen Harsha Kakar •The merger of flames and the music at Beating Retreat are being flagged for political reasons as the nation is in election mode
The flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti has finally got a fitting space
Reshmi_dasgupta •The crowded India Gate area was no longer apt as nowhere in the world are war memorials places for casualness or fun
A peep into why Rahul Gandhi chooses the wrong battles against Narendra Modi
Abhijit Majumder •Rahul Gandhi continues to enthusiastically engage Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the most un-winnable and pointless battles
Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with flame at National War Memorial amid criticism: All you need to know
Fp Staff •The Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who were killed in action in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, which India won, leading to the creation of Bangladesh
Swarnim Vijay Diwas: Narendra Modi lays wreath at war memorial, says 'we fought and defeated oppressive forces'
Fp Staff •Swarnim Vijay Varsh commemorates 50 years of India's victory in the 1971 War and the formation of Bangladesh