R Day

Watch: Strange goings on in Karnataka after 'dance programme' in Vijayapura Jail leaves officials red-faced

A Republic Day programme in a jail in Karnataka became the subject of controversy earlier this week, after a video surfaced showing a performance by a woman dancer, with prisoners allegedly showering money on her.

Maharashtra's 'pilgrimage to wadi' wins the best tableaux award in R-Day Parade

In the tableaux category, the first position went to the Maharashtra tableau, which depicted 'Wari to Pandharpur' (the pilgrimage to Pandharpur).

R-day ad row: Nothing wrong in Sena's demand for deletion of 'secular' from Preamble of Constitution, says Ravishankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and B R Ambedkar were "more intelligent" than the present day Congress and did not include 'secular' and 'socialist' words in the original preamble of the Constitution.

US Prez as guest to all-women contingent drawn: 66th R-Day marked many firsts

The 66th Republic Day celebrations on Monday was marked by many firsts.

Eye on China: Japanese PM to be chief guest at R-Day parade

No other country has contributed so meaningfully and immensely to India’s growth story in recent years as Japan has.