24)Republic Day 2019: 'Nari shakti', military might on show at parade
India Republic Day -- Currently, India celebrated its 70th Republic Day. The special event began wi th the ceremonial attend at Rajpath, amid small security in Delhi. Primary Minister Narendra Modi paid his tributes to the martyrs by laying a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti in the presence of Protection Minister Nirmala Sitharaman plus the three service chiefs. The main guest of this Republic Day was South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. At the unfurling of the tricolour, the band played the national anthem with a 21-gun salute let go in the background. Many senior management, including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Issues Minister Sushma Swaraj, along with former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and Deve Gowda, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among those present on the occasion. The entire theme for the Republic Day celebrations this year is the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and tableaux of several s