Barricades have been put around the Amar Jawan Jyoti area in the capital. Delhi Police on Sunday cited security reasons for the measure. However, there are no curbs on movement on Rajpath or other parts of central Delhi. ...
01:41 PM, Feb 24, 2013
India's 64th Republic Day celebrations began on January 26 with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paying homage to the unknown soldier at the India Gate war memorial in the heart of the capital. With the three service chiefs in attendance, Manmohan Singh was greeted on arrival at the World War I monument by Defence Minister AK Antony. ...
01:37 PM, Jan 26, 2013
India celebrates its 64th Republic Day on Saturday. The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Wangchuk, will be the chief guest for the event. The Delhi Police and the paramilitary forces have left no stone unturned in ensuring that the event passes off peacefully. According to the Delhi Police, a tight security cover will be in place across the capital with around 25,000 security personnel of the police and the paramilitary...
09:41 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Indian Army will celebrate its 65th Indian Army Day on Tuesday. The Army marks this day, which is held every January 15, to pay homage to the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. ...
08:11 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Scenes of angry citizens carrying the national flag and shouting slogans continued on Sunday afternoon amidst water cannons and tear gas shells burst by police. Protesters demanded stricter laws to ensure safety of women in Delhi following the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman, who is now battling for her life in Safdarjung Hospital. ...
04:36 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Police resorted to water cannons to disperse crowds at India Gate for the second consecutive day as angry crowd of citizens protested in large numbers demanding justice for the 23-year-old paramedic student who was raped and beaten by half-a-dozen men in the national capital. ...
02:47 PM, Dec 23, 2012
New Delhi: India Gate is the right place to build a national war memorial, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Sunday, against the backdrop of opposition by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to the proposal. "As far as we are concerned, this (India Gate) is the place to have a war memorial. We are very clear," he told reporters after laying wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to commemorate the...
12:43 PM, Dec 16, 2012
October 20 marks 50 years since the 1962 conflict with China. The 1962 Sino-Indian conflict claimed the lives of 5,000 Indian soldiers. For the first time, an Indian Defence Minister along with the top military brass of the country paid homage to the martyrs. Defence Minister AK Antony and the three service Chiefs laid wreaths at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. ...
08:26 PM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: The country on Saturday paid homage to the soldiers who fought the 1962 Indo-China war. And for the first time, Defence Minister AK Antony along with the top military brass of the country paid homage to those who died fighting in the war. Antony and the three service Chiefs followed by Minister of State Pallamraju laid wreaths at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India gate. More than 3000...
09:10 AM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie will have a packed schedule in India on Tuesday, but he will not be visiting Amar Jawan Jyoti, the war memorial for the unknown soldier, at India Gate, a customary stop for visiting defence ministers. He will hold talks with his Indian counterpart AK Antony and meet the heads of all services. Gen Liang is also expected to call on Prime Minister...
07:35 AM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Monday came out in support of his nephew Raj Thackeray, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief, who had attacked Bihar and its residents threatening to brand them as "infiltrators" if the state went ahead with its decision to take legal action against Mumbai Police over a vandal's arrest. In an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna', Bal Thackeray said that the arrest of...
12:28 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray once again spewed venom against Biharis, calling them "infiltrators" and threatening to drive them out of the state, the newly-appointed Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh on Saturday said that Biharis living in Mumbai are safe. His statement came after Bihar Chief Secretary Navin Kumar wrote a letter to him asking how a Bihar resident was arrested for his alleged involvement...
09:07 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Mumbai: The arrest of those involved in vandalising the Amar Jawan Jyoti in Mumbai during the Azad Maidan protest earlier last month has put the city police in a spot. The Chief Secretary of Bihar has written a letter to the Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh asking how a Bihar resident was arrested without following due process. Singh, who replaced Arup Patnaik in the aftermath of the Mumbai violence, says...
02:05 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Mumbai: The Second accused who desecrated the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial in Mumbai has been arrested on Thursday. He has been arrested from Mahim in Mumbai. Two other accused have also been arrested. The total tally of arrests have now gone to 55. Earlier three people who had been arrested were let off after they were found to be innocent. The total value of damage caused as of stands at...
07:19 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Mumbai police arrested one of the two accused of desecrating the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial during the Azad Maidan riot on August 11. ...
11:20 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested one of the two rioters who desecrated the Amar Jawan Jyoti during the Azad Maidan violence on August 11. The two rioters were caught on camera desecrating the flame during the violence. The protestors had gathered at the Maidan to protest against the Assam riots. More details on the arrest are awaited. ...
11:56 AM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday paid a solemn tribute to soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the nation by laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. Prior to the start of the 63rd Republic Day parade showcasing India's military might and cultural diversity, Manmohan Singh drove to the tomb of the unknown soldier -- marked by a reversed rifle, standing on its...
10:46 AM, Jan 26, 2012
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Government on Monday said that it will provide all assistance to the armed forces to protect every inch of its territory. ...
01:13 PM, Jul 26, 2010
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Government on Monday said that it will provide all assistance to the armed forces to protect every inch of its territory. ...
01:13 PM, Jul 26, 2010
