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IMD bulletin, north India will continue to see dense fog for the next five days, coupled with cold conditions for the next two days. Weather officials reported that the national capital experienced a foggy morning on Republic Day, followed by clear skies. The mercury reached a high of 20.6 degrees Celsius on Friday.

Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed «grave concerns» at the possibility of further expansion of the conflict in the Middle-East, including in the Red Sea. A joint statement issued late on Friday night said the two leaders called for upholding the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and underlined the need for respecting the international law of the sea. Modi and Macron held wide-ranging talks at a luxury palace on Thursday.

Emmanuel Macron as chief guest on Friday at the Republic Day celebrations, talks of deepening the 25-year-long strategic partnership is de rigueur. Along with defence, cutting-edge technology and clean energy mitigation exchanges, the French language itself became a strategic tool at the granular, citizenry level. In this context, Macron's announcement of plans to encourage Indians to pursue higher studies in France and to learn French is tres bonne. For Indians, French provides yet another passport to growing opportunities in the world — and a conduit for taking bits of India across the world adding to a growing Maha Akhand Bharat.

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(Reuters) — Remy Cointreau's shares had their best day in over two decades on Friday, surging as much as 17% after the French spirits maker's commentary on China and the United States helped to lift some of the investor gloom over these two key markets.

Republic Day 2024: From Armed forces to Delhi Police, women steal the show “First time all-women contingent March at the Indian Republic Day parade!! Fills with so much pride," a user wrote. “Dominance of women contingent on Kartavya Path," an X user wrote. One user wrote, “This is real India".

Republic Day 2024 LIVE Updates here Airbus and Tata already have multiple agreements in place. Recently, Tata Advanced Systems announced an agreement to manufacture and supply components to Airbus for commercial jets such as the A320 and the A350.

Republic Day LIVE Updates here The Regiment today comprises of 29 Battalion. In glorius 265 Years of its existence, the Regiment has a total 45 Battle Honours, 14 Theatre Honours, 11 COAS unit citations, 52 GOC-in-C Unit Appreciations, 5 UN Force Commander Citations, 01 Ashoka Chakra, 5 Mahavir Chakra, 11 Kirti Chakra, 36 Vir Chakra, 49 Saurya Chakra, and many other gallantry & distinguished awards.

Happy Republic Day 2024 Wishes: India is celebrating its 75th Republic Day today 26th January 2024. President Droupadi Murmu hoisted the national flag at 8 am at Kartavya Path. This year French President Emmanuel Macron is attending as the chief guest.

Republic Day outfits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yellow pagdi for Republic Day celebrations today was seen as a tribute to Lord Ram, as per a News18 report. The first glimpse of PM Modi's attire for this Republic Day came when he arrived at the National War Memorial to pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation before the Republic Day parade. Track | Republic Day 2024 LIVE Updates here The prime minister is known to incorporate elements of a particular tribe or area to respect the local culture.

Following the early stages of Jane Fraser's Bora Bora reorganisation,Financial News today published a list of the next rung down of Citi managing directors who report to its new sole EMEA head of investment banking, Jens Welter. As with theNovember revelation of the senior appointments at Welter's level, it's all a bit surprising.

Republic Day 2024 LIVE The solemn moment was accompanied by the rendition of the national anthem and a 21-gun salute. Also Read: 'Nari shakti', military might at center of parade, over 70,000 personnel deployed in Delhi | 10 points President Murmu and her French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, the chief guest at this year's Republic Day celebrations, were accompanied by the President's Bodyguard, known as ‘Rashtrapati Ke Angrakshak.’ According to ANI, the Gun Salute was presented by the Ceremonial Battery of 871 Field Regiment (SHINGO), formerly HQ 36 Artillery Brigade. Lieutenant Colonel Vikas Kumar, SM, commands the Ceremonial Battery, and Subedar (AIG) Anoop Singh serves as the Gun Position Officer.

Republic Day 2024 LIVE Updates Here are the top ten updates: 1. Approximately 77,000 individuals are expected to attend the event, with 42,000 allocated for the general public. Notably, French President Emmanuel Macron will be the distinguished chief guest for this year's celebration.

ANI, Raj Kumar Sahu, owner of the tea stall said, "We served the traditional sahu tea to French President Emmanuel Macron and PM Modi. French President praised our tea and used UPI to make a payment...." PM Modi also explained the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) digital payments system to Macron as the two leaders also visited a local shop during their visit to Hawa Mahal in Jaipur. UPI is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund routing, and merchant payments into one hood.

75th Republic Day, with six individuals receiving Padma Shri awards and one foreigner being honoured with a Padma Bhushan award. However, the list also featured recipients from non-resident Indian (NRI), person of Indian origin (PIO), and overseas citizenship of India categories. One foreign recipient was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, while three foreigners, all of Indian origin, were bestowed with the Padma Bhushan.

Republic Day 2024 ceremony will start with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the National War Memorial, where he will lead the nation in paying solemn tributes to the fallen heroes by laying a wreath. Thereafter, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries will head to the saluting dais at Kartavya Path to witness the parade.

India Republic Day 2024: The Google Doodle today on January 26 celebrates India's 75th Republic Day. It commemorates how on this day in 1950, the Constitution of India was adopted and the nation declared itself a sovereign, democratic, and republic state. Illustrated by guest artist Vrinda Zaveri, it showcases the Republic Day parade as it would have been seen on different screens over the decades.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is slamming carmaker Stellantis, accusing it of weakening Italy’s industrial footprint since the merger of FiatChrysler and Peugeot that created the world’s fourth largest auto maker

Protests by French farmers are snowballing and creeping closer to Paris, ratcheting up pressure for government measures to protect the influential agricultural sector from foreign competition, red tape, rising costs and poverty-levels of pay

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a real-time payment system designed to enable peer-to-peer inter-bank transfers through a simple two-factor authentication process. India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing ecosystems for fintech innovation and the government and the central bank have been instrumental in driving the globalisation of India's digital payment infrastructure. UPI has made all our lives simple and easy through the convenience of instant payments. But there is more that UPI is bringing to consumers in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron took part Thursday in a roadshow in the Pink City, where the visitor was presented a replica of Ayodhya's Ram temple and offered masala chai from a teashop before the leaders sat down for bilateral talks. Macron, who is the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in Delhi on January 26, also visited the hilltop Amber Palace, Jantar Mantar observatory and Hawa Mahal in a carefully curated tour that ended at an iconic palace-turned-hotel. In the evening, the two leaders were driven in an open-top vehicle through a short stretch in the heart of the city, beginning from Jantar Mantar, the 18th century astronomical observatory which is now a Unesco heritage site.