Known to be close to Gurdaspur MP and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, Sidhu was the election in-charge for the BJP leader during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In December last year, Deol had distanced himself from Sidhu. Even the farmers' unions had banned Sidhu last year.
Known to be close to Gurdaspur MP and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, Sidhu was the election in-charge for the BJP leader during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In December last year, Deol had distanced himself from Sidhu. Even the farmers' unions had banned Sidhu last year.
After a clash between the farmers and police at ITO where hundreds of protestors were seen chasing police personnel with sticks, ramming their tractors into the buses, they then reached Red Fort.
Shiv Kumar Sharma, also called Kakkaji, one of the leading faces of the ongoing farmers protest, in an exclusive conversation with India TV on violence during tractor march in Delhi, blamed the administration in the national capital for not being able to control those who created chaos.
The saffron flag hoisted by protesters from a staff at the iconic Red Fort during their tractor parade against the farm laws on Tuesday was the 'Nishan Sahib', a symbol of Sikh religion seen at all Gurdwara complexes.
Protesting farmers on Tuesday swarmed the Red Fort during a 'tractor rally' on Republic Day amid police attempts to block them from proceeding towards central Delhi, barged into the 17th-century monument, climbed up the ramparts, and waved farmer union flags and banners and even hoisted a pennant. All this happened after thousands of farmers riding tractors and motorcycles thronged the otherwise busy ITO intersection. Police and other security personnel deployed at the Red Fort were seen lathi-charging the protesters at the monument even as the former were clearly outnumbered by the farmers. Here's a look at the protest through pictures.
Around 15 crows were found dead in the premises of Red Fort on January 10. A sample from a dead bird was sent to a Jalandhar-based laboratory for testing, Rakesh Singh, the director of the Delhi government's animal husbandry department, said.
In what can be seen as a first of a kind security deployment, a Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) -developed anti-drone system was deployed to guard the Red Fort during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hoisted the national flag at his residence on 74th Independence Day.
Arrangements are complete at national capital's Red Fort for 74th Independence Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon unfurl the national flag and address the nation from ramparts of iconic monument.
Live Streaming, PM Modi Red Fort Address on Independence Day: India TV will keep you abreast with all the happenings at the mega event. You can also watch live streaming of PM Modi's speech from Red Fort on India TV's Twitter, Facebook and YouTube platforms. Catch all the action on Independence Day coverage live on India TV.
Major Shweta Pandey, the woman officer who carried the Tricolour and led an Indian military contingent at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow in June 2020, will assist Prime Minister Narendra Modi in unfurling the national flag during the 74th Independence Day celebrations on Saturday. Here are some facts about Major Shweta Pandey.
All invitees have been requested to wear masks, it said, adding that an adequate number of masks are being kept handy for distribution at various points of venue.
India is all set to celebrate its 74th Independence Day on Saturday. The Mughal-era Red Fort in the national capital, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation, is likely to receive light rains Saturday morning.
Lal Qila, or the Red Fort has seen the Mughal era and even weathered the British Raj. In this video, we show you how the iconic structure came to symbolise India and its independence.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 350 Delhi Police personnel who will be part of the guard of honour at Red Fort on Independence Day have been quarantined as a precautionary measure, officials said on Sunday.
Delhi's Chandni Chowk area is getting a facelift as the iconic place revamped, the refurbished look is set to open for public by November this year.
All guidelines, including social distancing and sanitisation measures, will be followed at these heritage sites. Wearing of masks will be mandatory and no one will be allowed to enter without it, an official said.
After an unprecedented lockdown that lasted almost 3 months, all monuments, including Taj Mahal and Delhi's Red Fort, will be reopened to its visitors from Monday.
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