Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A total of 16 band teams - four from each zone (East, West, South and North) - will vie for musical supremacy during the two-day event, which has been organised to popularise Indian music and tunes as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. India News | Republic Day: Finale of National School Band Competition to Be Held on Jan 21, 22.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With the consecration ceremony a couple of days away, the whole of Ayodhya is steeped in religious spirit. A new branch of a PSU bank that opened on Thursday in a building along the Ram Path here has been named the 'Ramjanmabhoomi' branch. India News | Ram Temple Images Dominate Ayodhya Landscape, New Bank Office Named 'Ramjanmabhoomi' Branch.
With only a couple of days remaining for the Pran Praitshtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, the security was beefed up in the temple town on Friday for the January 22 event, which would be attended by nearly 8,000 VIP guests. Ram Mandir Inauguration: Security Tightened in Ayodhya as City Gears Up for Pran Pratishtha Ceremony of Ram Lalla.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Major Jerry Blaize and Captain Supreetha C T are all set to become the first couple to march down the Kartavya Path as members of two different contingents in the Republic Day parade on January 26. India News | In a First, Army Couple Set to March Down Kartavya Path in R-Day Parade.