# India

PM Modi pays tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti on 69th Republic Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives for the country by laying…

IANS | New Delhi | January 26, 2018 9:50 am

PM Modi pays tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti on 69th Republic Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives for the country by laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate on the occasion of Republic Day.

Modi was accompanied by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba.

After laying the wreath, Modi observed a two-minute silence to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers.

# Opinion

Western perceptions and Indian realities

Writing for The Chatham House, a British thinktank, Dr Cheitigj Bajpaee, mentions: “Over the decade that the BJP has been in power, assessments of the country’s democracy have pointed to a downward trajectory, with its democratic principles, including freedom of expression, under strain.

# India

West Bengal: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh alleges “deliberate” denial of permission for PM Modi’s Bardhaman rally

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday claimed that the West Bengal government is not granting permission for the proposed public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 3 in Bardhaman.

# India

LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in K’taka, Maharashtra today

Intensifying the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four public meetings on Monday -- one in Karnataka and three in Maharashtra.