Tag: 70th anniversary

‘No force can stop the Chinese people and Chinese nation’, says Xi Jinping

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong, or Chairman Mao, announced the formation of the PRC, after communist forces won a bloody civil war.

October 1, 2019

Indonesia releases special Ramayana stamp to celebrate ties with India

The stamp was unveiled at an event organised in Jakarta on Tuesday to flag off the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. 

April 24, 2019

North Korea wraps up 70th anniversary with mass rally

Tens of thousands of North Korean students rallied in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Monday night in the final major event of the country's 70th anniversary, an elaborate celebration that has showcased the nation's aspirations for economic growth and Korean unity.

September 10, 2018

Sumitra Mahajan to attend special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend a special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka that is being convened to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Parliament there. The Sri Lankan Parliament is also hosting the eighth conference of the association of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Speakers and Parliamentarians. The …

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October 2, 2017

Western Command celebrates 70th anniversary

The 70th raising day of the Western Command, the frontline operational command of the Indian Army which played an active role in the wars against Pakistan was celebrated at its headquarters at Chandimandir in Punjab’s Panchkula district today. Lt Gen Surinder Singh, general officer commanding-in- chief (GOC-in-C) of Western Command, laid a wreath at the …

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September 15, 2017