For the first time, Vande Mataram was rendered from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the Independence Day celebrations on Saturday as the country marked 150 years of the national song.The ceremony also saw 2,500 NCC cadets and MY Bharat volunteers form the words “Vande Mataram” at the venue. Around 5,000 achievers and grassroots workers were invited as special guests for the celebrations.Tricolour at Galle marks 600th TestIndependence Day acquired a sporting milestone for the Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka on Saturday as players and support staff marked the occasion ahead of India’s historic 600th Test.
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Head coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Shubman Gill and members of the Indian team hoisted the Tricolour in Galle before the landmark match, combining the I-day celebrations with a major moment in Indian Test cricket history.Democracy has place for dissent: BhagwatRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Saturday said democracy allows room for divergent and even conflicting viewpoints, but such expression must not harm the Constitution or the country’s social and cultural fabric.“We are a democracy and there will be dialogue, debate, argument and counter-argument,” Bhagwat said at a flag-hoisting programme in Nagpur. “This difference is an expression of unity,” he said.
