"rajpath"

Shashi Tharoor also said that he was in favour of renaming of places named after "obscure Brits" and name them after Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled Kartavya Path last year, which was earlier known as Rajpath near the India Gate in the national capital.

The government has decided to rename the historic Rajpath in the national capital as 'Kartavyapath', sources said.

Vintage as well as current modern aircraft and helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mi-17, Sarang, Apache and Dakota displayed different formations, including Rahat, Meghna, Eklavya, Trishul, Tiranga, Vijay and Amrit.

According to the tradition, the 21-gun salute was presented by the ceremonial battery of 871 field regiment.

India's military might, cultural diversity, social and economic progress will be on display during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations at the majestic Rajpath in the national capital today.

They commence their practice at 5:00 am amid the cold weather conditions and conclude it at 7:30 pm each day. Foggy conditions persisted in the national capital this morning resulting in heavy ocular obscurity.