New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu unfurled the national flag at the Kartavya Path on the 75th Republic Day.

The flag unfurling was followed by the national anthem with a booming 21-gun salute given with the indigenous gun system 105-mm Indian Field Guns.

Four Mi-17 IV helicopters of the 105 Helicopter Unit then showered flower petals on the audience present at Kartavya Path.

This was followed by "Aavaahan", a band performance by over 100 women artists playing various types of percussion instruments, symbolising 'Nari Shakti'.

 

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Kochi: An 11-month-old baby boy from Kerala’s Malappuram died mid-air on a flight from Doha to Kochi in the early hours of Tuesday.

The baby, identified as Fezin Ahammed, was traveling with his mother when he suddenly fell ill mid-air on the Gulf Air flight. 

The toddler was rushed to Angamaly Little Flower Hospital immediately after the flight landed in Kochi. Unfortunately, doctors declared the baby dead on arrival.

Reports suggest that the baby born prematurely had heart issues and was being transported to his home state for further treatment. 

The Angamaly Police have registered a case and are conducting an autopsy. More details are awaited.