No foreign head of state or government as chief guest at R-Day this year: Sources

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic continuing and the cases rising, this would be the second year in a row when there would be no foreign leader as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.

This year there will be no foreign head of state or government as the chief guest for the Republic Day event, sources said on Wednesday.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic continuing and the cases rising, this would be the second year in a row when there would be no foreign leader as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.