Paris 2024 to hire 116 boats for unprecedented opening ceremony.

Paris Olympics: 100 boats to carry over 10,000 athletes along the Seine during parade at opening ceremony

The Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony will be held along the Seine River, featuring a parade of boats carrying athletes. The parade will pass iconic landmarks and Olympic venues, culminating at the Trocadero for the official opening. This marks the first time an Olympic Opening Ceremony is held outside a stadium, making it the largest in terms of audience and geographical coverage. The ceremony will be a global celebration, with athletes from all over the world, including India's PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal, participating. Jul 26, 2024
Maha to fund laser sound & light show at Kargil War Memorial in Drass

Maha to fund laser sound & light show at Kargil War Memorial in Drass

Ahead of the July 26 Silver Jubilee celebrations of the nation's victory in the 1999 Kargil War, the Maharashtra government has decided to finance a laser sound & light show at the iconic Kargil War Memorial (KWM) in Drass, Ladakh, official sources said here on Wednesday. Jul 24, 2024