Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest honour of France, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron, an official statement said.

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The French government released an official decree on Sunday (July 9) announcing a ban on the sale, possession and transport of fireworks over the July 14 weekend.

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France's Bastille Day military parade marking its national day will be replaced by a ceremony on the Place de la Concorde square in central Paris, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Thursday.

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Thousands of troops paraded as France celebrated Bastille Day on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron presided over the annual military parade as warplanes flew over Paris. Watch this video to know more.

France's Bastille Day celebrations: Macron presides over military parade

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The parade will not involve any heavy military vehicles

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Later, bodies lay covered in sheets on what is usually a bustling 7-km strip curving along Nice's clear blue coast

Terrified revellers screamed as monster truck left death and destruction in its wake