Morning brief: Indian Republic's 75th march forward, Australians mark 'Invasion Day', and more
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The Indian Republic turned 75 on Jan 26, 2024, since independent India transitioned into a parliamentary democracy in 1950. New Delhi's Kartavya Path is witnessing India's now-achievable ambition to be a 'developed' nation with women's role in the world's fifth largest economy being pitched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government as the accelerating factor for the country's years forward to transition from a developing to a developed nation.
In other news,Alabama performed its first execution in the United States using nitrogen gas.
In Australia, thousands of protesters marked the country'sNational Day by taking out 'Invasion Day' rallies to show solidarity with the indigenous community of the country
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