Republic Day 2023: This year's parade to witness many first-time events

From women riders to the Egypt army's march, here's a lowdown on some of the firsts to be witnessed during the Republic Day parade this year

India will be celebrating its 74th Republic Day on Thursday. The parade this year is expected to be extra special with many first-time events scheduled. As the participants prepare to showcase India's growing prowess and cultural diversity during the parade on the Kartavya path (formerly known as Rajpath), here are some of the 'firsts' to be expected:

- For the first time, 12 women riders will be part of the Camel Contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) and among the 16 marching contingents from the armed forces, Central Para Military Forces, Delhi Police, National Cadet Corps (NCC), NSS along