The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members. But what exactly is it? And why 21 shots? In military tradition ...

It may be noted that 21 was the number of states in the Union at that time. For a time thereafter, it became customary to offer a salute of one gun for each state in the Union, although in ...

21 Gun Salute: Ramnath Kovind took oath for the post of President on 25 July 2017. With this, he was the 14th President of India. If you remember, when Ramnath Kovind became the President of India ...