100 heritage monuments to be lit in colours of Indian flag to mark 100 crore COVID vaccination feat
India | October 21, 2021 12:16 ISTThe cumulative COVID vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore milestone on Thursday.
The cumulative COVID vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore milestone on Thursday.
PM Modi also encouraged the countrymen to make Khadi, handicraft products a part of their lives and strengthen the resolve to build a self-reliant India.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the unveiling is a 'moment of great pride for India'.
While Adana took the silver, the gold went to 19-year-old Manish Narwal as the two shooters made it a sensational one-two finish for the country in the event.
India's National Flag or the Tricolour was first designed on March 31, 1921 by Pingali Venkayya of Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday met and honoured the nonagenarian daughter, and descendants of Pingali Venkaiah, the designer of the Indian flag.
Indian tricolor was disrespected by Khalistanis during a rally in Canada. Watch video to know more.
A Sikh activist, who tried to hoist the national flag atop the PDP office here during a protest against remarks by its chief Mehbooba Mufti on the tricolour, was detained by police on Tuesday, officials said.
Days after PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's remarks over the Indian flag and Article 370, three leaders quit the party on Monday.
The BJP on Saturday accused PDP president Mehbooba Mufti of "disrespecting" the Indian flag and asserted that the revocation of Article 370 was done constitutionally and that it will not be restored.
A pro-democracy protester was seen wearing an Indian flag on China's National Day in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on Thursday. The photos were shared by a journalist on Twitter. On being further asked by the journo Laurel Chor (@laurelchor) the reason for wearing the Indian flag, he said, "Because India is fighting China. So India is my friend!"
On 74th Independence Day, world-famous Niagara Falls will have the flag hoisting ceremony on the evening of August 15. It will be for the very first time that the Indian Tricolour will be hoisted at the iconic location in Canada on Saturday.
Viewers of Youtube channel of Pakistani news-house Dawn were shocked after Indian Tricolour waved in glory on-screen during the broadcast. The words 'HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY flashed just below.
Renowned Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter has been lighting up the 14,690 feet mountain of Matterhorn with spectacular displays of country flags since March 24 to give out a message of hope and solidarity during the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, celebrated the Indian Republic Day by displaying the tricolours on its LED facade.
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