National Flag
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RSS mouthpiece in 1947 demanded 'bhagwa' flag as national flag, PM Modi should clarify: Owaisi
India | Aug 04, 2022, 05:00 PM ISTTricolour controversy: RSS magazine said three colours in flag are evil, I question him (PM) whether what they've said is right or wrong, he should clarify, AIMIM chief asks.
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PM Modi changes Twitter profile picture to national flag; says 'nation set for Har Ghar Tiranga'
India | Aug 02, 2022, 09:42 AM ISTPM Modi on Sunday, during the broadcast of his monthly show 'Mann Ki Baat', called upon all citizens to turn the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign into a mass movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag in their homes.
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PM Modi on Mann ki Baat: Put 'tiranga' as profile picture on social media between August 2-15
India | Dec 16, 2022, 03:38 PM ISTPM Modi on Mann ki Baat: "August 2 is the birth anniversary of Pingli Venkhaiya who designed the National Flag. I urge all to use 'tiranga' as profile picture in social media accounts between August 2 and August 15," PM Modi said.
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PM Modi urges people to hoist, display tricolour at home between Aug 13-15
India | Jul 22, 2022, 10:10 AM ISTThe government has envisioned the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' (tricolour at every home) exercise in the run up to the 75th anniversary of India's independence.
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100-feet-high national flag installed in J&K's Kishtwar
India | Jul 14, 2022, 11:56 PM ISTJ&K News: The installation of the flag at the Kuleed Chowk was completed in a record time of 40 days and it is one of its kind in the Jammu region, he said.
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Kochi: National flag, Coast Guard flag found dumped in garbage; case filed
India | Jul 13, 2022, 07:05 AM ISTKochi Police said a case has been registered under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.
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Cong seeks withdrawal of order, allowing national flag import, dubs BJP 'pseudo nationalist'
India | Jul 08, 2022, 05:18 PM ISTWithdraw national flag import order: Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said PM Modi has opened door to mass import Indian flags from China at a time when the Chinese troops remain in occupation of 1,000 square kilometres of fresh territory in Ladakh.
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Over 75,000 Indians wave national flag simultaneously in bid to break Pakistan record
India | Apr 23, 2022, 09:24 PM ISTThe previous world record was set by 56,000 Pakistanis who waved their national flag at a function in Lahore in 2004.
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Indian Army unfurls national flag in Galwan valley on New Year
India | Jan 04, 2022, 03:46 PM ISTThe move comes amid reports in a section of media that claimed that Chinese soldiers had displayed their flag in the region a few days ago.
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PM Modi terms inauguration of national flag made of Khadi in Leh 'unique tribute' to Mahatma Gandhi
India | Oct 03, 2021, 09:42 PM ISTPM 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.
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75th Independence Day: Why we 'hoist' the tricolour on August 15 and 'unfurl' it on January 26
India | Aug 14, 2021, 08:51 PM ISTOn August 15 (Independence Day), the tricolour is tied and sits at the bottom of the pole. The Prime Minister then raises (pull) it up and hoists it with the aim to honour the historical event of Independence Day.
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Navy cancels Independence Day flag hoisting in Goa as locals object; CM urges to go ahead with event
India | Aug 14, 2021, 03:10 PM ISTThe plan to hoist the national flag at Sao Jacinto island in South Goa on Independence Day stands cancelled.
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Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel accuses Arvind Kejriwal of insulting national flag
News | May 28, 2021, 02:00 PM ISTUnion Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of insulting the national flag and violating the Flag Code of India during his televised press briefings.
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Arvind Kejriwal insulted national flag during Covid video meets, claims Union Minister Prahlad Patel
India | May 28, 2021, 12:56 PM ISTIn his letter to Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal in Hindi on Thursday, Patel said the green stripes in the flags displayed behind Kejriwal during his recent video conferences were distorted and enlarged, while the white central stripes reduced.
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Gorakhpur boy unfurls national flag at Africa's highest mountain
News | Feb 02, 2021, 11:34 AM ISTMountaineer Nitish Singh from Gorakhpur unfurled the national flag at the Mt Kilimanjaro peak which is the highest mountain in Africa.
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BJP workers hoist national flag at PDP office during Tiranga rally in Jammu
News | Oct 26, 2020, 07:40 PM ISTThere has been uproar over the tricolor statement of Mehbooba Mufti, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. BJP is aggressive on Mehbooba's statement. BJP workers reached Srinagar's Lal Chowk and tried to hoist the national flag.
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National flag flies half mast at Rashtrapati Bhavan following demise of Ram Vilas Paswan
News | Oct 09, 2020, 05:07 PM ISTNational flag at Rashtrapati Bhavan flied half mast on October 09 following the demise of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
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National flag flies half-mast following demise of Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan
News | Sep 01, 2020, 11:09 AM ISTNational flag at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament flew at half-mast as 7-day state mourning is being observed in the country following the demise of former president Pranab Mukherjee.
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Tamil Nadu village where the National Flag is hoisted daily
India | Aug 15, 2020, 10:35 PM ISTThe people of Sirudamur village in Chengalpattu district have been hoisting the Tricolour every day without fail since August 15, 2018.
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ITBP jawans celebrate Independence Day on banks of Pangong Tso at 14,000 feet in Ladakh
News | Aug 15, 2020, 10:38 AM ISTIndo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans celebrated Independence Day on the banks of Pangong Tso, Ladakh at 14,000 feet.