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TopicNational Flag

Topic: National Flag

Uttarakhand BJP chief stands by ‘nation won’t trust homes without flag’ comment despite criticism

Congress, AAP have condemned Uttarakhand BJP chief Mahendra Bhatt's statement equating patriotism with hoisting flag on Independence Day, said BJP 'has made the flag a commodity'.

Tricolour vs bhagwa dhwaj — display pix row revives RSS’ ‘troubled’ relationship with tiranga

M.S. Golwalkar said in his 1966 book Bunch of Thoughts that Tricolour was ‘not inspired by any national vision’. But RSS watchers say organisation has never disrespected the flag.

Assam resident offers namaz standing on tricolour in Delhi airport, arrested & freed on bail

The Delhi Police also seized Md Tariq Aziz’s passport, a photocopy of his boarding pass and the tricolour.

CPM plans its first ever campaign to celebrate Independence. BJP calls it ‘existential crisis’

CPI(M) says 'idea of India' is under threat, plans year-long campaign to celebrate 75 years of Independence, including hoisting of Tricolour, a first since its inception in 1964.

Viral video of ‘farmers desecrating tricolour’ not from India, posted by TikTok user in US

A video was live-streamed on TikTok from Sacramento in California on 25 January that shows 'desecration' of the Indian flag and shouting of pro-Khalistan slogans.

Pingali Venkayya, who designed Tricolour, started work on it 3 decades before Independence

In 1921, Pingali Venkayya first presented a rudimentary design of the national flag to Mahatma Gandhi in Vijayawada.

HoaXposed: National flag not hoisted at Red Fort post sunset because of the code

The picture of the Red Fort without the National Flag in Delhi was shared by more than 29,000 people and had over 12,000 reactions on one Facebook post.

Exclusive: Constitution does not prohibit state from having a flag — Siddaramaiah

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Karnataka chief minister says state flag will not affect sovereignty of India. Accuses BJP of seeing everything from a political angle. Anubhuti Vishnoi in Bengaluru

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What the last decade reveals about India’s economic path

In India, there has been remarkable certainty on taxes, particularly as the government has largely focused on slashing taxes, both direct and indirect, rather than increasing them.

Market Swings in India Surge From Historic Low as Budget Nears

New Delhi: Indian stocks are seeing a resurgence of volatility just weeks after being dubbed the world’s calmest equity market, with growing skepticism sparking...

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.