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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.

Family of farmer who died in accident near Ghazipur booked for draping body in Tricolour

According to the flag code of India, draping the Tricolour in a civilian funeral is an offence.

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

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.