Looking beyond Ashokan symbolism: Abode of Rashtrapati Bhavan should more aptly reflect the ethos of the RepublicAs a normally bubbly awardee confided in hushed tones last week while looking up at the huge chandelier hanging from the 108-feet-high dome...
27 Apr, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
IAF to unveil new ensign at Air Force Day parade on SundayThe Indian Air Force (IAF) will unveil its new ensign at the Air Force Day parade in Prayagraj on Sunday. The move comes over a year after ...
07 Oct, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
PM Modi releases special stamp, coin to mark inauguration of new Parliament buildingAccording to a gazette notification by the Department of Economic Affairs under the Union Ministry of the Finance, the weight of the coin w...
28 May, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Rs 75 coin to be launched to commemorate new Parliament buildingThe front of the coin will feature Lion Capital of the Ashoka Pillar with 'Satyamev Jayate' written below it. On the left side 'Bharat' wil...
26 May, 2023, 11.30 AM IST
National emblem atop Parliament should be seen from same angle as original Sarnath version is viewed: SculptorAmid a row over the national emblem installed atop the new Parliament building in Delhi, its sculptor Sunil Deore said the sculpture should...
13 Jul, 2022, 09.50 PM IST
National Emblem row: Trinamool blames Centre for changing India's history and culture"Not only the national emblem lion Capital of Ashoka but there is an attempt to change the history of the country and its culture," Trinamo...
13 Jul, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
National Emblem row: All you need to know about the Lion Capital of AshokaPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the cast of the national emblem on top of the new Parliament building. The Opposition hit o...
13 Jul, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
Battle over national emblem: Government rebuts opposition roar while lions maintain silenceOpposition members and activists have accused the government of distorting the national emblem by replacing the "graceful and regally confi...
13 Jul, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
Everything you need to know about the Ashoka ChakraThe chakra, which features in the middle of the tricolour, has twenty-four spokes.
25 Jul, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Dinanath Bhargava who sketched the national emblem passes awayBhargava was suffering from cardiac ailments since past decade, family sources said.
25 Dec, 2016, 03.21 PM IST
RBI to issue Rs 5 coin on golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak warThe new coin in the obverse will bear Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with Satyamev Jayate inscribed below it, the release said.
03 Sep, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
RBI to issue Rs 10 coins to mark International Yoga Day"RBI will shortly put into circulation Rs 10 coins to commemorate the International Day of Yoga which the Government of India has minted."
30 Jul, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Has Telangana government got the emblem wrong?The Telangana emblem has the popular Kakatiya arch standing out in the circular emblem in green colour with an image of Charminar at the ce...
04 Jun, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
- New Rs 5 coins on 150th birth anniversary of Motilal Nehru
The Reserve Bank will soon put into circulation new five rupee coins to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Motilal Nehru
17 Jun, 2013, 07.35 PM IST
- RBI to release new 5 rupee coin
The obverse of the coin shall bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar with the legend 'Satyamev Jaitey' inscribed below, a RBI release said.
09 Aug, 2012, 05.54 PM IST
- RBI to put into circulation new 5 rupee coin
The Reserve Bank of India will put into circulation New Cupro-Nickel coins of Rs. 5 issued by the union government to commemorate the occas...
20 Nov, 2008, 06.17 PM IST
- RBI introduces new Rs 5 coin
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it has put into circulation new cupro-nickel coins of Rs 5 issued by the government to co...
31 Oct, 2007, 06.00 PM IST