Words and actions of PM never match: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi's Khadi pitchAttacking the prime minister, Gandhi said, "'Khadi for Nation' but Chinese Polyester for National flag! As always, the words and actions of...
28 Aug, 2022, 12.57 PM IST
It's Har Din Tiranga in Odisha's Berhampur town"Not even a single day passed without hoisting the national tricolour, despite the rains and lockdown period", said Ram Kumar Patra, who in...
14 Aug, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in NY: Khadi tricolour fly-past over the Hudson, billboard at Times SquareFIA announced that on August 15, the diaspora organization will place a massive "India Day Parade" billboard in Times Square as part of its...
12 Aug, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
Chhattisgarh Cong chief sends Tricolour to Bhagwat, asks him to unfurl it at RSS' Nagpur HQA Congress statement said Markam has sent the national flag made from Khadi to Bhagwat via courier and requested that it be unfurled at the...
05 Aug, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
SP, Congress to launch special campaigns from Aug 9"The Congress will hold Gaurav Yatras in all the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state from August 9. They will cover a distance of 75 k...
05 Aug, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
RSS disrespected tricolour; people coming out of it now talking of tricolour's history: Rahul Gandhi"These people steeped in propaganda should just answer a few questions -- Why did RSS not hoist the tricolour at its headquarters for 52 ye...
22 Jul, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Sale of national flag exempt from GSTIn an office memorandum, the Revenue Department clarified that polyester or machine-made tricolour too would be exempt from the levy follow...
09 Jul, 2022, 01.46 AM IST
View: Strength to keep the flag flutteringKhadi’s place in our history and hearts is surely not dependent on it being the sole fabric for the tricolour?
30 Apr, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
Centre approves manufacture and import of machine-made polyester national flagsThe rules earlier permitted only flags made by "hand-spun and woven wool or cotton or silk khadi bunting" while the import of machine-made ...
02 Mar, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
1,000-kg monumental Khadi flag displayed at Hindon air base on India Air Force DayThe gigantic flag was unfurled atop a high mountain overlooking the Leh valley on October 2 to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti and the 75th anni...
08 Oct, 2021, 07.22 PM IST
KVIC seeks international trademark for khadi itemsKVIC is fighting cases in several countries including Germany for violation of the Khadi Mark regulations. The Regulations issued in 2013 b...
22 Jan, 2020, 07.31 AM IST
Khadi yarn, Gandhi topi, national flag exempt from GSTAlso chandan tika, unbranded honey and wick for diya have been exempt the new indirect tax regime, which is scheduled to kick off form July...
04 Jun, 2017, 07.03 PM IST
Giant national flag unveiled on Gandhi Jayanti in HyderabadThe event was aimed at promoting Khadi in the society, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan Vice Chairman Perala Shekhar Rao told PTI.
02 Oct, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
- Orissa HC bans use of plastic, polythene tricolour
The Orissa HC has asked the state government to take appropriate steps to ban selling and distribution of the national flag made of any mat...
15 Aug, 2013, 01.04 PM IST
Govt FMCG firms like KSDL, Khadi and Mother Dairy outrun MNCsGovernment FMCG firms are connecting with the youth to withstand the onslaught of cash-rich MNCs.
18 May, 2013, 12.00 PM IST
- Now, even the Tricolour is 'Made in China'
It's no secret that Chinese goods are available at throwaway prices in the Indian markets,even the Tricolour comes with the 'Made in China'...
19 Sep, 2011, 09.09 AM IST
- Anna Hazare, Yoga guru Ramdev, Independence Day pushed national flag sales
Sales of the tricolour stitched out of Khadi rose by 35 per cent at the flagship outlet of the KVIC in the five-month period beginning Apri...
04 Sep, 2011, 01.51 PM IST