Flag hoisting rules: Check these important dos and don’ts before celebrating Independence Day with the TricolourFlag hoisting Independence Day 2025: India gears up to celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15. The nation will remember freedom f...
15 Aug, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
Republic Day 2025: Planning to unfurl the national flag? Here are the dos and don'ts along with the flag code you should rememberIndia is set to celebrate its 75th Republic Day on January 26, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron will be the Chief Guest at the parade...
24 Jan, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Turkiye's safeguard measures on polyester staple fibres impact exports; India seeks compensationIndia is seeking compensation from Turkiye following Ankara's decision to extend safeguard measures on polyester staple fibres, impacting t...
27 Oct, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi bats for khadi as sole fabric for tricolourSonia Gandhi accused the Modi government of neglecting the khadi tradition by allowing polyester flags, mostly imported from China, to be u...
20 Aug, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
Opposition leaders slam Jay Shah over 'tricolour video'Several Congress leaders slammed Jay Shah, who is Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son.
29 Aug, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
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
Government tweaks flag code; now can be flown day, nightThe Flag Code of India, 2002 has been further amended through an order on July, 20, 2022 and clause (xi) of paragraph 2.2 of Part-II of the...
23 Jul, 2022, 07.22 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
National flag installation at each central university to cost Rs 45 lakhIt takes Rs 40-45 lakh to install a national flag at a height of 200 feet or so and a monthly maintenance expenditure of about Rs 65,000, K...
20 Feb, 2016, 06.12 AM IST
Delhi gets its second monumental national flagDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the 'Monumental National Flag', measuring 30x20 ft, at the rotary junction connecting Shantipath, Niti...
18 Oct, 2015, 09.59 PM IST
- US as a profit centre
Changing its strategy, RIL took stake in a shale gas field.
24 Jun, 2010, 06.48 AM IST
- Women functionaries glow in party sarees
Dealers in textile belt of Coimbatore, Tirupur & Erode sourcing new variety from Surat.
09 Apr, 2009, 04.08 AM IST
- Summer collection: Wear your party on your sleeve
Textile towns of Tirupur and Erode are getting ready to cater to needs of political parties to use clothes for campaigning.
07 Mar, 2009, 03.26 AM IST
- Will political parties campaign through clothes?
With the Lok Sabha election nearing, the textile towns, Tirupur and Erode are anticipating the political parties to follow another US examp...
06 Mar, 2009, 07.10 PM IST