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Over 8 mn national flags to be hoisted across Assam from Aug 13 to 15

Along with the rest of the country, 80 lakh national flags will be hoisted in houses, offices and commercial establishments across Assam from August 13 to 15, 2022.

To mark 'Swatantrata Saptah', UP CM asks all to hoist national flag at home

CM Yogi Adityanath asks people of Uttar Pradesh to hoist national flag over their houses during the "Swatantrata Saptah" from August 11 to 17, marking 75 years of India's independence

Sale of machine made or polyester national flag exempt from GST: FinMin

Hand-woven, hand-spun national flags made of cotton, silk, wool or Khadi are already exempt from GST.

Tricolour to be flown at half-mast across India on Saturday to mourn Abe

The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India on Saturday on all buildings where it is flown regularly with the government announcing a day of mourning as a mark of respect

Har Ghar Tiranga: National flag can now be machine-made, in polyester

The Union government in December 2021 amended the flag code stating the national flag made of polyester or machine-made flags have been allowed

India enters Guinness Book for waving over 78,000 national flags

India created history and marked its name in the Guinness Book of World records by waving the maximum number of the National Flag on April 23. Shah was present during the historical event.

World's largest khadi national flag, weighing 1,000 kg, unveiled in Leh

Advanced Light Helicopters of the Army Aviation Squadron carried out a fly past and showered flower petals over the national flag.

National flag to fly at half-mast in Delhi following Suresh Angadi's demise

Angadi passed away at AIIMS here, days after he tested positive for Covid-19

Tricolour sales dip as schools, colleges remain closed due to Covid-19

A factor that is contributing to dipping sales is the online sale of national flags on e-commerce websites, says Khadi Gram Udyog employee

CBSE directs schools to ensure no insult to national flag

Flag salutation has to be followed by singing of national anthem

BSF to put tallest 'Tiranga' at Wagah border by January 2017

At 350 ft, the flag post will be visible both from Lahore and Amritsar

Letters: Flagging the issue

In 1947, the National Flag became a national icon, but the common man was kept away from it. He could hoist it on two days only - Independence Day and Republic Day. The flag held no attachment for him, more so because many, who had criminal cases against them, were flying it on their cars just because they were ministers.Sometime in the mid-1990s, MP Naveen Jindal won the right for the common man to hoist the flag every day, subject to certain rules. By then, the common man cared little: The Tricolour was found on roads and even in gutters after a mandatory or imposed celebration.A possible reason for political parties to show scant respect to the Tricolour is because it resembles the Congress party flag. Is it time to change our flag or better still, frame a rule that no political party can have a flag with the same colours and design as the National Flag?The same is the case with the National Anthem. It is often remixed like a Bollywood number. Some sing it as if they were participat