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'Stop use of plastic tricolour,' MHA tells states ahead of Independence Day
Since plastic doesn't decompose
1 min read8 Aug 2021Oppo Noida flag row: China hopes issue will be resolved ‘properly’
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang says he hopes the legitimate rights of Oppo and its staff at the Noida office will be safeguarded under law
1 min read29 Mar 2017Protests in Noida after Chinese employee allegedly disrespects tricolour
Workers at a mobile company in Noida staged protest on Tuesday after one of its Chinese officials allegedly threw the Indian national flag in a dustbin
1 min read28 Mar 2017Home ministry issues directive for compliance with Flag Code of India
The home ministry directive on strict compliance with the Flag Code of India comes after Amazon came under fire for selling tricolour doormats on its Canada site
1 min read23 Mar 2017India’s largest tricolour hoisted near Attari border
The tricolour is built at an approximate cost of Rs3.5 crore
7 Mar 2017India’s largest tricolour hoisted near Attari border
The tricolour, built at an approximate cost of Rs3.50 crore, measures 110 metres in length, 24 metres in width and weighing 55 tonnes
1 min read6 Mar 2017Twitter tantrum
Sushma Swaraj has been hailed for her Twitter diplomacy but she has replied to one tweet too many on Amazon's tricolour doormat issue
1 min read13 Jan 2017Play national anthem in cinema halls before film: Supreme Court
Supreme Court also make it compulsory for the tricolour to be displayed on the screen and cinema doors to be locked while the national anthem is being played
3 min read1 Dec 2016Who is Pingali Venkayya?
Pingali Venkayya designed the initial version of the Indian tricolour, but very little is known about the man himself
2 min read15 Aug 2016Kendriya Vidyalayas directed to hoist national flag daily
The move by the KVS administration, under the chairpersonship of Smriti Irani, comes amid a raging debate on nationalism following JNU row
1 min read28 Feb 2016Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared