Indian citizens can now fly the National Flag even at night, if the flagpole is really tall and the flag itself well illuminated.
A PIL was on Tuesday filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on holding of IPL cricket matches at night citing reasons ranging from security threat to waste of energy in illuminating the stadium.
A large number of Muslims, holding the national tricolour, greeted the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the densely populated Polan Bazaar in Godhra town on Republic Day, president of Ghanchi Muslim Samaj Phirdos Kothi said on Tuesday.
Ahead of the India-China summit, Mahabalipuram, the ancient coastal town near Chennai, has been virtually turned into a fortress with unprecedented security arrangements while the beautification and other preparations touched a feverish pitch on Wednesday.
One perk of being a pilot, apart from travelling the world, is a front-row seat to the Earth's natural wonders -- from jaw-dropping sunrises to silver slivers of lightning against ink coloured-clouds. One among them is Ecuador-based Santiago Borja who is known as "The Storm Pilot" because of the images he's taken. Borja, who lives in Quito, Ecuador, was kind enough to grant us permission to show some off his work.
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Vinay Varshney, as he predicts the end of CFL lamps in a few years, points to the ceiling of the conference room at Maruti Suzuki's factory in Gurgaon.
He won't do unicorns, but for snakes and skulls, tattoo artist Paul Booth charges $400 an hour.
On Kareena Kapoor's 40th birthday on September 21, Sukanya Verma handpicks 25 of her most stunning frames from various movies to highlight how she draws our attention in big and small ways.
Thiruvaiyuru, where composer-saint Tyagaraja lived, is an annual pilgrimage for Carnatic musicians, eminent and unknown, young and old.
Singapore's debut on the Formula One calendar, with the city streets hosting the sport's first night grand prix, has forced teams to reappraise how they go about their business.
India's premium trains -- Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express -- are all set to sport a designer look with the Railways assuring plush comforts to woo back its high-end clientele from the low-budget airlines. Passengers will be offered new upholstery, better interiors, squeaky clean bedrolls, well-maintained toilets, improved ventilation and better illumination. The Railways would also use polyurethane paint to enhance the quality of rakes & reduce the cost of re-painting.
While four weeks time was granted to the BCCI to respond to the implementation of the recommendations, the court had made it clear that there should not be any difficulty in accepting the recommendations.
Telangana government is all set for the week-long celebrations to observe Formation Day on June 2, marking one year of formation of the new state.
Marking the culmination of the 67th Republic Day celebrations, the military on Friday held the beating retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in Delhi with patriotic fervour.
Several buildings across the world lit up bright green on Thursday night in support of the Paris climate accord.
At an online book release event, former vice president Hamid Ansari lays to rest the controversies surrounding his tenure.
The underwater world has never looked so magical, mysterious and mesmerising. These photographs are some of the stunning medal winners in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 contest.
Thackeray would be taking over as chief minister more than a month after results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections were declared on October 24.
The facade of the UN headquarters was lit in bright hues and the words 'Happy Diwali', along with the image of a traditional 'diya', projected onto the building.
Bolton Wanderers illuminated a dull day in the Premier League on Saturday with a 4-1 victory at Sunderland that lifted them to seventh in the standings.
Marat Safin lifted the evening gloom at Wimbledon as he beat Italy's Andreas Seppi 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 and reach the last 16.
'We have gathered the ECG details from different stages of Gandhiji's life and recreated his heartbeat on the digital medium. This will be a very interesting feature for the public,' says museum director A Annamalai.
Chiron erupts a massive power of 1479 bhp together with an ear-splitting torque of 1180 lb-ft.
Niharika Singh lashes out at Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Hundreds of visiting supporters have been queuing up to visit Josef Stalin's bunker - chambers dug out underneath the southwestern city to protect the Soviet leader from a Nazi German assault that never came.
Now you can protect your skin from the winter dryness at home.
Glimpses of the colourful parade we will see on Rajpath in New Delhi on Thursday.
The former Union home minister expressed the hope that the investigative agencies will respect the law.
Rejecting reports of his evading the law, he told reporters that the charges against him and his son were 'nothing further from truth'.
Though fraught with risks, small business can easily fetch better returns than the established companies.
On October 3, Subramanian, a Chennai-based mechanical engineer, had tagged the Twitter handles of NASA, LRO and ISRO in a tweet, asking, "Is this Vikram lander? (1 km from the landing spot) Lander might have been buried in Lunar sand?"
Subramanian, 33, who was on Tuesday the toast of the astronomy world, managed what ISRO and NASA couldn't through his close examination of before and after images of the scheduled landing.
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