New York: A 220-feet-long ‘fly-past’ Tricolour made of khadi over the Hudson River and a huge billboard display at Times Square will be the centre of attraction at the 75th Independence Day celebrations of India in the US state of New York.

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) has announced a slew of special events this year as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ being celebrated to mark 75 years of India’s Independence.

The events will begin with the hoisting of the Indian flag made of khadi at Times Square on August 15. At the same time, New York’s famous Empire State Building will be decorated with tricolor-colored lights.

Indian community organisations will also display a huge ‘India Day Parade’ billboard at Times Square on August 15 at its grand ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the FIA said.

According to the FIA, a 220-foot-long ‘fly-past’ of the 220-foot-long tricolour made of khadi will also be held over the Hudson River in New York on August 15.

The organisation claimed that this will be the first-of-its-kind special ‘fly-past’ of the “largest tricolour” made of khadi on the Hudson river, which will be witnessed by thousands of people.

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New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today put up the national flag in place of its traditional saffron flag on its social media profile.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Independence, the country is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the people to put the ‘tiranga’ on their profile.

The RSS was under attack from the Congress and other opposition parties for not putting the ‘tricolour’ on its profile.

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New Delhi: The Centre government has changed the rules for hoisting the flag in the country under which the tricolour is now allowed to be hoisted both during the day and night. Also now polyester and machine-made national flags can also be used, which was earlier banned from doing so.

Under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the government is going to launch in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme from August 13 to 15. In a letter to secretaries of union ministries and departments, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has said that the display, hoisting and use of the Indian National Flag falls under the Indian Flag Rules, 2002 and the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act, 1971.

According to the letter, the Indian Flag Rules 2002 have been amended through an order dated 20th July, 2022 and now para 2.2 of Part II of the Indian Flag Rules, 2002 shall now be read as follows; ”Where the flag is hoisted in the open or placed at a citizen’s house. It can be lit day and night. Earlier, the tricolor was allowed to be lit only till the sun set.

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New Delhi: In the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, India has created the record in waving the National Flag at the same time, media reports said today.

India entered the Guinness Book of World Records by waving 78,220 tricolor flags simultaneously at the “Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav” programme at Duler Ground in Jagdishpur, Bhojpur, Bihar.

The occasion was a tribute to the glorious victory of the then King of Jagdishpur, Veer Kunwar Singh, who is considered one of the ‘heroes’ of the freedom struggle of 1857. The event was organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Culture under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.

The attempt was witnessed by representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records and attendees were asked to wear bands for the physical identification. The complete event is documented in video form.

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