The two ceremonies differ in several ways: Actions: The flag is hoisted from the bottom on Independence Day, while it is unfurled from the top on Republic Day. Ceremonial Leaders: The Prime Minister ...

The national flag of India is a symbol of unity and pride. In India, this flag is used during two major national events: Independence Day and Republic Day. Both the events use the flag, but the manner ...

On Republic Day every year, the President unfurls the national flag, symbolising the country's adoption of the Constitution and its commitment to democratic practices. This year, too, President ...

A B.C. veteran said he was angry to see a damaged Canadian flag flying outside a Service Canada building on Vancouver Island. Russ Vida passes by the building in Courtenay quite often but recently ...

REUTERS The flying of Pride flags at US embassies has been debated between Democrats and Republicans for years. They were first flown at US embassies during President Barack Obama’s ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...

(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...

The British said the rights of Palestinian Arabs already living there had to be protected. Getty Images Between the 1920s and 1940s the number of Jews arriving grew, with many fleeing persecution ...

To mark the death of former president Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden declared flags be displayed at half-staff for 30 days to mourn him “as an expression of public sorrow.” That 30-day ...