1906: The first Indian national flag was hoisted in Calcutta's Parsee Bagan Square. It symbolized the Swadeshi movement and ...
The origin of the tri-color flag The tri-color flag ... who chose August 15 to declare the independence of India. He was given the powers by the British Parliament to transfer the power to ...
A flag was also raised on Salomon ... The Foreign Office said: "The UK has no doubt as to our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory, which we have held continuously since 1814.