The intelligence community has remained on high alert due to information about operatives from a terrorist group in Jammu potentially planning a fidayeen attack in Delhi or Punjab around Independence Day. Security measures have been intensified, particularly for the celebrations and the President’s ‘At Home’ reception, amidst reports of explosives and potential high-profile targets.

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The first Indian National flag appeared during the Swadeshi movement and was hoisted for the first time in the Parsee Bagan Square in Calcutta in 1906.