Black Flag Welcome

On his first visit to the city after being declared as the BJP candidate from Patna Sahib, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was on Tuesday shown black flags by alleged supporters of another party leader, leading to a clash with party workers who had gathered at the airport to welcome the Lok Sabha poll debutant.

A German flag accidentally flapped Monday at an official welcome in Canada for Belgium's king and queen. The flag with horizontal stripes of black, red and yellow was affixed to a tree along with Canada's flag outside the residence of Governor General Julie Payette. On Belgium's banner the black, yellow and red stripes are vertical.

The Mumbai Police has sent notices to potential trouble making Shiv Sena leaders across Mumbai, warning them against indulging in any illegal activity.

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday issued a diktat to his partymen to welcome Rahul Gandhi with black flags to protest his 'Mumbai for all Indians' remark.

On his first visit to the city after being declared as the BJP candidate from Patna Sahib, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was on Tuesday shown black flags by alleged supporters of another party leader, leading to a clash with party workers who had gathered at the airport to welcome the Lok Sabha poll debutant.

A German flag accidentally flapped Monday at an official welcome in Canada for Belgium's king and queen. The flag with horizontal stripes of black, red and yellow was affixed to a tree along with Canada's flag outside the residence of Governor General Julie Payette. On Belgium's banner the black, yellow and red stripes are vertical.

The Mumbai Police has sent notices to potential trouble making Shiv Sena leaders across Mumbai, warning them against indulging in any illegal activity.

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday issued a diktat to his partymen to welcome Rahul Gandhi with black flags to protest his 'Mumbai for all Indians' remark.