As rights activists criticised the government for arresting a cartoonist for an allegedly derogatory cartoon, ... constitutional limits and not make national symbols the target of cartoons. ...

New Delhi, Sep 10: As rights activists criticised the government for arresting a cartoonist for an allegedly derogatory cartoon, the government Monday said that ...

But now India's national emblem seems to have undergone a bit of rebranding, complete with a new bronze sculpture of the lions. It's huge - about 21 feet tall and weighing almost 10 tons.

An image circulating online claims that American cartoonist Ben Garrison created a political cartoon targetting India's main Opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC).

A controversial cartoon struck a nerve in India as the country of 1.4 billion surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation, highlighting sensitivities to what critics say are ...

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Maybe India is different today," he said. The new parliament building - which is still under construction - is part of the government's 200bn-rupee ($2.7bn; £2bn) plan to modernise old colonial ...

On the same day, the emblem of India was also adopted. The national emblem, which has strict laws to guide its usage, was the visual representation of the famous Lion Capital from 250 BC.

The National Emblem of India is a symbol of Buddhist Dharmachakra, represented with 24 spokes. What do the four lions, elephant, horse and bull signify?

The World Bank has promoted India from low-income to middle-income status – a bracket that denotes a gross national income per capita of between $1,036 and $12,535.