{"id":32713,"date":"2020-08-15T13:24:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T09:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=32713"},"modified":"2020-08-15T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T10:18:36","slug":"burj-khalifa-to-dazzle-with-india-flag-to-mark-indias-74th-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/burj-khalifa-to-dazzle-with-india-flag-to-mark-indias-74th-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Burj Khalifa To Illuminate With India&#8217;s Flag On Saturday Evening To Mark The Country&#8217;s 74th Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai&#8217;s glorious Burj Khalifa will dazzle with the tricolour of India on the occasion of the country&#8217;s 74th Independence Day at 8:45 pm GST for a good 5-10 minutes for those celebrating to enjoy, as confirmed by\u00a0Burj Khalifa to Lovin Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>The landmark occasion &#8211; which is a national holiday in India &#8211; honours the date on which\u00a0the nation became independent from the British rule on August 15, 1947.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai Mall has taken all COVID-19 precautionary measures, as well as put in place preventive social distancing guidelines for those wishing to delight in India&#8217;s 74th Independence Day spectacle tonight at 8:45 pm, Saturday, August 15.<\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>The display of the Indian flag on the\u00a0world&#8217;s tallest building will\u00a0highlight the strong friendly bilateral relations that the UAE shares with India<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirYanaSY\/status\/1294526093924261888<\/p>\n<h2>The UAE is home to 3,420,000 Indians, who make up 27% of the UAE&#8217;s total\u00a0population<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeerzadaAzhar4\/status\/1294549301394157569<\/p>\n<h2>The Indian community here in Dubai has taken to social media to express their excitement over the grand show all set to take place in Downtown Dubai later tonight<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Independence Day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaIndependenceDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndiaIndependenceDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndependenceDay2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndependenceDay2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndependenceDayIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndependenceDayIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndianArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndianArmy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dubai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZpvNyhaTm\">pic.twitter.com\/hZpvNyhaTm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nakul Sachdeva (@nakulsachdev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nakulsachdev\/status\/1294515524882305024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Indian expats in the city got to witness the humbling flag hoisting ceremony that took place\u00a0at the Consulate of India in Dubai in person and virtually!<\/h2>\n<p>The flag was hoisted at 7.30 am by Indian Consul General of India to Dubai, Dr Aman Puri and was followed by the Indian National anthem.<\/p>\n<p>Due to preventive COVID-19 guidelines, only members of staff were permitted to attend the flag hoisting ceremony physically, while the\u00a0general public tuned in to the CGI&#8217;s social media pages to watch the ceremony take place virtually.<\/p>\n<p>Consul General Dr Aman Puri addressed the gathering and said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;I would especially like to wish members of the Indian community, our Emirati friends, friends from India living in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;India and the UAE are strong partners which has also been seen in these times of unprecedented crisis. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the UAE leadership and all the UAE authorities to support Government of India&#8217;s efforts in the repatriation of stranded nationals.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flag hosting done and Dr Aman Puri reading out President Message on the eve of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaIndependenceDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndiaIndependenceDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtmaNirbharBharat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AtmaNirbharBharat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEAIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MEAIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndembAbuDhabi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IndembAbuDhabi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cHRvGNPico\">pic.twitter.com\/cHRvGNPico<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; India in Dubai (@cgidubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cgidubai\/status\/1294477897760202752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Lovin Dubai wishes a Happy Independence Day to all Indian expats celebrating in the region!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l0HUp5C2eYNrOe6ys\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dubai&#8217;s glorious Burj Khalifa will dazzle with the tricolour of India on the occasion of the country&#8217;s 74th Independence Day at 8:45 pm GST for a good 5-10 minutes for those celebrating to enjoy, as confirmed by\u00a0Burj Khalifa to Lovin Dubai. 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