Vande Mataram
- India
Row erupts after BJP MLA asks woman to chant ‘Vande Mataram’
Barrackpur BJP MLA Koustav Bagchi has come under criticism for insulting and harassing a Muslim woman during an event linked to the party’s Annapurna Yojana. The videos of the incident that surfaced…
- India
AIMPLB opposes ‘compulsory’ Vande Mataram in Bengal madrasas
New Delhi: Calling it a violation of fundamental rights, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought withdrawal of a West Bengal government’s order making recitation of all stanzas of…
- India
Full rendition of Vande Mataram at official events ‘unnecessary’: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has questioned the necessity of playing all five verses of Vande Mataram at the beginning and end of official events, labelling the practice “unnecessary and burdensome” for…
- Kolkata
BJP-led Bengal govt makes singing of Vande Mataram mandatory in all madrasas
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has made the singing of “Vande Mataram” at assembly prayers compulsory in all madrasas with immediate effect, according to an official order. The order by the Directorate…
- Hyderabad
Vande Matram cannot be treated on par with national anthem: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, May 7, objected to the Union Cabinet’s decision to grant “Vande Mataram” the same statutory protection as the national anthem “ Jana Gana Mana,” saying the…
- India
SC rejects plea against Home Ministry’s Vande Mataram order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 25, refused to entertain a plea against a home ministry circular on singing of the national song Vande Mataram at official events, saying that…
- Hyderabad
AIMIM leaders walk out of Telangana Assembly during Vande Mataram song
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leaders on Monday, March 16, walked out of the Telangana Assembly as the national song, Vande Mataram, began to be played. A video of the…
- India
AIMPLB terms govt’s order on Vande Mataram ‘unconstitutional’
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday, February 12, termed the Centre’s mandate of singing of all six stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram “unconstitutional”, and…
- India
Vande Mataram, Anand Math tunes to regale audience at Beating Retreat ceremony
New Delhi: Bands of the Indian armed forces and the paramilitary will play an array of lilting tunes and foot-tapping melodies, including ‘Vande Mataram,’ ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja,’ ‘Vijay Bharat,’ ‘Sitare Hind’…
- India
Republic Day parade in Delhi: Full dress rehearsal held at Kartavya Path
New Delhi: Nearly 2,500 artistes, set to perform at the Kartavya Path in Delhi during the 77th Republic Day parade, took part in a full dress rehearsal of their segment on Saturday,…
- India
Another Kashmiri man assaulted, forced to chant Vande Mataram in Haryana
Barely a week after a 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller was assaulted and intimidated in Uttarakhand, another young man in Haryana’s Fatehabad was forced to chant “Vande Mataram.” A video of the incident…
- Bollywood
Vishal Dadlani mocks 10-hour ‘Vande Mataram’ debate in Parliament
Mumbai: Composer and singer Vishal Dadlani took to social media to mock Parliament following the 10-hour-long debate over Vande Mataram. In an ironic tone, the singer highlighted the prolonged parliamentary session on…
- India
Nehru echoed Jinnah, betrayed Vande Mataram: PM Modi in LS
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said first PM Jawaharlal Nehru betrayed Vande Mataram by echoing Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s communal concerns and fragmenting the national song that put India on…
- Opinions
‘This is the right time to resolve controversy over Vande Mataram’
The Parliament opened its winter session this week with a significant political clash over the national song, “Vande Mataram.” The controversy surrounding the patriotic song persists even after 150 years since its…
- Top Stories
Nation ‘chained’ by Emergency when Vande Mataram completed 100 years: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lamented that the Constitution was “throttled” and the nation chained by the Emergency when national song Vande Mataram completed 100 years. Initiating a day-long…
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