Vande Mataram
- Bangalore
Vande Mataram row deepens as leaders clash over full rendition
Bengaluru: The dispute over the singing of Vande Mataram at government and public programmes has escalated in Karnataka, with Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi warning that action would be initiated against…
- India
An ‘Assalamualaikum,’ ‘Inshallah’ gets IPS officer transferred
Hyderabad: Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Bushra Bano, against whom a right-wing organisation filed a complaint with the West Bengal Home Secretary, has been transferred. The transfer order was issued on Monday,…
- India
Complaint against IPS officer for greeting with Assalamualaikum
West Bengal: A complaint was filed with the West Bengal Home Secretary against IPS officer Bushra Bano for using Urdu greetings in her latest video, where she shared her journey of joining…
- Bangalore
Karnataka defies Centre, restricts Vande Mataram to two stanzas
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at most state government programmes, setting aside the Centre’s decision to promote the singing…
- Kolkata
ABVP holds Vande Mataram march at JU amid anti-national slogans
Kolkata: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday, September 3, took out a Vande Mataram march on Jadavpur University campus here, carrying the national flag and displaying images of…
- India
Naga students march to Assembly over singing of Vande Mataram
Kohima: The Naga Students’ Federation on Tuesday, September 1, marched to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, demanding a resolution against the singing of Vande Mataram at official events, saying the protest was not…
- India
UP Speaker leaves during national anthem, draws Opposition flak
Unnao (UP): Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana has found himself at the centre of a controversy after he was seen walking away even as the national anthem was played at an…
- Bangalore
Hariprasad challenges BJP to sing national anthem at RSS shakhas
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad stepped up his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) amid the ongoing political debate over Vande Mataram…
- Bangalore
KPCC chief Hariprasad says no difference in RSS, JeM and Taliban
Bengaluru: KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad triggered a fresh political controversy on Monday, August 17, by drawing a comparison between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Taliban, claiming that there was…
- India
Odisha BJP files complaint against Congress over Vande Mataram
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP’s youth wing has lodged a police complaint against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their alleged disrespect to ‘Vande Mataram’ during an Independence Day…
- India
Bankim Chandra’s descendant writes to Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram
New Delhi: BJP MLA from West Bengal and direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sumitro Chatterjee, has written to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressing “deep anguish” over what he described…
- India
Amit Shah seeks Congress apology for insulting Vande Mataram
Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, August 16, accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the people and to Bankim…
- India
Kerala varsity VC: Vande Mataram critics don’t know who’s mom
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala University Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal on Saturday, August 15, said those who do not say Vande Mataram do not know who their mother is. He was speaking at an RSS youth…
- India
BJP says Sonia opposed full Vande Mataram; Congress denies
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janta Party on Saturday, August 15, accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day…
- India
I need your help: PM Modi’s Independence Day appeal to youth
New Delhi: India is celebrating its 80th Independence Day on Saturday, August 15, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag at the historic Red Fort in Delhi. In a first…
