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‘Huh? Is this real’: Hrithik Roshan reacts to BJP MP’s Vande Mataram dare to Rahul Gandhi
September 29, 2026 7:09 pm
A month ago, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj challenged Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to recite Vande Mataram to 'smash the patriarchy', a remark that has now left Hrithik Roshan astonished.
Supreme Court says can’t penalise for not singing Vande Mataram
September 23, 2026 3:02 am
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says 'lawmaking cannot be as per Naxalite’s ideas', vocalist TM Krishna’s lawyer objects.
Vande Mataram row: High Court refuses to stay Karnataka's 2-stanza order
September 22, 2026 1:41 pm
Citing related proceedings pending before the Supreme Court, the Karnataka High Court refused to pass an interim stay on the state government's order mandating the singing of only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram.
Vande Mataram showdown in Karnataka Assembly as Opposition sings full version
September 21, 2026 5:49 pm
The Karnataka Government issued an order saying only two stanzas of the national song should be sung at state government functions and official ceremonies, drawing criticism from the BJP.
Vande Mataram row: For Sikhs, where does patriotism end and worship begin?
September 20, 2026 5:08 pm
US-based Sikh scholar Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba says that while Vande Mataram’s historical role should be acknowledged, respecting one’s country is fundamentally different from worshipping it as a deity.
‘She used Inshallah’: Bengal cop transferred after right-wing flags video
September 17, 2026 12:38 pm
An outfit called "Hindu Legal Fund" claimed on X that it had submitted a complaint to West Bengal Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh, demanding action against the IPS officer and alleging that she failed to “maintain neutrality and use national expressions” in public communication.
Karnataka government's 2-stanza Vande Mataram decision challenged in court
September 15, 2026 5:25 pm
A PIL petitioner in the Karnataka High Court cites the Centre’s order to sing the full version of Vande Mataram and contends that the state government lacks the power to limit the national song's rendition to two stanzas.
In a first, Vande Mataram, Jana Gana Mana both played before India game
September 13, 2026 8:48 pm
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, and the Government of India issued the directive to celebrate the occasion.
'Want Kashmiris in jail?': Omar Abdullah hits back at Congress over Vande Mataram advice
September 11, 2026 5:21 pm
“Our party has never accepted Vande Mataram. We will not accept it in the future either. But we will have to fulfill our legal and statutory obligations,” says Jammu and Kashmir CM.
Rift in INDIA bloc: Why Congress, National Conference are at odds over Vande Mataram
September 10, 2026 12:03 pm
Congress asks NC to follow “considered judgment of freedom fighters” and render only first two stanzas; NC points to Congress CMs singing full version.
VANDE MATARAM VIDEOS
Agitated lawyers protest outside Patiala House Court
February 17, 2016 9:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyers on Wednesday raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans to protest against the anti-national slogans raised inside the Patiala House court premises by the students agitated over the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Lawyer Vikram Chauhan said people who raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans have been made heroes by the media and when they are protesting against it then why are they being called ‘gundas’. Chauhan added they responded only when students tried to beat the lawyers and tear their clothes, adding that they did not hit anyone.
Lawyer says not ashamed of sloganeering in Supreme Court
February 17, 2016 9:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyer Rajeev Tadac, who allegedly raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans during a hearing in the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said he is not ashamed of doing so. However, Tadac apologised in the court after being reprimanded by a judge. The lawyer, along with his colleagues, had disrupted the Supreme Court proceeding regarding journalists and students being thrashed by BJP leaders outside the Patiala House Court on Monday.
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