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‘Identifying any irregularities or unlawful activities’: Bengal government orders survey of madrasas
June 07, 2026 4:11 am
The Bengal government has given district magistrates time till July 5 to submit the reports.
PIL in Calcutta High Court seeks quashing of mandatory Vande Mataram singing in madrasas
June 04, 2026 5:24 am
The petition filed by Md Mahatabuddin Lasker, who identifies himself as the guardian of a minor Muslim student in a madrasa in Sankrail, Howrah, stated that the May 19 order issued by the Directorate of Madrasah Education, Government of West
‘Vande Mataram’ row becomes first major controversy for Kerala’s new government
May 30, 2026 6:05 am
Kerala’s first Assembly session turns controversial after Congress govt skips full ‘Vande Mataram’; Governor flags protocol issue.
Singing Vande Mataram now mandatory in Bengal madrasas: Why BJP govt order has kicked up a storm
May 22, 2026 2:44 am
While Opposition criticises the directive, saying enforcing the song on minority institutions is improper, BJP and RSS defend it.
Bengal government makes 'Vande Mataram' mandatory in madrassas
May 21, 2026 1:53 pm
Vande Mataram mandatory in Bengal madrassas after the state government issued a fresh directive covering aided, unaided and model institutions.
West Bengal government makes Vande Mataram mandatory in school morning assemblies
May 14, 2026 8:00 pm
School heads must now ensure students perform Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s composition alongside the national anthem.
Bihar makes Vande Mataram mandatory for school events, adds state song
April 27, 2026 9:38 pm
Government order directs all educational institutions to begin programmes with the national song before the anthem and end with ‘Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar’, citing “nationalism, identity and pride”
Centre's Vande Mataram circular is 'purely advisory' with no penal threat: Supreme Court
March 25, 2026 3:52 pm
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea against the Vande Mataram circular, saying it was 'premature' and based on 'vague apprehensions of discrimination'. It advised the petitioner to approach the court if any penal action is taken based on the circular.
BJP Nagaland ally and ruling NPF opposes Vande Mataram: ‘Alien… threatens our rights’
March 08, 2026 7:11 am
Issue blowing up since the national song was played on the first day of the ongoing Budget Session; lone MLA who supported its singing, a minister of the BJP, is criticised by all parties
How Bankim Chandra’s Anandamath shaped the debate over Vande Mataram
February 25, 2026 5:38 am
The political debate around Vande Mataram cannot be understood without revisiting Anandamath, the 1882 novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay that embedded the song within a larger nationalist narrative set during the 18th-century Sanyasi Rebellion.
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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