-Abhishek Vij This year in India can be called the Vande Mataram Year, imbued with national spirit. The Government of India has declared Vande Mataram as the national song. Written in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel “Anand Math,” this song is a hymn to Mother India. The song originally consists of six verses. Before independence, the.
An FIR has been registered against the principal of Shaheen PU College in Bidar after a complaint alleged that students were warned for raising "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogans.
New Delhi: As the Vande Mataram row intensifies, the Congress party on Thursday defended its long-standing practice of singing the first two stanzas of the national song at its programmes, invoking the legacy and endorsement of leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore to assert its historical nationalist credentials amid sharp.
BJP National President Nitin Nabin has slammed the decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to stick to playing only the first two stanzas of the 'Vande Mataram' at party programmes, and accused Congress of turning the "insult" to the national song into an official party position, calling it the "new Muslim League".
A complaint has been lodged with the Delhi Police seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over alleged disruption during the rendition of the National Song "Vande Mataram" at an Independence Day function at the AICC headquarters here on August 15.
Chandigarh: Former Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and the Gandhi family over the controversy surrounding the rendition of Vande Mataram during Independence Day celebrations. The remarks came after visuals from the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Congress headquarters showed Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia.
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of “shamelessness” over the Vande Mataram controversy, alleging that party leader Sonia Gandhi asked for the national song to be stopped midway at the Congress headquarters. Shah made the remarks while addressing a public gathering in Nimbahera, Chittorgarh, where he unveiled a 21-foot-tall statue.
New Delhi: As India celebrated its 80th Independence Day, a political controversy erupted over the singing of the complete ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday. A video circulated on social media showed Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during the rendition, with some users alleging that Sonia.
New Delhi: In a historic first, the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ was played in full during the 80th Independence Day celebrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the historic Red Fort on Saturday. The rendition was followed by the customary playing of the National Anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’. The year 2026 marks 150 years.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended warm greetings to the nation on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, stating that the country can no longer proceed with small dreams and must have big dreams. Addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort on the occasion, PM Modi said, “All of us.
The Centre has proposed legal protection for 'Vande Mataram' through an amendment Bill that seeks to make insulting or disrupting the National Song a criminal offence under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.
