More than one crore students, teachers, parents and members of the public are expected to sing the complete Vande Mataram simultaneously at over 25,000 locations across India on September 25 as part…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response to a petition by Carnatic musician TM Krishna that challenges penal provisions for refusing to sing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram. A…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Centre that a "conscientious objector" should not be punished for refusing to sing Vande Mataram on religious grounds. The bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya…
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has asked Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to reconsider the September 8 Government Order that restricts rendition of Vande Mataram to two stanzas at state functions. The Governor called…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna's petition challenging the Centre's mandate requiring all six stanzas of Vande Mataram to be sung at designated occasions. The court sought the…
BJP and JD(S) legislators sang all six stanzas of Vande Mataram in the Karnataka assembly and legislative council on Monday, defying the Congress government's September 8 order restricting official renditions to two…
BJP legislators recited the full six-stanza version of Vande Mataram in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council on September 21, after the official recording stopped at two stanzas. The Assembly had convened…
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday that anyone opposing Vande Mataram should be considered anti-national. Speaking to reporters in Indore, the telecom minister said every citizen must accept the national song…
Karnataka health minister UT Khader has said one nation will have one national anthem, calling political debates around Vande Mataram a distraction. In an interview with India Today, Khader defended youth activism…
Dubai-based Indian singer Suchetha has released a multilingual version of Vande Mataram, India's 150-year-old national song, in Arabic and six Indian languages. The project features Arabic verse written by veteran Emirati poet…
