Mangaluru: Former BJP spokesperson Vikas P has filed a police complaint seeking legal action against the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, for allegedly disrespecting the national song, Vande Mataram, during the Independence Day celebrations at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi.In the complaint, Vikas sought action under Section 3 of the Prevention of…
People celebrate Independence Day in city on Saturday Prayagraj: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya hoisted the tricolour in a ceremony held at the reserve police lines in Sangam city on Saturday to mark 80th Independence Day.Maurya also inspected the exhibition and the stalls set up by self-help groups. Besides, cultural programmes presented by children…
Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal and Virendra Kumar Khatik attend the 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (August 16, 2026) accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the…
Representative imageSchool students parents and teachers hold the national flag and participate in the ‘Abhinav Bharat Yatra Vande Mataram’ as part of the Tiranga Yatra, in Ahmedabad. (ANI Photo) On the morning of 15 August, when the Prime Minister arrives at the Red Fort, the National Song will be sung from those ramparts for the…
In this edition of India Today Explains, Akshita Nandgopal breaks down the major news developments of the week. Parliament passed the Public Exam Amendment Bill, introducing stricter penalties, up to 10 years imprisonment and fines reaching 10 crore rupees, to curb paper leaks and restore trust in the examination system. Parliament also passed the Vande…
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, bringing Vande Mataram under the ambit of the law and making certain acts of disrespect towards the national song a criminal offence. The bill was taken up for consideration and passage in the Upper House amid noisy scenes, with…
Vadodara: The department of Dramatics of the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU), in collaboration with the Sangeet Natak Akademi, will stage the multimedia theatrical production ‘Vande Bharatam‘ at Prof C C Mehta Auditorium on Wednesday as part of the National Theatre Festival 2026.The performance, scheduled at 6pm, is being organised under the ministry of culture’s nationwide…
