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In 1873, had Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's palanquin not taken a wrong turn, India might never have got 'Vande Mataram'An 1873 encounter with a British officer in a palanquin ignited Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's patriotic fervor, leading to the creation of...
RG Kar rape-murder case: Three IPS ofiicers, including former Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyel, suspendedThree IPS officers, including former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyel, have been suspended by the West Bengal Chief Minister over t...
Another mandatory song for India is fineThe home ministry order 'suggests' that schools make 'adequate provisions in their programmes' to popularise the song. Nudging, as behaviou...
Let's debate in Lok Sabha to close chapter on 'complaints, insults' against Nehru: Priyanka to PMThe Congress general secretary also said though Modi gives good speeches, he has a shortcoming -- he is weak on facts.
Vande Mataram: How India found its voice through a 19th-century poem that became the national songVande Mataram Song History: Vande Mataram, penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s, went on to become a powerful anthem of India’s...
AIMIM MP suggests alliance with Shiv Sena-led MVA, says three-wheeled ruling dispensation can become 'comfortable car'Shiv Sena leader and MLC Ambadas Danve said that there is no question of allying with a party that opposes singing of 'Vande Mataram' and "...
Congress’s appeasement policy behind India’s partition: Amit ShahShah said he was not there to deliver a political speech, Shah said cutting down Vande Mataram to pieces was the “sin” committed by Congres...
Jan Raksha Yatra may help, but still long way to goBJP could not muster impressive numbers for the Jan Raksha Yatra though the days when Amit Shah and UP CM Yogi Adityanath participated.
Scores of Jallikattu protesters removed from Marina beachThe protesters, mostly students and youth, had not bought the government decision to issue an ordinance for holding Jallikattu, which was d...
NIT trouble: VHP asks government to spell out policy on anti-national activities"Government should immediately rehabilitate Kashmiri Hindus in their own places with full protection. It is high time that the Article 370 ...
Heard at ICHR event: Bharat Mata ki Jai, quotes from VedasMittal spent an hour reeling out names of British historians, those belonging to Cambridge school and Marxists accusing them of failing to ...
Bharat Mata ki jai! Now how about some jobs for her children?It seems, going by recent events, that India can no longer debate Kashmir on merit. We have to shout the other person down or we will lose ...
Dr D's advice to the confused Indian: When in doubt, shout 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'Events over the last few weeks have left many Indians confused about the definition of a 'good citizen', including Dr D.
Little-known outfit puts Rs 11 lakh on Kanhaiya's headCops questioned the purported president of the body, Adarsh Sharma, and some others. The Purvanchal Sena members said they wanted speedier ...
This Independence Day, a good time to reflect on the national anthemFor decades, people have complained about the way Jana Gana Mana has been sung – whether it’s the version or the words. Even so, nothing bi...
PM Narendra Modi's I-Day speech marked by stylistic departures from staid sarkari tradition"Congress template was followed by every PM including AB Vajpayee. What Nehru or Indira did was the set norm. Modi signals a departure," sa...
Sri Sri Ravishankar and the sadhu brigade attend Narendra Modi's oath ceremonySeveral Dawoodi Bohras from Gujarat were also seen at ceremony. Modi's Muslim adviser Zafar Sareshwalawas seen seated next to Salman Khan.
- Students, techies, doctors, homemakers: Voices against graft have unifying spirit
It is too early to call Jantar Mantar India's Tehrir Square but the thousands who thronged were different from participants in most other r...
- Congress admits it goofed up on Vande centenary
The Congress, which finds itself on the defensive over the Vande Mataram issue, on Sunday sought to put the entire blame on Union HRD minis...
- Vande Mataram rocks House
In what has become a habitual occurrence, yet another old and shoddy controversy took centre stage in Parliament on Tuesday.