Kerala National Anthem

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday braved a steady drizzle and kept standing when the national anthem was being played while taking the salute by the Army on his arrival on a day-long visit to attend a function at the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.

Sedition charges against Kerala writer Kamal Chavara may be dropped, the police said today, two days after his widely condemned arrest over a Facebook post that was allegedly disrespectful to the national anthem.

Malayalam writer and theatre artist Kamal C Chavara, who was charged with sedition for allegedly showing disrespect to the national anthem, has been admitted to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital (KMCH) after complaining of uneasiness.

A writer in Kerala was charged with sedition on Sunday over a Facebook post that was allegedly disrespectful to the national anthem.

While Vinesh Kumar was watching an Egyptian movie on Monday night in Kerala, he was arrested, along with five others. "I cannot be forced to stand up or show my patriotism in one particular way", Mr Kumar, a 34-year-old journalist, told NDTV.

Around 20 people have been arrested after being accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, two weeks after the Supreme Court made it compulsory.

A police case has been filed against six people for failing to stand up during the national anthem at an international film festival in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.

For the first time in Kerala, perhaps even the country, students with speech and hearing disabilities from the National Institute of Speech and Hearing in Thiruvanathapuram will render the national anthem during the republic day parade celebrations in the city.

In a relief to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, a court in Kochi today discharged him in the 2008 national anthem case.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday braved a steady drizzle and kept standing when the national anthem was being played while taking the salute by the Army on his arrival on a day-long visit to attend a function at the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.

Sedition charges against Kerala writer Kamal Chavara may be dropped, the police said today, two days after his widely condemned arrest over a Facebook post that was allegedly disrespectful to the national anthem.

Malayalam writer and theatre artist Kamal C Chavara, who was charged with sedition for allegedly showing disrespect to the national anthem, has been admitted to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital (KMCH) after complaining of uneasiness.

A writer in Kerala was charged with sedition on Sunday over a Facebook post that was allegedly disrespectful to the national anthem.

While Vinesh Kumar was watching an Egyptian movie on Monday night in Kerala, he was arrested, along with five others. "I cannot be forced to stand up or show my patriotism in one particular way", Mr Kumar, a 34-year-old journalist, told NDTV.

Around 20 people have been arrested after being accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, two weeks after the Supreme Court made it compulsory.

A police case has been filed against six people for failing to stand up during the national anthem at an international film festival in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.

For the first time in Kerala, perhaps even the country, students with speech and hearing disabilities from the National Institute of Speech and Hearing in Thiruvanathapuram will render the national anthem during the republic day parade celebrations in the city.

In a relief to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, a court in Kochi today discharged him in the 2008 national anthem case.