Vande Mataram

Plea To Declare ''Vande Mataram'' National Anthem Or Song Dismissed

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 26, 2019

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre to declare ''Vande Mataram'' the national anthem, at par with "Jana Gana Mana", or the national song.

"Who Said You Can't Say Vande Mataram, Bharat Mata Ki Jai?": Speaker

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday June 20, 2019

After controversy over "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogans that were raised as parliamentarians took oath this week, newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said, "Who said you cannot say this?"

Samajwadi Party Lawmaker Refuses To Chant Vande Mataram During Oath

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Samajwadi Party lawmaker Shafiqur Rahman Barq, while taking oath in the parliament, said as far as Vande Mataram is concerned, it is against Islam and we cannot follow it.

Asaduddin Owaisi's Response As Lawmakers Chant Jai Shri Ram During Oath

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday June 19, 2019

As All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi took oath in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, he was met with loud chants of "Jai Shri Ram", "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram" from BJP parliamentarians.

"Slip Of Tongue": Civic Body Starts National Anthem, Switches Midway

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

In a video clip that is being circulated on social media, members at a municipal corporation meeting start singing the national anthem, abruptly stop, then switch to "Vande Mataram", the national song.

"TRP Of Jai Shri Ram Dipping": Trinamool Congress Lawmaker

India News | ANI | Wednesday June 5, 2019

When joblessness is rising and farmers are committing suicides every day, Prime Minister replies Jai Shri Ram. Our slogan is Jai Hind, Jai Bangla, Vande Mataram, said Trinamool Congress lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee.

Now, Trinamool Supporters Send 10,000 "Jai Bangla" Postcards To PM Modi

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Amid growing rivalry between the BJP and Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, supporters of the ruling party today sent 10,000 postcards with the slogans "Vande Mataram", "Jai Hind" and "Jai Bangla" scribbled on them to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The move came in response to BJP leader Arjun Singh launching a campaign aimed at sending thousands of...

Fine With "Jai Shri Ram" Slogan, But Not How BJP Uses It: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday June 2, 2019

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said in a Facebook post that she does not have a problem with the slogan Jai Sri Ram but the manner in which it is being used by BJP workers to "create unrest in West Bengal by mixing religion with politics". The clarification comes at a time when members of the opposition party have been increasingly ...

Patriot Does Not Only Mean Saying "Jai Hind": Venkaiah Naidu

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu emphasised that patriotism does not mean only saying "Vande Mataram" or "Jai Hind" and said it also meant supporting each other.

Man Disrupts Congress Presser Over Use Of Yogi Adityanath's Real Name

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 16, 2019

With the national flag in hand, a man on Wednesdaydisrupted a Congress presser briefly raising objections on calling Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by his real name Ajay Singh Bisht. He followed this with chants of Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata ki Jai before he was whisked away by guards.

India's Most Wanted song Vande Mataram: Arjun Kapoor's Tribute to 'Unsung Heroes'

Entertainment | Tuesday May 14, 2019

"A song for our unsung heroes who serve the nation from the shadows, every single day!" wrote Arjun Kapoor

Nitish Kumar's Party Explain Video That Showed Him Sullen At PM's Rally

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Friday May 3, 2019

A day after Bihar Chief Minister and BJP ally Nitish Kumar was seen on video staying silent as Prime Minister Narendra Modi chanted Vande Mataram at a rally in Bihar, a senior leader of his Janata Dal United said though they don't have a problem with Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Vande Mataram, it is not correct to impose these slogans on people.

General Elections 2019: In Video Of PM Modi's Bihar Rally, Nitish Kumar Is An Uncomfortable Ally

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 1, 2019

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi chanted Vande Mataram at a rally in Bihar, pumping fists in the air, ally Nitish Kumar, who was on the stage, stayed silent. The video, which is in wide circulation on social media, is seen by many as a telling visual on the contradictions within the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

Poll Body Notice To BJP's Giriraj Singh For "Burial Land" Comment

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday April 29, 2019

Giriraj Singh, the BJP's candidate in Bihar's Begusarai, has received a notice from the Election Commission for his recent comment in which he had said that the country would not forgive those who "don't say Vande Mataram"

"Will Send Those To Pakistan Who Do Not Chant Vande Mataram": BJP Lawmaker Surendra Singh

India News | ANI | Saturday April 27, 2019

In a controversial statement BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh Surendra Singh on Friday said that people who do not chant Vande Mataram have "no right to live in India" and should be sent to Pakistan.