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Why Centre’s Rajya Sabha Bill seeks to give Vande Mataram the National Anthem’s legal protection

Vrinda Tulsian - July 27, 2026

The Bill, listed for discussion in RS Monday, proposes jail for intentionally disrupting Vande Mataram, even as courts continue hearing challenges over its official rendition.

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Why Centre’s Rajya Sabha Bill seeks to give Vande Mataram the National Anthem’s legal protection

Vrinda Tulsian - July 27, 2026

The Bill, listed for discussion in RS Monday, proposes jail for intentionally disrupting Vande Mataram, even as courts continue hearing challenges over its official rendition.

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The Sind woodpecker is abundant in Pakistan, rare in India. It’s also a reminder of Partition

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Why Centre’s Rajya Sabha Bill seeks to give Vande Mataram the National Anthem’s legal protection

Vrinda Tulsian - July 27, 2026

The Bill, listed for discussion in RS Monday, proposes jail for intentionally disrupting Vande Mataram, even as courts continue hearing challenges over its official rendition.

From opium addict to global fugitive: The rise, the run and the Jakarta fall of Punjab gangster Billa

Mayank Kumar - July 26, 2026

Mass protests are Indians’ birthright—and they shall have it. A look at how they have changed history

Kyra Menon - July 26, 2026

Hope, exuberance & scepticism—Jantar Mantar is mélange of emotions after Dharmendra Pradhan’s exit

Mayank Kumar - July 25, 2026

India’s Gen Z are challenging Modi’s strongman image

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After NEET protests, Modi govt’s anti-paper leak Bill proposes 10-yr jail, Rs 50 lakh fine for offenders

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No leaders, no banners, just WhatsApp & social media: How Mumbai youth turned a protest into a movement

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Reel Take

1984 film Party got a second life in CJP protest. It is political satire at its finest

Triya Gulati - July 26, 2026

Govind Nihalani’s ‘Party’ is a portrait of comfortable people performing political engagement while carefully avoiding risk. It feels more legible now than ever.

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The fading nation-State and the twilight of national investing

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Udit Bubna - July 24, 2026

Govt says 86.6% Ujjwala households now use LPG as primary fuel, defends 9 to 4 refills subsidy cut

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Governance

Why Centre’s Rajya Sabha Bill seeks to give Vande Mataram the National Anthem’s legal protection

Vrinda Tulsian - July 27, 2026

Why Tamil Nadu’s ruling TVK wants education back from Concurrent to State List amid NEET row

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332 sanitation worker deaths since 2021; no plan for mechanised sewer cleaning, govt tells Lok Sabha

Vrinda Tulsian - July 21, 2026

Great Speeches

Our soldiers’ blood on the peaks of Kargil will continue to inspire generations: Vajpayee

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Science

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Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push

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