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Topic: national anthem

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi criticises DMK govt for not ‘respecting’ national anthem

In his inaugural address for the year to the House, Ravi said his repeated requests and advice to play the national anthem at the beginning and the end of the address has been ignored.

Pakistan national anthem to get a makeover. More artists, regions—just like Coke Studio

A new version of Pakistan’s Qaumi Taranah or national anthem, ‘Pak Sarzameen’, will mark the country's 75th independence anniversary. Some ask if it's the right time.

National anthem plays in Nagaland assembly for the first time in 58 years

On 12 February, the national anthem was played for the first time in the Nagaland assembly since the creation of the state in September 1962.

Replace words of Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ with Netaji’s INA version — Swamy writes to PM

In a letter to PM Modi, Subramanian Swamy said some words in Tagore's national anthem raise 'unnecessary doubts' and was 'inappropriate for post-1947 independent India'.

Hong Kong passes law banning insults to China’s national anthem

Introduced in early 2019, the measure imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for people convicted of insulting the anthem or singing it in a distorted manner, anywhere from online posts to events.

Is it a crime not to stand for the national anthem? Law is silent, Supreme Court ambiguous

SC’s 2018 ruling that made playing the national anthem optional in cinema halls talked about ‘showing respect’, but didn’t spell out if that means standing up.

Gandhi wasn’t the only freedom leader to miss Nehru’s 1947 I-Day speech. There were others too

Another way of looking at it is that many of these dignitaries were spared witnessing the violence when their dreams of an independent India became a reality in 1947.

National anthem awareness campaign will teach people to sing it flawlessly

Former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde will lead the campaign.

Make national anthem compulsory at cinema halls again: Petitioner writes to govt panel

Chouksey has written to the high-level government committee pitching for mandatory playing of the national anthem in cinema halls. A government committee has now circulated his full representation to all stakeholder ministries for their views on the same.

Anil Vij: The banker & RSS product who puts both his feet in his mouth & loves the feeling

The Haryana minister has now demanded that the words ‘Sindh’ and ‘adhinayak’ be removed from the national anthem.

On Camera

3 survey results that tell us what Indians think about democracy — and it’s not a simple story

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel visits Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei

The ICG Samudra Paheredar will be in the region for three days, visiting ports in Manila, Ho Chi Minh, and Muara.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.