Topic: Vande Mataram
Postcard News co-founder ‘heckled’ at Mangaluru airport, asked to sing Vande Mataram
Karnataka Congress spokesperson Kavita Reddy & two other women asked Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde to sing Vande Mataram to prove his ‘Indian-ness’.
Rahul Kanwal did not say chanting Vande Mataram is anti-national, video is edited
Viral video of Rahul Kanwal is from a debate he hosted on India Today TV channel in 2016 after lawyers beat up Kanhaiya Kumar outside a Delhi court.
When Vande Mataram inspired many recording artistes to join India’s freedom movement
Besides patriotic songs, gramophone was also used to transmit messages from national leaders. Gandhi’s ‘Spiritual Message’ was recorded in 1931-32.
When Jai Shri Ram became a political tool to heckle Muslim MPs, it lost something
The oath-taking ceremony in the Lok Sabha turned into a sloganeering contest between MPs of various political parties.
Bankim Chandra — the man who wrote Vande Mataram, capturing colonial India’s imagination
ThePrint remembers Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, one of Bengal’s foremost 19th century scholars, on his 125th death anniversary.
After cow, Himachal Congress embraces Vande Mataram & national anthem
Himachal Pradesh unit of Congress has decided to begin all its meetings with Vande Matram and end with the national anthem.
Bharat Mata Ki Jai: Not patriots, Indians now want to be patriotism police
Just remember if patriotism is not properly documented it is meaningless.
Renaming Dyal Singh College not a political move, says college admin
The name change followed the conversion of the eveninThe name change followed the conversion of the evening wing to an autonomous college with regular morning hours.g wing to an autonomous college with regular morning hours.
These days it’s ‘achhe din’ for the national anthem
The national anthem in cinema halls apparently is the biggest challenge facing the nation today requiring a dozen ministries to work on it
Congress stakes claim to ‘Vande Mataram’ & ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, says RSS copied them
In line with RSS drill, Congress is taking out prabhat pheris to mark Indira Gandhi’s birth centenary; claims its workers invoked nationalism during freedom struggle.
Pakistani TV asks if it’s time to accept Israel. The answer is above Imran Khan’s paygrade
The idea of recognising Israel is a hard sell for the people of Pakistan who have been brought up for over 70 years on the idea of having permanent enemies — India and Israel.
Economic recovery stronger than expected, but surge in Covid cases key risk — RBI governor
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das says there is a need to be watchful of demand sustainability post festive season.
Defence
Army officer killed, civilian injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire in J&K’s Poonch
The junior commanding officer was injured in the firing and was taken to a military hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries, officials said.
What the amazing rise & sudden death of a ‘Holy Warrior’ tell us about Islam & politics in Pakistan
Khadim Hussain Rizvi was the face of Pakistan’s radical Islamist politics. His sudden death, however, will not end the mass appeal of religious fundamentalism.