Azmi maintained that he was against the demand for making singing of Vande Mataram compulsory.
28 Jul 2017 7:00 PM
In the order on Vande Mataram, the judge has contradicted the stand of the top court that there is no such concept as a national song.
27 Jul 2017 12:00 AM
The high court’s order is limited to Tamil Nadu and will not be binding on any other state as they were not made parties in the hearing.
26 Jul 2017 1:19 AM
Incidentally, the Supreme Court is also hearing a petition asking the Centre to make the singing of Vande Mataram mandatory in schools.
25 Jul 2017 4:46 PM
Goa and Karnataka are locking horns over the sharing of Mahadayi or Mandovi river water.
11 Jun 2017 12:01 PM
The court also issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking Vande Mataram essential for all educational institution.
18 Apr 2017 2:31 PM
The hoardings have also come up near the residences of senior administration and police officials, including the district commissioner.
16 Apr 2017 3:19 AM
In Uttar Pradesh also the newly elected Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had hit out at people who refused to sing the national song.
15 Apr 2017 6:11 AM
UP CM hit out against those opposed to the song, saying it reflected their “narrow mindedness”.
09 Apr 2017 1:20 AM
BJP members alleged that the protesting corporators refused to stand when the national song was sung.
07 Apr 2017 1:03 PM
BJP corporator Ajay Gupta had put forth a proposal that the national song should be sung before house proceedings.
03 Apr 2017 4:18 PM
The Muslim councillors said that they will move court if needed, as the song is against their religious beliefs.
01 Apr 2017 5:21 AM
The reason is that our Muslim citizens, in line with their religious precepts, cannot worship any idea or object or person other than God.
19 Feb 2017 12:21 AM
The bench told the petitioner to give a copy of the writ petition to the attorney general.
18 Feb 2017 12:33 AM
The national song, Vande Mataram, has been meant to be a unifier of people.
16 Jan 2017 1:43 AM
Vande Mataram played a critical role, being sung at rallies in Bengal, rising into a patriotic crescendo-Hail to the Motherland.
16 Jan 2017 1:38 AM
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20 Nov 2016 10:48 AM