DNA: When the national anthem 'Jana-Gana-Mana' was sung for the first time in 1911
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Dec 27, 2022, 23:46 PM IST
Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking national anthem status to Vande Mataram
While national song Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, national anthem Jana Gana Mana was penned by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Jul 26, 2019, 12:01 PM IST
Breaking: National anthem & national song to be sung with celebration in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh government has tweeted that the national anthem & national song will be sung with celebration in Madhya Pradesh. Watch video to know more information.
Jan 03, 2019, 13:50 PM IST
Meerut Mayor says no 'Vande Mataram' before board meetings, stokes controversy
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on December 7 apparently questioned why there were objections to saying 'Vande Mataram', which meant salute to the motherland.
Dec 08, 2017, 19:56 PM IST
Salim-Sulaiman's 'Mera Desh He Dharam' song dedicated to Indian Armed Forces is a treat on Independence Day
As the country completes 7o glorious years of Independence and enters its 71st, Bollywood's music composer brother duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have released a song which is dedicated to the Indian Armed Forces.
Aug 15, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
Vande Mataram row: It's a 'matter of choice', those refusing to sing are not anti-nationals, says Naqvi
"If someone deliberately opposed the singing of the national song, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, it was "in bad taste" and "not in the interest of the country".
Jul 30, 2017, 07:29 AM IST
Madras High Court order on compulsory singing of Vande Mataram sparks row
The Madras High Court had on Tuesday made singing of the national song mandatory in schools across Tamil Nadu, at least twice a week.
Jul 28, 2017, 12:33 PM IST
National song Vande Mataram now mandatory in all schools, universities, offices across Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court ruled that national song Vande Mataram will now have to be 'played and sung' in all educational establishments and offices across Tamil Nadu.
Jul 25, 2017, 12:15 PM IST
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea for policy on National Anthem, Song
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre in four weeks on a plea seeking framing of a policy for promoting the national anthem and the national song.
Apr 18, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
Not singing Vande Mataram is serious issue, it only highlights one's prejudiced mind: Yogi Adityanath
UP CM Yogi Adityanath breaking his silence for the first time on singing of Vande Matram issue said that people are extending this issue for no reason.
Apr 09, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
'Vande Matram' row now rocks Allahabad civic body
The row over 'Vande Mataram' has spread to Allahabad municipal corporation, where a proposal to make singing of the national song compulsory at commencement of proceedings led to protest by Samajwadi Party corporators.
Apr 07, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
Want to live in Uttarakhand? Have to sing national anthem, Vande Mataram: Education Minister to college students
Uttarakhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has said that singing of the national anthem and national song in colleges would be made compulsory from the next academic session in July.
Apr 07, 2017, 11:05 AM IST
Supreme Court refuses to debate plea to declare ''Vande Mataram'' as national song
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to enter into a debate on the plea seeking declaration that "Vande Mataram" is the national song.
Feb 17, 2017, 21:43 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine making National Anthem mandatory, not National Song
The Supreme Court today did not go into the debate for making singing of the National Song mandatory in schools while clarifying that it has "kept alive" such a plea only for the National Anthem without expressing any view on it.
Feb 17, 2017, 20:56 PM IST
Swamy urges PM Modi to make changes in National Anthem as done by Subhas Chandra Bose
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make some changes in the National Anthem.
Dec 22, 2015, 13:14 PM IST
