Students at Nagaland University’s 8th convocation in Lumami boycotted Vande Mataram, protesting a Ministry of Home Affairs directive mandating the song at offic ...

In 1950, the Constituent Assembly placed Jana Gana Mana at the heart of the Republic and limited Vande Mataram’s official role. Revisiting that balance today raises deeper questions about India’s ...

Chief minister Neiphiu Rio refers MHA directive on singing national song before anthem to select committee citing constitutional and religious sensitivities ...

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday mandated the singing of Vande Mataram before the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, at all government events and in schools. All six stanzas of the song, including ...

Nagaland Assembly Refers 'Vande Mataram' Row To Panel​. Kohima, March 3 (IANS) The Nagaland Assembly on Tuesday decided to refer the issue of singing the national song“Vande Mataram” in the house to a ...

The national anthem debate in India intensifies with new directives elevating Vande Mataram alongside Jana Gana Mana, creating mandates for public expression ...

Nagaland MLA questions the Ministry of Home Affairs' directive on Vande Mataram, citing constitutional concerns in a Christian-majority state.

The Naga student body then said the specific instruction that the day’s work in all schools may begin with the community singing of Vande Mataram, coupled with directions to “popularize” the ...

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday issued new rules mandating that the national song, Vande Mataram, be played before the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, at all government functions and ...

The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Thursday expressed strong displeasure and condemnation over the recent statement of Nagaland BJP legislator and minister Temjen Imna Along on recitation of Vande ...

NSF condemns Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along over Vande Mataram recitation, citing threat to Naga religious and cultural rights.

The directive issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to restore and mandate the singing of all six stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram has stirred unease in several parts of the country, ...