The early numbers indicate Congress maintaining momentum in urban local bodies, though the final picture will emerge once counting across all wards is completed.

Kolkata: Bengal education minister Bratya Basu on Thursday said the Centre's ‘Vande Mataram' circular was not aimed at ...

Clerics and former MPs cite Article 25 and Constituent Assembly debates, question timing before Bengal elections and accuse ...

On Wednesday, the Union home ministry decreed that all six stanzas of Vande Mataram would be sung before Jana-Gana-Mana when ...

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Thursday said the direction was a “blatant attack” on the freedom of religion guaranteed by the Constitution.

The guidelines for the national song, Vande Mataram, has changed. The rules have changed, and this is where the issue has become entangled, and now the politics surrounding the national song is ...

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind have strongly objected to the government's notification ...

A controversy has erupted following the Indian government's directive mandating the singing of all six stanzas of Vande ...

The Centre’s new protocol for Vande Mataram, announced during its 150th anniversary celebrations, has sparked fresh political debate over its history, inclusivity and ideological significance.

Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamul Congress on Thursday accused the BJP-rule at the Centre of "belittling" famous poet ...

The Centre’s directive mandating that all six stanzas of the national song, ‘Vande Mataram’, be sung before the national anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’, at official functions has triggered a sharp political ...

CPI(M) hits out at government order prioritising National Song over National Anthem, claiming it contradicts constitutional spirit ...