"When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, the country was not yet independent. When its golden jubilee arrived, Jawaharlal Nehru split it into two parts. When it turned 100 years old, there was no glorification because those who spoke Vande Mataram were imprisoned by Indira ji during the Em
Congress president and the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha, saying that the ideological predecessors of the BJP were working for the Britishers when his party leaders were being jailed during the No
"Some people believe that because there are elections in Bengal, this discussion is being held. They want to link the glorification of Vande Mataram with the West Bengal elections. This is unfortunate," he said.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday applauded the security forces for fighting against Naxalism within the last two years, under the administration of the BJP government, after 12 Naxals surrendered and laid down their weapons before the security forces in Rajnandgaon to
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav on Monday hit out at the Centre over soaring airfares and widespread disruptions in IndiGo's operations, alleging that the government had failed to ensure affordable air travel for the common citizen.
Ahead of a special discussion in Parliament on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday said that the RSS and the BJP "do not have the right" to speak on Vande Mataram, alleging that the organisations had no role in India's struggle for independence.
Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka on Monday gave a notice in the Lok Sabha seeking suspension of business to demand a discussion on the case of sexual harassment, blackmail, and intimidation of a first-year BEd Scheduled Caste student from Odisha.
The BJP-led NDA government has been allotted three hours for its participation in the Lok Sabha debate, while a total of 10 hours has been earmarked for the entire discussion, as the debate will also take place in the upper house, the Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday, December 9.
Singh demanded an urgent discussion on what he described as a 'public health emergency' in Delhi, the rising crime in the national capital, and the humanitarian crisis caused by bulldozer demolitions.
The Gujarati translation of the biography of Gujarat's first woman Chief Minister and Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandi Ben Patel, titled 'Chunautiyan Mujhe Pasand Hain', was launched in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The 75th anniversary of Pramukh Swami Maharaj's tenure as the head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha was celebrated with the Pramukh Varni Amrut Mahotsav at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.