Veteran singer Kavita Krishnamurti delivered a powerful and stirring rendition of the national anthem, instantly electrifying the atmosphere in the Narendra Modi Stadium before the start of the T20 World Cup finals between Team India and New Zealand.
The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, Agartala, observed the Great Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day-2026 with due respect and solemnity in Agartala on Saturday, organising a series of programmes to commemorate the historic Language Movement and honour the sacrifices of
Hasan Al Bashar Abul Ulayee, Bangladesh Assistant High Commissioner on the International Mother Language Day on Saturday, paid tributes to the departed souls who laid their lives in the honour of the national language.
Veteran actor Annu Kapoor welcomed the Union Home Ministry's directive mandating the singing of all six verses of Vande Mataram before the national anthem, calling it a "wonderful decision".
In an interview with ANI, Owaisi said, "This should not be made a test of loyalty...The way the BJP and RSS are taking forward the nation, it will become a theocratic nation."
Speaking to ANI, Maurya said, "Vande Mataram has been notified in the gazette; now all Indians should sing Vande Mataram as the national song. This is a matter of pride, and I congratulate the Home Minister for this."
All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday demanded withdrawl of the Ministry of Home Affairs' notification, mandating the playing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram before the national anthem at official events.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani on Thursday criticised the Union government's directive to play all six stanzas of Vande Mataram before the national anthem at official events, calling it a "blatant attack on freedom of religion".
Speaking to reporters, CM Yadav said, "I not only approve of the decision by the Home Ministry, under the leadership of the Prime Minister, to sing six verses of Vande Mataram before Jana Gana Mana, but also I feel joy that this decision by our Prime Minister will bring the entire nation
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The remarks come as Pakistan observed what it calls "Kashmir Solidarity Day" on February 5, a move that officials and analysts have repeatedly described as political posturing detached from realities on the ground in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan. Despite
The celebrations began with the unfurling of the tricolour by Indian Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, the singing of the national anthem, and the offering of floral tributes at the bust of Mahatma Gandhi.