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Sing National Anthem with fervor or face prison time: Philippines Bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 28 (ANI): Philippines House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring Filipinos to sing the country's national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, "with fervor" whenever it is played publicly.
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SC exempts disable people from standing during national anthem
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday exempted the categories of disabled persons from standing during national anthem before screening of a film.
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Not singing Vande Mataram shows a prejudiced mind: Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that not singing the National Anthem is a serious issue, adding that by doing so it only highlighted one's prejudice.
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Jammu varsity tense, ABVP demands action on 'insult to national anthe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Akhil Baharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on Saturday stopped the ongoing Inter-Universities Sports Meet at the University of Jammu over the alleged disrespect to the national anthem at the opening ceremony by students of Kashmir University.
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Maha Govt. passes resolution congratulating Aamir for refusing to release
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Friday passed a resolution congratulating Bollywood actor Aamir Khan for not releasing his movie Dangal in Pakistan without playing the national anthem.
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Arguments on national song, anthem unfortunate: Siddharth Nath Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday slammed the opposition for politicising the national song and the national anthem and asked rival parties to develop patriotic sentiment.
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My Vande Mataram statement taken 'out of context', says Uttarakh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): After suggesting that Vande Mataram, the national song, and Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem, be sung compulsorily in colleges in Uttarakhand, Minister of State for Higher Education Dhan Singh Rawat on Friday said his statement had been taken out of contex
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After Meerut, Allahabad faces Vande Mataram row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): A week after the mayor of Meerut asked all corporators to either sing Vande Mataram or leave the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Councillors at the Allahabad Nagar Nigam on Thursday demanded a new rule, under which the house proceedings
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SC rejects plea seeking direction to give equal respect to national song
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and senior Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking direction to give equal respect to the national song as given to the national anthem.
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SC to hear PIL seeking policy to promote national anthem, song and flag
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday will hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre for issuing a policy to promote and propagate the national anthem, national flag and national song.
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People not obliged to stand up for national anthem when played during film
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that people are not obliged to stand up when the national anthem is played as and in part of a film or documentary.
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SC declines urgent hearing of plea seeking policy for propagating national
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear the plea seeking direction for framing of policy for propagating national anthem.
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