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Vande Mataram 150: 'They have objections to everything', Mamata Banerjee on PM Modi's LS speech

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:12 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in the Lok Sabha on Monday regarding the inclusion of only a section of the famous Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's Vande Mataram as the Indian National Song, claiming that the BJP was unnecessarily politicising the matter.

India’s revamped consumption survey data helped revised global poverty calculations: Minister

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:06 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The World Bank has noted that India’s revamped consumption survey data has significantly contributed to the revision of global poverty calculations, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Govt launches Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN in Nagaland to revive waterbodies

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:55 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The government launched the State‑Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park in Kohima, to revive traditional water bodies, restore degraded lands, and strengthen water‑harvesting systems, an official statement said on Monday.

Faridabad module planned separatist revival to restart stone pelting, boost terror recruitment in Valley

Vicky Nanjappa | December 8, 2025 1:47 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Faridabad module was formed with the intention of carrying a series of blasts in and around Delhi, investigations have found. The ongoing investigation has now revealed that, along with causing terror in the form of multiple blasts, attempts were being made to revive separatism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Cong knelt down before Muslim League, fractured Vande Mataram, says PM Modi in LS

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while commemorating the 150th year of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha, launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that the party once fractured the national song under pressure from the Muslim League and “knelt before them”.

More important to act than to just sing: Akhilesh Yadav on Vande Mataram debate

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Reacting to the Vande Mataram discussion in Parliament on Monday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav asserted that the government must focus on action and social justice rather than symbolism.

Aatmanirbharta drives sea change in India’s defence industrial ecosystem

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:37 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in his speech on Armed Forces Day, has reiterated the government’s commitment to make the nation Aatmanirbhar in defence manufacturing, highlighting the fact that India, which was once dependent on imports, is today witnessing a paradigm shift.

SC issues notice on plea challenging CM Siddaramaiah’s election from Karnataka’s Varuna

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:33 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the election of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from the state’s Varuna Assembly constituency.

Pramukh Varni Amrut Mahotsav offers tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s lifelong spirit of seva

IANS | December 8, 2025 1:04 PM

Ahmedabad, Dec 8 (IANS) The culmination of the much-anticipated Pramukh Varni Amrut Mahotsav, which resonated throughout the past year, unfolded in grand splendour at the iconic Sabarmati Riverfront Event Center in Ahmedabad during the weekend. The event celebrated the selfless services of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, through a series of breathtaking presentations.

It's not Humayun, but Mamata who orchestrated this, claims Giriraj over foundation of mosque in Murshidabad

IANS | December 8, 2025 12:57 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday criticised the foundation-laying ceremony of a Babri Masjid-style mosque by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir, alleging that the act was not an individual initiative but part of a political strategy backed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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Vande Mataram 150: 'They have objections to everything', Mamata Banerjee on PM Modi's LS speech

India’s revamped consumption survey data helped revised global poverty calculations: Minister

Govt launches Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN in Nagaland to revive waterbodies

Faridabad module planned separatist revival to restart stone pelting, boost terror recruitment in Valley

Cong knelt down before Muslim League, fractured Vande Mataram, says PM Modi in LS

More important to act than to just sing: Akhilesh Yadav on Vande Mataram debate

Aatmanirbharta drives sea change in India’s defence industrial ecosystem

SC issues notice on plea challenging CM Siddaramaiah’s election from Karnataka’s Varuna

Pramukh Varni Amrut Mahotsav offers tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s lifelong spirit of seva

It's not Humayun, but Mamata who orchestrated this, claims Giriraj over foundation of mosque in Murshidabad

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