'Division over Vande Mataram not created by Muslims': DMK's A Raja, cites Nehru-Bose correspondence

IANS | December 8, 2025 3:44 PM

Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) A sharp political and historical debate unfolded in Parliament on Monday as DMK MP A. Raja questioned the legacy and interpretation of Vande Mataram, citing a letter written by Jawaharlal Nehru to Subhas Chandra Bose to argue that opposition to the national song had deeper historical roots than is often acknowledged.

PM Modi recalls how Vande Mataram defied British oppression, stood 'like a rock'

IANS | December 8, 2025 3:33 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, invoked the enduring spirit of 'Vande Mataram' while initiating a day-long discussion in the Lok Sabha to mark the 150 years of the national song.

Nehru followed Jinnah, claiming Vande Mataram could irritate Muslims, says PM Modi in LS

IANS | December 8, 2025 3:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Congress during a Lok Sabha discussion marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, accusing the party of betrayal by aligning with Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s objections to the national song.

Smart City Mission: 7,741 projects worth Rs 1,55,386 crore completed, 323 projects ongoing

IANS | December 8, 2025 3:19 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Smart City Mission (SCM) has seen 7,741 projects (96 per cent of total projects) amounting to Rs 1,55,386 crore being completed, and the remaining 323 projects amounting to Rs 9,425 crore are currently ongoing (as on December 1, 2025), the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Bankim 'Da' or Bankim 'Babu'? How PM Modi responded to Trinamool MP's objection

IANS | December 8, 2025 3:17 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in the Lok Sabha, opening a discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song 'Vande Mataram', briefly detoured into a linguistic debate on Monday.

'BJP wants to own everything’: Akhilesh Yadav in LS during Vande Mataram debate

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:37 PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP of trying to “own everything and claiming exclusive nationalism", which was in fact “Rashtra-vivadi (anti-national).”

After PM Modi's attack, Cong says Nehru advocated mass publicity of Vande Mataram

IANS | December 8, 2025 2:23 PM

Guwahati, Dec 8 (IANS) Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fierce attack on Jawaharlal Nehru on Vande Mataram, Congress Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said that the BJP, despite its all-out effort, cannot demean the first PM of India.

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.

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.

Politics

'Division over Vande Mataram not created by Muslims': DMK's A Raja, cites Nehru-Bose correspondence

PM Modi recalls how Vande Mataram defied British oppression, stood 'like a rock'

Nehru followed Jinnah, claiming Vande Mataram could irritate Muslims, says PM Modi in LS

Smart City Mission: 7,741 projects worth Rs 1,55,386 crore completed, 323 projects ongoing

Bankim 'Da' or Bankim 'Babu'? How PM Modi responded to Trinamool MP's objection

'BJP wants to own everything’: Akhilesh Yadav in LS during Vande Mataram debate

After PM Modi's attack, Cong says Nehru advocated mass publicity of Vande Mataram

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

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

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