Kabul, Dec 8 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Monday.
Ahmedabad, Dec 8 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday reinforced its push for inclusive urban development with the inauguration of newly-built government staff housing in Navrangpura. The project, comprising 44 Class-C quarters constructed by the Roads and Buildings Department, was launched in the presence of Minister of State for Urban Development Darshana Vaghela.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).”
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.
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.
