Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Criminalising Insult to Vande Mataram

The Union Cabinet cleared the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill to punish insult or obstruction to singing of Vande Mataram. The bill will make insulting the national song a punishable offence…

The Union Cabinet approved amending the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to place the National Song, Vande Mataram, on par with the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Vande Mataram was penned by Bankim Chandra…

The Tripura Government has made it mandatory for all schools in the state to begin daily morning assemblies with the full rendition of the National Song, 'Vande Mataram', followed by the National Anthem, 'Jana Gana…

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that caste-based abuse occurring inside a private residence without public presence or visibility does not attract offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…