The rumor that India’s national anthem Jana Gana Mana has been declared s the best in the world by UNECSCO has been long circulating. It has now reached even to the school books. According to a journalist one of fifth class books, Jharoka-5, has the information of India’s national anthem being[Read More…]
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UP: Advocate faces resentment over bail plea of accused maulana who opposed national anthem
A new development emerged on Thursday September 13, in the Maharajganj Madrasa National Anthem case. Advocate Manoj Singh filed a bail plea of the accused maulana following which, the advocated faced a furious opposition from other lawyers. The district advocates were seen in aggression and even vandalised Singh’s chamber. Lawyers[Read More…]
Playing national anthem in cinema halls not mandatory: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that playing the national anthem before screening movies in cinema halls is not mandatory. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said this while modifying its November 2016 order by which the apex court had made the playing of the national anthem in[Read More…]
Jaipur civic body makes singing national anthem mandatory
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has told its employees to sing the national anthem every day before the start of duty and the national song, Vande Mataram, just before the end of duty hours. A directive, issued on Monday, came into effect from Tuesday when all staffers of the JMC[Read More…]
Singing of national anthem must in madrasas: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday rejected the plea seeking exemption from singing national anthem in the madrasas. The petition challenged the order issued by the state government in Uttar Pradesh, which instructed madrasas across the state to sing national anthem on Independence day. The madrasas were asked to videograph[Read More…]
MP minister requests madrasas to unfurl Tiranga daily
In a bid to instil patriotism among students, Madhya Pradesh education minister, Vijay Shah, on Friday requested the madrasas to unfurl the Tricolour and make students sing the national anthem daily. Speaking at the occasion of 20th foundation day of the State Madarsa Board, Shah said that madrasas follow all[Read More…]
Many in Karnataka don’t know national anthem: Shiv Sena Goa President
In a statement that could strike political controversy, Shiv Sena Goa unit president Shivprasad Joshi said many people in neighbouring Karnataka cannot sing the national anthem. “People in Goa are patriots. I know many students who can sing complete Vande Mataram unlike Karnataka where many people do not even know[Read More…]
SC exempts disabled people from standing during anthem
SC rejects urgent hearing on plea to promote national anthem
Man assaulted for not standing up during national anthem
Malayalam writer, symbolically cremated his novel, claims attack by Sangh Parivar
Malayalam Writer Kamal C Chavara, who symbolically cremated his novel in protest against the jingoist nationalism, has alleged he was attacked by a Sangh Parivar activist on Sunday in Kunnamangalam near Calicut in Kerala. Chavara said the attacker approached him and asked whether he was the one who had burnt[Read More…]
Kerala Film Festival: 11 arrested for not standing during national anthem
Eleven people, including two women, were arrested on Monday by Kerala Police at the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram for not standing when the national anthem was played before the movie screening. Six people, including a woman, remained seated when the national anthem was playing before[Read More…]
Three youths beaten up in Chennai for not standing during the national anthem
Days after the Supreme Court directed cinema halls across the country to play national anthem in theatres, a youth and two students were allegedly beaten up in a theatre in Chennai for not standing up during the national anthem. According to The Hindu, a case have been registered against seven[Read More…]
Will appointed judges decide what people do inside movie theatres?
Justices Deepak Misra and Amitva Roy concurring with a petitioner who had expressed concern over the lack of public respect for the national anthem, opined that requiring movie theaters to play the national anthem accompanied by the image of the Indian flag will instill a sense of patriotism and national[Read More…]
SC rejects plea to make National Anthem mandatory in courts
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition that sought to make playing the national anthem mandatory in court and bar councils across the country. The national anthem is not mandatory at the Supreme Court. There is no proper petition before the court in this regard. We can’t impose it[Read More…]
Patriotism enforced may be patriotism denied
Supreme Court ruling on compulsory National Anthem jars with the external image of a nation comfortable in its own skin. It is not about standing for the National Anthem, that’s a given for everyone anytime Jana Gana Mana is played. Rather, a national debate is needed on the far[Read More…]
Twitter reacts to Supreme Court’s National Anthem order
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the National anthem should be played in all cinema halls before a movie begins, accompanied by the national flag displayed on screen. As soon as the news broke out, people took to twitter to react with hilarious tweets: Watching a movie in theatre[Read More…]
National anthem must be played before movies in all cinemas: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the National anthem should be played in all cinema halls before a movie begins, accompanied by the national flag displayed on screen. It further said that everyone present in cinema hall should rise up and pay respect to the anthem. Furthermore, the apex[Read More…]