By ordering the mandatory inclusion of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram into the national song, insisting that it be performed before the country’s secular national anthem, the government has ...

Mostafa Sarwar Farooki, filmmaker and cultural adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, said that respect for Bangladesh’s ...

Mostafa Sarwar Farooki, filmmaker and cultural adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, has said India-Bangladesh ...

The Union Home Ministry has issued fresh guidelines mandating that ‘Vande Mataram’ be played before the national anthem, ...

There is a popular expression in Malayalam: when the bull lifts its tail, one is certain what will follow. It is a rustic metaphor, blunt yet precise, used to describe events whose consequences are ...

The home ministry order 'suggests' that schools make 'adequate provisions in their programmes' to popularise the song.

We saw and loved Akshaye Khanna in ‘Dhurandhar’ (2025). Now, it looks like we’ll get a dose of another Akshay in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. Before rumours emerge about Akshay Kumar’s cameo in the ...

, Feb. 14 -- Today marks Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring and the eleventh month of the Bangla calendar, a time that symbolises renewal, vibrancy and cultural pride for Bangladeshis.

Iman Chakraborty is celebrated at Zee 24 Ghanta Ananya Samman 2026 for her exceptional work in Bengali music, covering Rabindra Sangeet, folk, classical and contemporary genres. Her talent continues ...

So far, at all public functions, we only get to hear the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram. Some of the later parts of the ...

Aminia’s legacy traces its roots to Dariabad, a small town near Lucknow, says Kabir Azhar, the fourth-generation owner of the ...