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Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, where the full six stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ were rendered for the first time during the ceremony. The event marked 150 years of the national song, followed by the national anthem

Fresh errors have surfaced in Odia textbooks supplied to private English medium schools in Odisha, including mistakes in the National Anthem and state song. Teachers flagged spelling errors and unusual sequencing of the Odia alphabet, while parents complained about being forced to print PDF versions of the book.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, seeking statutory protection for the national song Vande Mataram. The amendment proposes penalties, including imprisonment up to three years, for intentional insult or disruption of its singing, similar to provisions for the National Anthem.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all Central government offices and Governors' offices to strictly follow the prescribed script, text, diction and pronunciation while rendering the National Song and National Anthem, reiterating existing protocols for official functions across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India’s ‘Vande Mataram’ and Ethiopia’s national anthem both refer to the motherland as “Mother”, reflecting shared values and cultural outlook, while addressing a joint session of the Ethiopian Parliament.

The 79th Independence Day celebrations in Karimnagar witnessed district officials singing the national anthem in Indian Sign Language (ISL) alongside deaf students. The unique gesture, led by Collector Pamela Satpathy and other senior officials, was aimed at promoting inclusivity and understanding the experiences of the hearing-impaired community.

Accompanying her was Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, the Chief Guest for this year's festivities.

Owaisi also sang the National Anthem along with dozens of individuals at a locality in the city.

Bharata Muni Jayanti has just been celebrated on Magha pournami, by Samaskara Bharati, Telangana State, in association with Aryan Arts Academy at the academy premises.

Shiva Kumar, known for carving pictures on leaves, wrote the entire national anthem in Telugu on the leaf

Bhupalpally: Local MLA Gandra Venkataramana Reddy along with district SP J Surender Reddy has launched the daily singing of the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ at Ambedkar Centre at Chelpur village of Ghanapuram mandal in the district on Monday. Locals, people’s representatives and others in large numbers have participated in the event. Later, the MLA […]

In the video, American soldiers were seen playing the Indian National Anthem on their trumpets for the Indian counterparts as part of their final day exercise.

The notice has been served to the three officials by the Textbook officer of the UP Basic Education department, Shyam Kishore Tiwari.

Khammam: Villages and towns in erstwhile Khammam district reverberated with the national anthem on Tuesday as thousands of people of all age groups joined the mass rendition of the national anthem as part of Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu. District Collector VP Gautham, Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier and other officials joined the students and common […]

Sangareddy: The mass recitation of the National Anthem was observed across the erstwhile Medak district in a grand way. The traffic came to a standstill on all the roads. The students, employees and even the housewives sang the national anthem at 11.30 am exactly. In Sangareddy town, Zilla Parishad Chairperson P Manjusri, Collector A Sharat, […]

Karimnagar: Displaying patriotism, people from all walks of life participated in mass singing of the National Anthem in a big way across the erstwhile Karimnagar district on Tuesday. The mass singing of ‘Jana Gana Mana’ programme was organized as a part of Swatantra Bharatha Vajrotsavam celebrations. Ministers, MLAs, MLCs, other public representatives, Collectors, Police Commissioners, […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will participate in the mass recital of the national anthem to be held at the statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru near Abids GPO Circle as part of the two-week Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu programme on Tuesday. The mass recital is being organised at 11.30 am across the State […]

Hyderabad: As part of the Telangana government’s temporary traffic stoppage and mass national anthem singing program on the occasion of 75th Independence Day celebrations, the Hyderabad metro trains will be stopped for a minute at 11.30 am on Tuesday on as is where is basis and national anthem will be played in the trains and […]

Mancherial: As part of the ongoing diamond jubilee celebrations of Independence Day, the Bellampalli police created a record of sorts by organising mass recital of the national anthem by 25,000 people at once in Bellampalli on Saturday. Forest minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy was the chief guest of the event. He was joined by Peddapalli MP […]

Hyderabad: It’s always heart-warming and empowering to witness a good work of art and creativity. Veldi Hari Prasad, a young power loom weaver from Sircilla, has impressed the internet with his one-of-a-kind work of art— National Anthem woven on a single fabric without a stitch. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, Prasad has […]