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    ‘They have sold themselves’: At ‘cockroach’ gathering in Delhi, protestors rage against the system

    Anant Gupta
    · 10 hours ago
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    Rush Hour: Cockroach Janta Party’s X account blocked, ‘orange’ heatwave alert for Delhi and more

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    · May 21, 2026 · 06:46 pm
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    Bengal’s new BJP government makes singing Vande Mataram mandatory in madrasas

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    · May 21, 2026 · 12:36 pm
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    Rush Hour: EC announces third phase of SIR, VD Satheesan to be next Kerala CM & more

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    · May 14, 2026 · 07:36 pm
  • Bengal mandates singing ‘Vande Mataram’ in state-run school assemblies

    Bengal mandates singing ‘Vande Mataram’ in state-run school assemblies

    Scroll Staff
    · May 14, 2026 · 02:31 pm
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    Cabinet clears proposal to make insult to ‘Vande Mataram’ a punishable offence: Report

    Scroll Staff
    · May 06, 2026 · 05:11 pm
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    Madhya Pradesh: 2 Muslim Congress corporators booked for refusing to sing ‘Vande Mataram’

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 16, 2026 · 01:12 pm
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    ‘Premature’: SC rejects challenge to government order on playing all six paras of ‘Vande Mataram’

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    · Mar 25, 2026 · 06:53 pm
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    · Mar 06, 2026 · 05:05 pm
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    All six stanzas of Vande Mataram to be sung before national anthem, mandates Centre

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