Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram Bill

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New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed a bill to make insult to national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed with a voice vote. As soon as the House convened in the post-lunch session, following two back-to-back adjournments earlier in the day, Deputy Chairman Harivansh urged protesting members to maintain decorum. When the Chair took up the discussion on...

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Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak Bill amid Opposition din

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New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years' jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by Opposition parties. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, with stricter punishment, was introduced in the House by Union Minister Jitendra Singh July 27, days after large-scale student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party forced...

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Delhi Police registers FIR over ‘abusive’ posts against PM Modi, seeks user details from X

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New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against several social media handles for allegedly posting derogatory, malicious and defamatory content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought complete details of account holders from X, official sources said Wednesday. The case was registered by the Special Cell's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit, which also issued notices to X and directed it to remove or disable access to identified posts...

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Lok Sabha: Rahul backs student protests, Rijiju objects to ‘unparliamentary’ language

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New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said he was "very excited" and "reassured" by the student protests over the NEET paper leak issue and described them as an expression of the youth. Participating in the debate on the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, Gandhi said, "I was very excited, reassured by what the future of this country did on our streets....

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Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram Bill

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed a bill to make insult to national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed with a voice vote. As soon as the House convened in the post-lunch session, following two back-to-back adjournments earlier in the day, Deputy Chairman Harivansh...

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Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak Bill amid Opposition din

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years' jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by Opposition parties. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, with stricter punishment, was introduced in the House by Union Minister Jitendra Singh...

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