From schools to madrasas, Vande Mataram mandatory in Bengal: Patriotism or polarisation?
A political row has erupted in West Bengal after the Suvendu Adhikari-led government made the recitation of Vande Mataram compulsory in madrasas and schools.
Police have arrested Mayank Singhvi over the suicide of his wife Anissia Batra, who killed herself on July 13 at her Panchsheel Park home in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has put the onus on the states to check such incidents on cow vigilantism and lynchings, saying no one can take law into their hands.
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A political row has erupted in West Bengal after the Suvendu Adhikari-led government made the recitation of Vande Mataram compulsory in madrasas and schools.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is all set to complete twelve years in office this month and will enter the third year of its third term.
In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, prominent economist and former IMF executive director Surjit Bhalla discussed India's economic performance and the decline in foreign direct investment since 2015.
Hamza Burhan, one of the masterminds of the 2019 Pulwama attack, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (POK) Muzaffarabad.