Celebrating Jana Gana Mana@100

On a day dominated by news about activist Anna Hazare's fast and the Lokpal Bill debate in Parliament, most Indians may have forgotten to mark the 100th anniversary of our national anthem......

'Jana Gana Mana', 'Vande Mataram' equal: Centre to HC

The Centre has told the Delhi high court that the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' and the national song 'Vande Mataram' "stand on the same level" and citizens should show equal respect to both.......

Modi insults national anthem: PM kept walking as Jana Gana Mana played In Russia

In an unusual incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pulled back by a Russian official as he walked past the guard of honour accorded to him while the Indian national anthem was being played......

Jana Gana Mana was NOT sung in praise of the English king!

'Tagore wrote a song, not for George V, but a song devoted to the "dispenser of human destiny -- Bharat bhagya vidhata" -- God.' 'Tagore relinquished his knighthood after the Jallianwalla Bagh......

South Movies To Watch Out For In 2023

New year. New films. But the same giddy excitement of afresh calendar with a promise of new films. From big tentpoles and hotly-anticipated sequels to promising little gems, the options are......

Lady Killer Bhumi Takes a Break

Rakul is grateful for Runway 34... Ram Charan's Acharya releases today. Mamata and Prithviraj's Jana Gana Mana too... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Bhumi......

Bharat Bala: Mariyaan is the story of human survival

Bharat Bala's name is synonymous with Vande Mataram, the song and video with his friend A R Rahman. Equally popular was the Jana Gana Mana video. Bala had also directed the opening ceremony of the......

Bachchan sings national anthem at Tagore's birthplace

Amitabh Bachchan had multiple reasons to celebrate Republic Day this year. Not only did the Government Of India confer the Padma Vibhushan on him, his version of the national anthem......

Rohit In Tears At MCG

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma was spotted on the television cameras looking up at the evening sky in Melbourne.   Rohit Sharma got emotional as he led his team for the National Anthem during India's......

'This Team Has Been Picked Till The Next World Cup, So We Have To Improve Our Fielding'

Why did SKY give Bangladesh's fielding coach a hug? IMAGE: Varun Chakaravarthy celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: ACC Almost every member of the Indian playing eleven has a tattoo. Is it a......

What makes Sachin Tendulkar's chest swell with pride...

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar is chaired around the field by his team-mates as they celebrate winning the 2011 World Cup. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images Batting maestro Sachin......

The big moment from Sunday's Grand Prix of India

As the strains of Jana Gana Mana reverberated, there was, says Raja Sen, a shared moment of immense, overwhelming pride at the Buddh International Circuit. It first hit me about ten days ago.......

PHOTOS: Biggest cheer for Tendulkar as stalwarts felicitated at Eden Gardens

IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitates former cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar as Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram look on before the start of World T20 match......