As PM Modi marks 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’ in Parliament, a look at Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the scholar, poet and novelist whose words became India’s rallying cry.

As Vande Mataram completes 150 years, Parliament will debate its origins, the 1937 controversy, and the political dispute between the BJP and Congress over its full verses.

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, in Vande Mataram discussion, says BJP-led government wanted this debate for Bengal election and "chance to abuse freedom fighters” ...

A startlingly accurate portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi rightfully earned Sir Ben Kingsley an Academy Award at the first time of asking - but winning his life-changing role as the venerated Indian leader ...

The National Herald case originated from a complaint filed by former MP Subramanian Swamy, alleging misuse of funds by Congress leaders. The Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a new FIR ...

The inability of the Gandhis to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin during his recent visit to New Delhi would likely have upset Sonia Gandhi, too, though for reasons non-political as well. For she, ...

Lilavati Munshi, a Congress leader, standing defiantly outside a boycotted British store in Mumbai In India, a set of recently discovered photographs is drawing attention to the role of women in one ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged an end to "transition confusion," stating the central leadership holds the final decision. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar confirmed a confidential leadership pact ...

Our critic A.O. Scott feels the heat of a wintry lyric by the Nobel laureate Louise Glück. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott A.O. Scott, a critic at large for the Book Review, recorded the poem that ...

You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. The study, "Adversarial Poetry as a ...

Responding to Gandhi's comments during an informal chat with reporters, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said in an X post, "Rahul Gandhi is comparing his own Congressmen, and Opposition leaders to ...