Rajya Sabha passes bill to make insult to 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence

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• Deccan Herald

  Owned by: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd (family-owned)

  • “Rajya Sabha passes bill to make insult to 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence”3d ago ↗

• The News Minute

  Owned by: TNM Media (independent, subscription-funded; allied with Newslaundry)

  • “Rajya Sabha clears Bill that makes insult to 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence”3d ago ↗

• Hindustan Times

  Owned by: HT Media (Bhartia family / Birla group)

  • “Rajya Sabha clears bill proposing to criminalise insult to Vande Mataram”3d ago ↗
  • “3 years jail, fine or both: Bill to make insult to Vande Mataram a criminal offence passed in Rajya Sabha | What we know”3d ago ↗
  • “Rajya Sabha passes bill to make insult of Vande Mataram criminal offence”3d ago ↗

• Free Press Journal

  Owned by: FPJ Publications Pvt Ltd

  • “Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 LIVE: Lok Sabha Passes Vande Mataram Bill”2d ago ↗
  • “Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 LIVE: Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 5 PM Amid Sloganeering By Opposition”5d ago ↗

• Economic Times

  Owned by: Bennett Coleman & Co / The Times Group (Jain family)

  • “Vande Mataram Bill clears Parliament; what changes”2d ago ↗

• NDTV

  Owned by: AMG Media Networks (Adani Group, since 2022)

  • “Lok Sabha Clears Bill To Criminalise Insult To Vande Mataram”2d ago ↗
  • “Rajya Sabha Clears Bill To Make Insult To 'Vande Mataram' Criminal Offence”3d ago ↗

• Scroll.in

  Owned by: Scroll Media (independent digital newsroom)

  • “Rush Hour: Delhi to drop protest FIRs, bill criminalising insults to Vande Mataram passed & more”2d ago ↗
  • “Lok Sabha passes bill criminalising insults to ‘Vande Mataram’ day after Rajya Sabha approval”2d ago ↗
  • “Bill criminalising insults to ‘Vande Mataram’ passed in Rajya Sabha”3d ago ↗

• The Wire

  Owned by: Foundation for Independent Journalism (non-profit)

  • “Less than 15 Minutes, Only Two MPs Speaking, Lok Sabha Passes Bill Making Insult to ‘Vande Mataram’ Punishable”2d ago ↗
  • “After Opposition Walkout, Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Punishing Disruption of Vande Mataram”3d ago ↗

• Times of India

  Owned by: Bennett Coleman & Co / The Times Group (Jain family)

  • “Parliament passes Vande Mataram bill”2d ago ↗
  • “Anti-paper leak Bill, Vande Mataram Bill clears Parliament - key highlighlights”2d ago ↗
  • “Amid opposition walkout, Rajya Sabha gives approval to Vande Mataram bill”3d ago ↗
  • “Vande Mataram Bill 2026 explained: What changes and what punishment it proposes”3d ago ↗

• India Today

  Owned by: Living Media / India Today Group (Purie family)

  • “Highlights: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned until Aug 3 amid Opposition sloganeering”1d ago ↗
  • “Parliament clears bill to make insult to Vande Mataram criminal offence”2d ago ↗
  • “Rajya Sabha passes bill making insult to Vande Mataram a criminal offence”3d ago ↗

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