VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Jul 20, 2026, 05:21 IST ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ tickets to go on sale ahead of re-release; 7-minute footage added to tie film to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: Reports Jayden Adams’ death takes a controversial turn as his girlfriend is dragged into the drama days after his tragic passing | Football News Jul 20, 2026, 05:09 IST Salman Khan shows off lean look in new photoshoot; asks fans “Aap logon ki tabiyat kaisi hai” ‘We are excited to announce our baby boy’: US Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha welcome fourth child NEW DELHI: Anyone who prevents or disrupts the singing of Vande Mataram, which must now be sung in full at all state events and civil investiture ceremonies, could face up to three years in jail, a fine, or both under a Bill the govt plans to introduce in Parliament’s Monsoon session starting Monday.The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposes to amend Section 3 of the relevant Act, which at present deals only with insults to the National Anthem, to add the national song to its ambit.“Whoever, intentionally, prevents the singing of the national anthem or the national song; or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both,” states Section 3 of the proposed bill.Where a person has already been convicted, every subsequent offence shall be punishable with a minimum jail term of one year.The statement of objects and reasons for 2026 amendment bill cites the Jan 24, 1950, meeting of the Constituent Assembly, where its president Rajendra Prasad had stated that Vande Mataram, “which played a historic role in the Indian freedom struggle, shall be honoured equally with ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ and shall have equal status with it”.“Presently, there is no specific legal provision to prevent insults to the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’,” the statement points out while justifying the need for penal provision.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. 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NTA on Sunday warned that candidates submitting digitally-altered OMRs or scorecards could face cancellation of results, debarment from NTA-led exams and even criminal proceedings. Some candidates and parents – few even joining Cockroach Janta Party’s Jantar Mantar protest – have alleged mismatches between expected and declared scores. The allegations, spreading rapidly on social media, are also being quickly picked up by opposition parties to attack NTA, which has already faced flak over the paper leak.Faced with the challenge – which marks a technological twist to earlier disputes that involved forged documents, purportedly torn or damaged answer sheets, and allegedly fabricated scorecards – NTA warned candidates submitting digitally altered OMRs or scorecards could face action.Officials said the fabrications appeared aimed at masking “not-so-good performances” – even though the effort cannot fetch a seat in a medical college, as admissions are made by the Medical Counselling Committee under Directorate General of Health Services and the respective state counselling authorities, on the basis of the merit list issued by NTA.”NTA is closely monitoring and scrutinising all complaints. 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