President Murmu gives assent to Bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram

August 11, 2026 5:09 PM

President Murmu gives assent to Bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave assent to a Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’, giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national anthem, a government statement said. With the president’s assent, The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has become a law. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on July 30, while the Rajya Sabha had cleared it a day earlier. The ...

ISLRTC Organises International Symposium on Interpreter Education and Research in New Delhi

January 13, 2025 10:13 AM

ISLRTC Organises International Symposium on Interpreter Education and Research in New Delhi

Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), in partnership with the Linguistic Empowerment Cell (LEC) of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), successfully hosted an International Symposium on 'Interpreter Education and Research: Perspectives from the United States, Canada, and India' at JNU today. The event aimed to foster global collaboration, promote innovative practices, and enhance accessible communication for the Deaf community. Prominent speakers included Dr. Brenda Nicodem...