The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026 has received the assent of the President, bringing the National Song ‘Vande Matram’ at par with the National Anthem for the purposes of penal protection under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The Amendment Act was published in the Gazette of India on … Continue reading National Song ‘Vande Matram’ Gets Same Legal Protection as National Anthem; President Gives Assent to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026