{
  "id": 9120489,
  "title": "SC seeks Centre response on plea against mandatory Vande Mataram singing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sc-seeks-centre-response-on-plea-against-mandatory-vande-mataram",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:16:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/sc-seeks-centre-response-on-plea-against-mandatory-vande-mataram-singing-126092200458_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Krishna submitted that the last four stanzas of Vande Mataram expressly invoke devotion to Hindu deities, and mandating the singing of those portions violates the secular character of the nation",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}