Which of the following was recently in the news due to the proposed Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026?

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The correct answer is Option B: Vande Mataram. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes statutory protection for Vande Mataram. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 protects the National Flag, the Constitution of India, and the National Anthem from insult. Jana Gana Mana was adopted as the National Anthem of India by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950. Vande Mataram first appeared in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Anandamath, published in 1882. The proposed amendment provides for imprisonment up to three years, a fine, or both for offences relating to Vande Mataram. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs directed that Vande Mataram be played before Jana Gana Mana at official events. The same directions require that all six stanzas of Vande Mataram be sung or played at official functions. Under Article 107 of the Constitution of India, the introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha begins the parliamentary legislative process.

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National Flag

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Which of the following was recently in the news due to the proposed Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026?

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