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'Country can be called Bharat, India or Hindustan': CM Omar Abdullah to RSS

Abdullah also noted that both 'Bharat' and 'India' are written on the Prime Minister's plane and highlighted the names of the armed forces

'Why India?': RSS general secy wants it called 'Bharat' in English, Hindi

Referring to the use of 'India'- a colonial era name - by institutions like the Reserve Bank of India and in the Indian Constitution, RSS's Dattatreya Hosabale questioned its necessity

Was asked not to talk speak against RSS in Gujarat, says Digvijaya

Congress MP Digvijaya Singh has claimed he was asked not to speak against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) while campaigning in Gujarat, when he was the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, for fear of "angering Hindus". In a post on X on Sunday, Singh also hailed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's tough talk in Gujarat on Saturday about those in the party helping the ruling BJP. Addressing Congress workers in Ahmedabad on Saturday, Gandhi said the party's first job was to separate two groups of Congress workers and leaders ones who carry the party ideology in their hearts and stand with the public and the others who were cut off from the public, "half of whom are with the BJP". The Lok Sabha member had underlined the need to filter out such leaders and workers and warned of strict action, even removals. Singh congratulated Gandhi for his statement and said, "I remember when I went to Gujarat to campaign as the Chief Minister of MP, I was instructed not to speak against the RSS. Hindus

Digvijaya claims he was told not to criticise RSS, backs Rahul's stand

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said he was asked not to speak against the RSS while campaigning in Gujarat for fear of "angering Hindus" and hailed Rahul Gandhi's tough talk in that state a day earlier on those in the party helping the ruling BJP. Addressing Congress workers in Ahmedabad on Saturday, Gandhi had said the party's first job was to separate two groups of Congress workers and leaders ones who carry the party ideology in their hearts and stand with the public and the others who were cut off from the public, "half of whom are with the BJP". He had underlined the need to filter out such leaders and workers and had warned of strict action, even removals. In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, Singh congratulated Gandhi for his statement and said, "I remember when I went to Gujarat to campaign as the Chief Minister of MP, I was instructed not to speak against the RSS. Hindus will get angry." Asserting that the RSS-led Sangh Parivar does not represent ...

RSS top body meet to discuss 'Hindu awakening', centenary plans from Mar 21

An analysis of the prevailing scenario in the country, including the issue of "Hindu awakening", is on the agenda of a three-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the highest decision-making body of the RSS, that is scheduled to begin in Bengaluru from March 21. The meeting will also prepare a framework of various programmes and campaigns to be taken up this year and review the progress made on the work that was expected to be completed in the run-up to the centenary year of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the organisation said in a statement. The RSS will complete 100 years of its foundation on Vijayadashami (Dussehra) this year. In a statement, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of the RSS Sunil Ambekar said the meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha will be held in Bengaluru from March 21 to March 23. The meeting will be held on the premises of the Janseva Vidya Kendra located at Channenahalli. Ambekar said the annual report of the RSS for 2024-25 wil

Mohan Bhagwat visits Assam as part of RSS' centenary celebrations

According to the schedule, Bhagwat reached Sudarshanalaya at Barbari locality of Guwahati directly from Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport on Friday evening

Inside RSS' 12-storey HQ: Key features, facilities of Rs 150-cr Keshav Kunj

After functioning from the Udaseen Ashram in Jhandewalan for nearly eight years, the RSS has now returned to its original address with a modern, expansive facility

Attempt to push RSS agenda: Rahul slams govt over draft UGC regulations

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged the UGC's draft regulations on the appointment of teachers and academic staff in universities and colleges was an attempt to push the agenda of the RSS that aimed to achieve its idea of imposing "one history, one tradition, one language" on the country. Speaking at a protest against the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations organised by the DMK here, the opposition leader in the Lok Sabha said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) aim was the eradication of all other histories, cultures and traditions of the country. "That is its starting point and that is what it wants to achieve. It attacks the Constitution because it wants to achieve one idea which is its idea -- one history, one tradition, one language -- on this country," the former Congress chief said. "This attempt that it is doing with the education system of different states is just another attempt to push its agenda," Gandhi said. "Each state has its ...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stresses Hindu unity for society's progress

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that the Hindu 'samaj' (society) can 'flourish' only if it is united and called for treating all Hindus as one, irrespective of their caste, region, or language. Bhagwat, speaking at the Hindu Ekta Sammelan organised as part of the Cherukolpuzha Hindu religious meet here, said that a united society flourishes, while one that is divided withers away. He further stated that being a Hindu was a "Swabhav" (nature) where people use learning to increase knowledge, money for charity, and power to help the weak. The RSS chief said that in Hindu dharma, no one is superior or inferior; caste does not matter, and there is "no untouchability". He urged everyone to respect others and said that if "all Hindus are united, it will benefit the world". Bhagwat also suggested ways to achieve this unity, including "knowing oneself," treating everyone equally, and protecting the environment. He said that while policy changes for protecting the environment wil

Western liberal ideas in India a threat to our culture: Dattatreya Hosabale

Western liberal ideas "operating" in India through various means and avenues are posing a threat to the country's cultural continuity, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Wednesday, exhorting people to wake up and stall it. It's a new method of colonisation in the name of liberalisation and globalisation by painting all cultural nationalities and civilisations in one colour and putting them in one framework, he said while addressing an event here. I may be saying very serious things... Once our new generation's mind is filled with these things, then one generation is lost. The cultural continuity will be lost, he said. It's a very serious thing now which we all have to be aware of and see that they are stalled right there, Hosabale added. The RSS general secretary was addressing an event organised to launch a book, Who is Raising Your Children: Breaking India With Youth Warriors', authored by Rajiv Malhotra and Vijaya Viswanathan. The wokeism, which has been in here,

FIR against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on BJP, RSS; Cong says pol stunt

A police case has been registered in Assam against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his purported recent remarks "threatening the sovereignty of the country", with the opposition party dismissing the complaint as a political stunt' on Monday. A complaint was filed at Panbazar police station here by advocate Monjit Chetia on Saturday evening against remarks made by Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, during the inauguration of the Congress' new national headquarters in New Delhi last week, police said. Cheita alleged that Gandhi, in his speech, had said that "BJP and RSS have captured every single institution, and we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian state itself." The advocate alleged that the Congress leader made these remarks "with deliberate design and calculated intent to undermine the sovereignty and integrity of the Indian state and to provoke rebellion against the democratically elected" government. Unable to gain public trust through democrat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for 'anti-national' statement: Cong

Ahead of its 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, the Congress on Monday alleged the Constitution is under assault and reiterated its demand that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the "anti-national statement he delivered on the freedom movement". The opposition party also claimed that Mahatma Gandhi is being insulted and BR Ambedkar is being attacked. "Tomorrow, the INC's Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan rally will be held in Belagavi. This was to take place on Dec 27th, 2024 but was postponed due to the passing away of Dr. Manmohan Singh," Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X. It was at Belagavi that Mahatma Gandhi had taken over as Congress president on December 26, 1924, he recalled. "Mahatma Gandhi is being insulted. Dr. Ambedkar is being attacked. The Constitution of India and its values are under assault," Ramesh alleged. The Belagavi rally is a reaffirmation of the Congress' steadfast

'Get your mental stability checked': Hardeep Singh Puri to Rahul Gandhi

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed Rahul Gandhi's remark about fighting the 'Indian state' and advised him to 'get his mental stability checked'

Rahul Gandhi has now declared 'open war' against Indian state itself: BJP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that "we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself" triggered a row on Wednesday with the BJP alleging that his statement was straight out of "George Soros' playbook." Addressing party leaders after the inauguration of the Congress' new headquarters at 9A, Kotla Road here, Gandhi said, "Do not think that we are fighting a fair fight. There is no fairness in this. If you believe that we are fighting a political organisation called the BJP, that we are fighting a political organisation called the RSS, you have not understood what is going on. "The BJP and the RSS have captured every single institution of our country. We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself," he said. Sharing a video clip of Gandhi's remarks, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya said, "Rahul Gandhi has now declared an open war against the Indian State itself. This is straight out of George Soros's playbook." In his remarks, Gandhi said,

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP-RSS, says 'we are fighting Indian state itself'

Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP and RSS of capturing Indian institutions, suppressing minorities, and undermining democracy, calling the Congress' fight a 'battle against the Indian state itself'

2006 Nanded bomb blast: Court acquits all nine surviving accused

A sessions court at Nanded in central Maharashtra on Saturday acquitted all nine surviving accused in a 2006 blast case. While the detailed order was not yet available, a defence lawyer said the prosecution could not establish that the incident was a bomb blast. Of the total 12 accused in the case, two had died in the explosion, while one died during the course of the trial. District and Additional Sessions Judge C V Marathe acquitted the remaining accused on Saturday. An explosion took place on the intervening night of April 4 and 5, 2006, at the house of Laxman Rajkondwar, who was allegedly a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker, in Nanded city. Rajkondwar's son Naresh Rajkondwar and Vishva Hindu Parishad activist Himanshu Panse were killed, allegedly while assembling the explosive device, the investigators claimed. The case was initially probed by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and later transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation. As per defence lawyer Niti

Rajasthan Guv hails NEP, says old education system sought to produce clerks

The National Education Policy prioritises the country's interests as well as skill based-learning and has replaced the one introduced by British administrator Lord Macaulay, which aimed to uproot Indian culture and produce clerks, Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade said on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the 59th Devgiri Regional Conference of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad here, Bagade also said students must become self-reliant, develop their intellectual and physical abilities and inculcate the spirit of service. "The education system introduced by Thomas Macaulay aimed to uproot Indian culture and produce clerks. This outdated system has been replaced by the NEP, which has been crafted by 1,400 experts. It prioritises national interests and skill based learning. It ensures those with talent will not go hungry," Bagade said. Macaulay's 'Minute on Indian Education' was primarily responsible for the introduction of Western institutional education in the

From Somnath to Sambhal, battle for knowing historical truth: Organiser

Days after Mohan Bhagwat frowned at the resurgence of temple-mosque disputes in the country, the latest issue of an RSS-linked magazine has said from Somnath to Sambhal and beyond, it is a battle for knowing historical truth and seeking "civilisational justice". Amid a cacophony over who has insulted B R Ambedkar, even though historical records "clearly indicate" how the Congress treated the chairman of the Constitution's drafting committee, recent developments in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal have struck "a chord with the masses", the editorial published in the latest issue of "Organiser" noted. It said the dispute that started with a petition to survey the Shri Harihar Mandir, "now structured" as the Jama Masjid in the "historic town" of Uttar Pradesh, is opening up a new debate about various constitutional rights given to individuals and communities. "Instead of limiting the debate to the Hindu-Muslim question from the pseudo-secularist prism, we need a sane and inclusive debate on the

RSS chief Bhagwat bats for inclusive society, frowns upon new disputes

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has expressed concern over resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes and said certain individuals, after the construction of Ayodhya Ram temple, seem to believe they can become leaders of Hindus by raking up such issues. Delivering a lecture on India The Vishwaguru', at Sahjeevan Vyakhyanmala (lecture series) here on Thursday, Bhagwat advocated for an inclusive society and said the world needs to be shown that the country can live together in harmony. Highlighting the plurality of Indian society, the chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said Christmas is celebrated in Ramakrishna Mission, adding only we can do this because we are Hindus. We have been living in harmony for a long time. If we want to provide this harmony to the world, we need to create a model of it. After the construction of the Ram Mandir, some people think they can become leaders of Hindus by raking up similar issues in new places. This is not acceptable, he said. The Ram temple w

India often advised on minorities, we can see others' situations: Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said India is often advised to address the issues of its minorities, but now we are seeing the situation minority communities face in other countries. Speaking at the inauguration of 'Hindu Seva Mahotsav' here, he also said that an attempt is being made to establish hegemony by talking about world peace. "Big announcements are being made about world peace. We (India ) are also being advised about world peace, but at the same time, wars are not stopping. While we are often told to worry about the minorities in our country, we are witnessing what kind of situation minorities are facing outside," he said. While the RSS chief made no reference to the violence against the Hindu community in neighbouring Bangladesh, the RSS has, in the recent weeks, expressed concern about the situation of the Hindus in that country after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government. "Manav dharma (humanity) is the eternal dhamra of all the