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RSS rooted in faith in democracy, 'One India, Great India' belief: PM Modi

The commemorative ₹100 coin has a National Emblem on one side and on the other, there is an image of Bharat Mata

Spirit of selfless service, discipline true strengths of RSS: PM Modi

Ahead of the RSS completing 100 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the spirit of selfless service and the lesson of discipline are the true strengths of the Sangh with 'Nation First' being the priority in every action of its countless volunteers. In his 125th Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, the prime minister made another strong push for Swadeshi and urged people to buy a Khadi item on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. Modi also said the government is working towards getting the 'Chhath mahaparv' included in the UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Hailing the RSS, Modi said, "In a few days from now, we are going to celebrate Vijayadashmi. This time Vijayadashmi is even more special for another reason. On this day, the RSS completes 100 years of its establishment." This century-old journey is not only remarkable but inspiring, the prime minister said. "One hundred years ago, when the RSS was established, our nation had been shackled in the chains of .

India must chart own path to shield itself from problems in future: Bhagwat

India must do whatever is necessary to get out of the situation that has emerged but it should start charting its own path following the 'sanatan' view of development and progress to shield itself from such problems in the future, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday in the backdrop of US decisions on tariffs and immigration. Addressing a book launch event here, Bhagwat said the problem that India and other countries are facing today is the outcome of the system that the world has been following for the last 2000 years based on a fragmented vision of development and happiness. "We can't turn our backs on the situation. We must do whatever is necessary to get out of it well. But we can't proceed blindly," he said. "So we need to chart our own path. We will find a way out... But inevitably, we will have to face all these things at some or other point in future again. Because in this fragmented vision, there is an 'I' and the rest of the world, or 'we' and 'them'," he added. He said

Farmers protest against land acquisition in Ujjain for Simhastha 2028

The RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) staged a protest on Tuesday against a Madhya Pradesh government plan to build permanent structures for the Simhastha 2028 by acquiring farmlands and warned of stopping milk, vegetable supplies if its demands were ignored. This was the second straight day of agitation by the influential farmers' outfit on the land acquisition issue in Ujjain, which will host the Simhastha, or the Kumbh Mela. On Monday, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate took out rallies, staged demonstrations, handed over memoranda across MP to highlight problems of cultivators and warned against acquiring farmlands for the mega Hindu religious gathering held every 12 years. Riding tractors and carrying garlands of onions and soybeans damaged by rains as part of the latest protest, farmers questioned the rationale behind permanent construction for the Simhastha when temporary arrangements for pilgrims and seers were sufficient as was the case in the past. ..

Personal interests have triggered conflicts in the world: RSS chief Bhagwat

India is moving ahead on path of development, proving everyone's predictions wrong, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Indore

Tariffs on India imposed out of fear of nation's rising strength: Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that human beings and countries will continue to face problems unless they understand their real self. Speaking at the 7th foundation day of Brahma Kumaris Vishwa Shanti Sarovar in Nagpur, Bhagwat said that just like Brahma Kumaris, a women-led spiritual movement, RSS works to awaken inner consciousness. Unless human beings and countries understand their real self, they will continue to face problems. If we show compassion and overcome fear, we will have no enemies, he said. Bhagwat said India is great and that Indians must strive to be great as well. He said India is big and it wants to grow bigger. If others think, what will happen to us as India grows bigger and progresses'... then the issue of tariffs crops up, he said, without naming the US. The RSS chief said if humans change their attitude from me to us, all issues will be resolved. The world is looking for solutions, he added.

A life in the service of Maa Bharti: PM Modi's tribute to Mohan Bhagwat

PM Modi pays tribute to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on his 75th birthday, highlighting his leadership, values of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, and role in shaping RSS during its centenary year

Activists involved in Dharmasthala row are from RSS-BJP: Priyank Kharge

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday alleged that the two activists Girish Mattannavar and Mahesh Shetty Thimarody were associated with the RSS and BJP. The two people are accused of being the brains behind the Dharmasthala row involving large-scale excavation following complaints of the burial of many young women and girl students, sources said. Two separate cases have been registered against Mattannavar and Thimarody for allegedly creating and circulating videos on social media, that disturbed communal harmony and offended public sentiments, police said on Tuesday. Kharge, who holds the Information Technology and Biotechnology Minister portfolio, told reporters that Thimarody is from RSS. "Against whom did they (BJP) speak inside the Karnataka Assembly? Wasn't that Mahesh Shetty Thimarody? This person is from RSS. The RSS is BJP's Guru. These people grew up in RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal," Kharge said. Regarding Mattennavar, the Minister said, "He is Bharatiya Janata Yuva .

Tribals will be exempt from scope of proposed Uniform Civil Code: Rijiju

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals of the northeast and other areas of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform Civil Code so that they can live their lives "freely" as per their systems. Speaking at an event organised by the RSS-affiliate Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram here, he clarified the Union government's stand on the issue, saying that "some people create a bizarre atmosphere on social media these days and build a narrative" against the Centre. Rijiju, however, did not mention anybody's name. "Being a Union minister, I want to share the stand of our government. Our government and party (BJP) think about (bringing) a Uniform Civil Code in the country as per the Constitution. When criminal law is equal for all, why should the civil law also not be (equal for everyone)," the minister said. He said some states have already initiated work in this connection. "But we have clearly said that tribals will be exempted from this. Let .

Caste system is outdated, irrelevant, needs to go: RSS chief Bhagwat

Bhagwat also spoke about alleged religious conversions and illegal migration as key reasons behind a growing demographic imbalance

Trade should not be done under pressure: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

He urged the people to embrace 'swadeshi' by buying locally-manufactured products and said international trade should take place voluntarily and not under pressure

Hindu Rashtra not exclusionary concept, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Hinduism stands for inclusiveness and harmony, stressing consensus, civilisational progress, and social transformation ahead of the Sangh's centenary

RSS song row: Shivakumar says ready to apologise if anyone is hurt

Apparently stung by criticism from within the party for singing the RSS' prayer song, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday offered to apologise if anyone was hurt over its rendition in the state assembly and asserted he was a Congressman and would die as one. Shivakumar, also the state Congress president, had taken everyone by surprise by singing the RSS prayer song on the floor of the House. The Deputy CM said he only made a "passing reference" in the Assembly. On August 21, Shivakumar recited a couple of lines of the RSS' prayer "Namaste Sada Vatsale..." in the Assembly during a debate on the June 4 Chinnaswamy stadium stampede. Addressing reporters here, he said, "I'm not bigger than anyone, my life is there to give strength to everyone. I have stood by everyone in their difficulty, still I stand by them...as a loyal Congressman I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings... If you want an apology, yes. For all the Congressmen and many political party friends of

PM Modi praising RSS in Independence Day speech insults the day: Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "glorifying" the RSS in his Independence Day speech, saying it was "tantamount to insulting the day itself" and the freedom struggle. In a statement issued by his office, Vijayan said the PM's praise for the RSS was an attempt to "attribute fatherhood of the independence" to the right wing organisation which was banned after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. Terming Modi's action as a "denial of history", the CM said such "ridiculous measures cannot whitewash" the RSS which has a "poisonous history" of divisive politics. "The Prime Minister's use of the Independence Day speech to glorify the RSS is tantamount to insulting the day itself," he said in the statement. Modi on Friday hailed 100 years of RSS as a "very proud and glorious" journey of the "world's biggest NGO" and lauded all its volunteers for their dedicated service to the nation. "Today I want to mention one thing with great pri

Atmanirbharta, swadeshi echo in PM Modi's Independence Day speech

The RSS, which marks its centenary this year, has also for some decades flagged the dangers of demographic changes taking place in the country's border districts

Cong slams PM Modi for praising RSS on Independence Day, calls it troubling

The Congress on Friday termed as "most troubling" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise for the RSS in his Independence Day speech, saying it is a "breach" of the spirit of constitutional and secular republic and a desperate attempt to appease the Sangh in the run-up to his 75th birthday. "The PM was tired today. Soon he will be retired," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said and slammed the prime minister's speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort as "stale, hypocritical, insipid", claiming he recycled his oft-repeated slogans of 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' with "little" to show as measurable outcomes. "The most troubling element of the PM's speech today was his name-checking of the RSS from the ramparts of the Red Fort - a blatant breach of the spirit of a constitutional, secular republic. "It is nothing but a desperate attempt to appease the organisation in the run-up to his 75th birthday next month," AICC general secretary, communications, Ramesh said in a post on X.

The Conscience Network: Fighting the emergency and the US battlefront

The element of equivalence between then and now is probed delicately but bravely by this book which revisits the Emergency and the resistance to it from a new angle

World understands power, India needs to be strong and wealthy: RSS chief

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the world understands power and therefore, India has to become strong and also wealthy from an economic point of view. Bhagwat said that India no longer has to be the "golden bird" and it was time for it to become "a lion". "It is necessary because the world understands power. So Bharat should become strong. It also has to become wealthy from an economic perspective," he said, while speaking at the national education conference, 'Gyan Sabha', organised by the RSS-linked Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas here. Bhagwat also said that Bharat, a proper noun, should not be translated as its identity is respected "because it is Bharat". "Bharat is a proper noun. It should not be translated. 'India is Bharat'. That is true. But Bharat is Bharat. That is why, while talking, writing and speaking, be it personal or public, we should keep Bharat as Bharat. "Bharat must remain Bharat. The identity of Bharat is respected because it is Bharat. If you lose

'Objectionable' caricatures on PM, RSS: SC grants protection to cartoonist

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection to cartoonist accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social media. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar said if he shared any more offensive posts on social media, the state was free to take action against him under law. The top court was miffed over the alleged abusive online posts and said, "Log kisi ko bhi, kuch bhi keh dete hain (People say anything to anyone)'." Hemant Malviya challenged in the apex court a Madhya Pradesh High Court order passed on July 3 refusing to grant him anticipatory bail. He was booked by Lasudiya police station in Indore in May on a complaint filed by lawyer and RSS worker Vinay Joshi. Malviya hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and disturbed communal harmony by uploading objectionable material on social media, Joshi alleged. The FIR mentioned various "objectionable" posts, including allegedly inappropriate comments on Lord

Bhagwat sets off jitters at 75: BJP's shift towards empowering youth

BJP had no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to the Vajpayee-Advani era