RSS

Over its 100 years, RSS created ‘divine stream’ of harmony, self-pride in India: CM Dhami in Uttarakhand Assembly

November 05, 2025 1:30 am

The Chief Minister’s Office later said that with this, the Uttarakhand Assembly became the first constitutional body in the country to officially acknowledge in the House the RSS’s role in “nation-building, social awakening, and cultural renaissance”.

Need population policy soon to address 'demographic imbalance', says RSS general secretary Hosabale

November 01, 2025 6:44 pm

Hosabale's remarks come months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a high-powered mission to address demographic change during his Independence Day speech.

3-day RSS executive body meeting begins in Jabalpur: Centenary events, national issues on agenda

October 31, 2025 3:48 am

While the Sangh has officially not shared which issues it will take up at the three-day event, multiple sources within the RSS said that demography and illegal immigration are expected to be discussed.

No consensus at meeting, deadlock over RSS march at Karnataka’s Chittapur continues

October 28, 2025 9:25 pm

Dalit organisations protested outside the Kalaburagi deputy commissioner’s office, raising slogans against RSS leaders, expressing their strong opposition to the outfit’s proposed route march.

To mark centenary, RSS plans year-long outreach drive across country

October 28, 2025 8:14 pm

From door-to-door meetings to youth connects, the Sangh plans to hold Hindu Sammelans, social harmony meets, and public lectures

Rs 25,000 crore misused for ‘terrorism, love-jihad’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath defends ban on Halal products

October 22, 2025 1:09 pm

Speaking at an RSS event, the Chief Minister also said ‘political Islam’ is largely overlooked in history even as it has inflicted a big blow on the faith.

After order banning events on government land in Karnataka without approval, permission denied for rallies by RSS, Bhim Army at Chittapur

October 19, 2025 7:48 pm

BJP state president B Y Vijayendra said the state government was planning to impose ‘Emergency-style’ administration and had made Chittapur its laboratory.

Karnataka cabinet decides to bring rules to check RSS activities in public places, govt institutions

October 16, 2025 5:30 pm

Karnataka RSS ban, Karnataka cabinet decision: The decision was taken based on Karnataka Information Technology and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge's letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities and its affiliated organisations, PTI reported.

Days after death of Kerala techie who alleged abuse at RSS shakha, video found in his laptop names ‘sexual abuser’

October 16, 2025 12:57 pm

His death and a scheduled Instagram message alleging sexual abuse at RSS shakhas had caused a furore in Kerala. Nearly a week later, his family opened his laptop after finding a piece of paper that contained the password.

Gujarat Confidential: Spiritual Charging

October 16, 2025 12:03 am

“I COME here every year to charge my batteries,” Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat said following his meeting with Acharya Mahashramanji at Preksha Vishwa Bharati Dhyan Kendra, Gandhinagar on Wednesday.

At Dussehra rally in Nagpur, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for ‘comprehensive population control policy’

October 05, 2022 2:47 pm

Babri Masjid demolition case: All accused including Advani, Joshi acquitted

September 30, 2020 7:06 pm

All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, were on Wednesday acquitted by a special CBI court in Lucknow.

On Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, here are some rare photographs that you wouldn’t have seen

December 26, 2019 8:36 am

Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a teenager in 1939, and became a full-time worker in 1947.

A day at the RSS shakha

March 30, 2014 12:00 pm

For the first time, RSS is openly rallying behind BJP in an election.

Mass conversions are a matter of concern for all: Rajnath Singh

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

At a function organised by a Christian body, on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that mass conversions are a matter of concern and needs to be checked.

BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s emotive appeals turn a damp squib | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Yogi Adityanath, the man in a saffron robe, has emerged as one of the star campaigners for the BJP in the last few elections. But his speeches in this election making a strong Hindutva pitch failed to get any results.

Is VHP’s Ayodhya mobilisation bringing back fears of the 1992 Babri demolition?

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

Is the Ayodhya mobilisation now as powerful and potent as it was in 1992? Are there law and order concerns for the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government, both now ruled by the BJP? And most importantly, is it fair to compare 2018 to 1992?

Senior BJP leaders remember Ananth Kumar as a leader

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Union minister Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time now. Senior BJP leaders paid their tributes to the leader.

RSS to ABVP to BJP, Ananth Kumar stayed relevant from Vajpayee’s party to Modi’s cabinet

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning due to pancreatic cancer. Through the years, he has managed to be one of the men that found a place in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet in NDA-I to NDA-II under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Eye for Detail EP 12: All about the Ayodhya uncertainty, RBI vs govt and Statue of Unity

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

How the BJP and RSS are reacting to the Supreme Court deferring the Ayodhya case, why the RBI and the government are at loggerheads and what it means to have a statue worth almost Rs 3000 crores. All that and more in this week’s Eye for Detail.

How the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya impacts the BJP

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

The Supreme Court has said that the date for the Ayodhya hearings will be decided in January. Here’s how it will impact the BJP and what the RSS is likely to do.

Idea Exchange With Ramdas Athawale

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

A prominent Dalit leader from Maharashtra, Ramdas Athawale has been raising the issues concerning the Dalits in the government. In this edition of Idea Exchange, he talks about the community’s issues and answers questions on how India can counter cas

HIGHLIGHTS: When Rahul Gandhi defined jhumla, talked about Jay Shah, Rafale deal and more

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

In his long speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi defined jhumla, attacked the government on the issues of farmers, women's safety, lack of jobs and accused the BJP of playing divisive politics. And it all ended with a hug and a wink.

When Rahul hugged Modi: Call me Pappu, insult me. But I have no hate for you

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

At the end of an impassioned speech, Rahul Gandhi tells the Parliament that he has no hatred towards the BJP or RSS or anyone else who call him names and insult him. He said, that's what it is to be a Congressman, an Indian.