RSS

‘With great power comes great responsibility’: Allahabad HC quashes FIR against RWA office bearers, flags ‘misuse' of RSS name

February 11, 2026 10:11 am

The case arose out of a parking dispute between the RWA and a resident of a society in Lucknow, and the latter got a case lodged alleging extortion. Here’s what the court said

Mohan Bhagwat presents a vision that doesn't erase diversity, it gives identity a shared cultural grammar

February 11, 2026 1:15 pm

Mohan Bhagwat’s reflections did not seek to compete with the noise of contemporary politics. Instead, they invited society to revisit a timeless Indian idea — that truth, discipline, service, and harmony precede power.

Karan Johar praises Mohan Bhagwat’s sense of humour after attending RSS event, Vicky Kaushal says 'Deeply impressed'

February 09, 2026 2:55 pm

Filmmaker Karan Johar expressed his admiration for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, describing Bhagwat's lecture as 'inspiring.'

I will step down the day RSS asks me to do, caste no barrier for my successor: Mohan Bhagwat

February 09, 2026 5:04 am

Mohan Bhagwat said the RSS will support reservations as long as caste discrimination exists and recommended that every family have three children.

Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday and Vicky Kaushal attend second day of RSS Centenary, see videos

February 08, 2026 3:52 pm

After Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor graced the first day of the RSS Centenary, Bollywood stars Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday, Vicky Kaushal and Raveena Tandon shone on day two of the celebrations.

On Gandhi’s 78th death anniversary, Congress shares Nehru, Patel letters to Syama Prasad Mookerjee questioning RSS, Hindu Mahasabha activities

January 30, 2026 1:10 pm

In the letter, a picture of which was shared by Ramesh, Nehru and Patel are seen criticising and raising serious questions about the activities of the Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS.

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale hails Constitution months after questioning 'socialist', 'secular' in Preamble

January 26, 2026 4:27 pm

Dattatreya Hosabale invoked Bhishma Pitamah from the Mahabharat to define duty towards the nation on Republic Day.

With Nitin Nabin as president, BJP is more millennial. Does it matter if its politics is still boomer?

January 23, 2026 3:18 pm

Nabin is, for sure, a part of a slew of new leaders in the BJP. The question, however, is what do these new leaders bring to the table

India needs to discard the Macaulayist mindset: Hosabale

January 16, 2026 6:10 am

This comes close on the heels of PM Modi repeatedly saying that India should discard the legacy of T B Macaulay by 2035, two centuries after Macaulay in his ‘Minute on Indian education’ document proclaimed that he wanted “Indians by blood but English in mindset”.

Weeks after RSS row, Digvijaya Singh says won't seek another Rajya Sabha term: Why the Congress veteran is stepping aside

January 14, 2026 1:25 pm

The former Madhya Pradesh CM is likely to be deployed for strengthening the Congress's grassroots network, help it rebuild, say party insiders

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.