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Explained | The row over awarding Gita Press the Gandhi Peace Prize

Controversy has erupted over the Modi government’s decision to award the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 to Gorakhpur-based ‘Gita Press’ – an institution dedicated to spread ‘Sanatan Dharma’.

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An organised counter to organised hate

There are both moral and pragmatic considerations to frontally tackle the fear that breeds regressive attitudes

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Shashi Tharoor, Manisha Pande, and Swapan Dasgupta launch Abhishek Choudhary's book 'Vajpayee' in Delhi

First-time author Abhishek Choudhary recently released his debut biography of former Indian prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, titled 'Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977'.

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Yoga is Bharat's civilizational contribution to world: RSS

Yoga is not limited to physical exercise but is essentially a holistic way of life, says RSS on International Yoga Day

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Congress, BJP spar over participation of government officials in RSS event in Madhya Pradesh

While Congress demanded that such officials be kept away from preparations for the Assembly polls due this year-end, a state BJP leader said this only shows the Congress’s “hatred” for the RSS.

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Opposition parties’ meet on June 23 will slam final nail on coffin of BJP and RSS: Alagiri

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri has contended that the Opposition parties’ meet in Patna on June 23 will drive the final nail in the coffin of the BJP and RSS’s right wing politics and ideology.

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Overcome trust deficit in Manipur, says RSS

Almost 45 days after violence erupted in Manipur which led to over 100 deaths and mass destruction of properties, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on June 18 appealed for peace in the northeastern State.

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PM silent as Manipur burns; is State part of India, asks former CM Okram Ibobi Singh

“Manipur is burning because of RSS’ ideology and BJP’s politics,” he said.

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CPI(M) condemns RSS conference at VTU regional centre in Kalaburagi

Strongly condemning the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Kalaburagi regional centre’s decision of organising an RSS event on the university campus at Kalaburagi recently, the Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a protest in the city on Friday demanding the State government to take stringent action against the…

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India court bars airing of Al Jazeera documentary

Media network’s film, India … Who Lit the Fuse?, investigates hate crimes by Hindu nationalist groups against Muslims.

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Karnataka govt decides to remove chapters on RSS founder and Savarkar in school textbooks

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of classes 6 to 10 in the state for this academic year by removing the chapters on RSS founder K B Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar among others.

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45 changes to be made in Kannada and Social Studies textbooks

As many as 45 changes in the Kannada and Social Studies textbooks, prescribed for classes between VI and X, were approved in the State Cabinet on Thursday that included the dropping of lessons on RSS founder K.G. Hedgewar and Hindutva idealogue V.G. Savarkar that were added by the previous BJP…

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Assam BJP leader’s murder: RSS mouthpiece claims ‘love jihad’, family says it’s wrong

The death of BJP leader Jonali Nath in Assam sent shockwaves across the state. Her body was found near NH-17 in Goalpara district on June 11. A day later, the Assam police’s criminal investigation department arrested Congress politician Hasanur Islam, 28, as the prime accused in Jonali’s murder.

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Karnataka Cabinet okays removing chapters on RSS founder and Savarkar in school textbooks

Karnataka Cabinet approved the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of class six to ten in the State, for the current academic year by removing the chapters on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar among others.

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Thirumavalavan appeals to T.N. government to appoint a Dalit and a woman as trustees in temples administered by the HR and CE department

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder and Chidambaram MP Thol. Thirumvalavan, on Friday placed around seven 7 demands to the Tamil Nadu State government including the demand that a Dalit and a woman must be appointed as trustees in 43,283 temples administrated by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department in Tamil…

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NCERT responds as ‘embarrassed’ Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar ask academic body to drop their name as advisors

Paragraphs about Hindu radicals’ attempts to kill Mahatma Gandhi and the ban placed on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) after his death were among those removed by the NCERT.

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Govt. to review land allotted to RSS and other organisations in last six months

Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said the State government would review the largesse of the previous BJP government in allotment of land to various organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated outfits, in Karnataka.

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A model lab for secular governance?

While the Hindu Right is demoralised in Karnataka, it could bounce back soon

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Review of Abhishek Choudhary’s Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977; The right man in the right party

Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977

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Political parties will snipe, but there is a limit, says RSS chief

Political parties will criticise each other in a democracy but there must be a limit to everything, said Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday.

The Hindu

Explained | China’s military diplomacy in Southeast Asia

China is expanding its military outreach to Southeast Asian countries.

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Opposition dubs new Parliament inauguration ‘self-glorification and coronation’

The Congress led Opposition parties in lambasting May 28 inauguration of the new Parliament building, likening it to a “coronation”, and a “self-glorifying” event conducted with utter disdain for the scientific temper.

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Twitterati rave about 'Akhand Bharat' mural in new Parliament

A mural in the new Parliament building depicting the influence of ancient Indian thought in its immediate neighbourhood went viral on social media

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BJP warns Congress govt. will collapse if it bans RSS and Bajrang Dal

Taking exception to the Congress leaders talking about the possibility of banning RSS and Bajrang Dal, the Opposition BJP has warned that the Congress government will not survive “even for three months” if they went ahead with it.

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