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BAPS and its celibate monks: The organisation at the centre of the Eiffel Tower row

A Hindu religious organisation has come under fire in Paris, France after female employees at the Eiffel Tower were allegedly asked to move away or make themselves “invisible” during a private visit by its delegation. This prompted staff to strike and force the iconic landmark to close on September 7.

Newslaundry · Sep 8

India rejects USCIRF call for RSS sanctions, calls organization biased

India has rejected remarks by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson called the organization biased and lacking credibility. USCIRF officials had called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. They also recommended that US officials avoid diplomatic courtesies for RSS leaders. India stated that…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

US religious freedom body seeks sanctions against RSS, no high-level meetings with its leaders

A US advisory body urged sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Officials asked the US government to avoid high-level meetings with RSS leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member of the RSS organization. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat plans to visit the United States soon. India rejected the US commission's…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

Beef force-feeding claim not heard in Kerala: RSS member and former DGP Jacob Thomas

“I have never heard of beef being force fed in Kerala,” said Jacob Thomas, Kerala’s former Director General of Police (DGP) who is currently an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was referring to a controversial scene in the teaser for the upcoming The Kerala Story 2, in…

Newslaundry · Feb 26

Let Me Explain: Inside the RSS US lobbying mystery

Did the RSS hire US lobbyists? Official disclosures in the US list the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a client of one of America’s most prominent lobbying firms. And in just the first three quarters of 2025, that firm received $330,000 to lobby elected officials in the United States Congress…

Newslaundry · Nov 24, 2025

Inside India's RSS, The Legion Of Hindu Ultranationalists

Brandishing bamboo sticks and chanting patriotic hymns, thousands of uniformed men parade in central India, a striking show of strength by the country's millions-strong Hindu ultranationalist group.

International Business Times · Oct 23, 2025

A unique October 2: The RSS at 100

What does it mean when the Government of India, on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, releases a coin and a stamp to imprint the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh into history?

Newslaundry · Oct 3, 2025

‘Debate would be a hit’: Ex-MP says news org told him to mock Muslim man’s appearance in TV debate

Former parliamentarian and leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Prof Rakesh Sinha recently said that an anchor of a prominent news channel had once asked him to use derogatory language against a Muslim man during a televised debate following which he stopped making appearances at the channel in question. 

Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2025

Dattatreya Hosabale re-elected as RSS General Secretary for next three years

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) has re-elected Dattatreya Hosabale as General Secretary of RSS for the term 2024-2027. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 17, 2024

Sangh Parivar agenda behind ethnic strife in Manipur: CPI(M)

Inaugurating a protest meet organised by the Kerala University Teachers’ Association (KUTA) on the Karyavattom campus of Kerala University here on Monday, Mr. Swaraj alleged both the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Popular Front of India shared a common agenda of creating communal divides a

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2023