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Uttar Pradesh: RSS ropes in its all wings to boost voting percentage in Kashi prant

PRAYAGRAJ: Invoking nationalism and ‘samajik samrasta’ (social harmony), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has roped in its student, medical, lawyer, women folk of its Rashtra Svika Samiti, traders, farmer and other wings to increase the voting percentage in 59 assembly seats of Kashi Prant comprising 14 districts.

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The ghosts of politicians past: With chaos on the ground, how will Goa vote on Feb 14?

In the run-up to February 14, Goa’s election day, It wouldn’t be unreal to believe you’re entering a spectral world of ghosts and the dead. Every leader is summoning someone who’s passed on.

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The ‘guiding force’ of the church in Goa’s assembly election

The white walls of the Chicalim Church in south Goa gleam under the sun as around 40 Goans file into a high-ceilinged hall with chandeliers. At 7 am, before morning mass begins, Father Bolmax Pereira walks up to the altar and says a quick prayer in Konkani for the 12…

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RSS worker’s murder: 10 accused in police chargesheet

HC to hear widow’s plea for CBI investigation on February 18

The Hindu

Hijab row: RSS’ Muslim Wing backs burqa-clad girl, says ‘purdah’ part of Indian culture

“Our sarsangh chalak has said, Muslims are our brothers and the DNA of both the communities is the same”

The Hindu

Polarisation, corporations and Christian vote: What matters, doesn’t for Goa’s clergy in poll season

Election seasons in Goa over the years have seen the archdiocese of Goa, the Catholic church and clergy come under scrutiny for political activism and “interference”﹘as accused by opponents, especially the RSS, BJP and its affiliates.

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RSS should read India's constitution first, then teach its followers about it: Kharge

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his remark on Hindutva, alleging he "teaches to kill, intimidate and spread violence" but later dismisses the statements made at Dharam Sansad events in Raipur and Haridwar.

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Had gone to invite Pranab Mukherjee for RSS event with lot of preparation on 'ghar wapsi' issue: Bhagwat

The RSS chief said Mukherjee went on to say that America was telling us about secularism, whereas India's Constitution was the most secular in the world

The Hindu

Statements made in Dharam Sansad not Hindutva, says RSS chief

‘If I sometimes say something in anger, then it is not Hindutva. The RSS or those following Hindutva do not believe in this,’ says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu

UP assembly elections: RSS invokes nationalism, religious pride; urges visitors at Magh Mela to cast votes

PRAYAGRAJ: After prominent seers and saints issued a clarion call to the Hindu community to re-elect Mahant Yogi Adityanath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday connected with thousands of kalpwasis and pilgrims with an appeal for 100 per cent voting…

The Times of India

RSS leader Indresh Kumar condemns Haridwar hate speech

Rahul Gandhi's "Hindutvawadis killed Gandhi" remark was also a hate speech, he says

The Hindu

RSS worker’s murder: Certain aspects require CBI probe, says Kerala HC

KOCHI: The high court on Monday said that certain aspects in relation to the killing of RSS worker A Sanjith, who was hacked to death in November in Palakkad district, require to be probed by the CBI.

The Times of India

RSS man held for intimidating Christian women in Pudukottai

He accused them of attempting to convert a family at a village in Pudukottai

The Hindu

RSS activist injured in blast

Alakode Biju, an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader accused in the murder case of Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] activist Dhanraj, was injured in a bomb explosion that took place ou

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India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book

Book Gandhi’s Assassin reveals Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Godse was a member of the Hindu supremacist organisation RSS.

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Kerala: Main accused in RSS worker's murder in Palakkad arrested

The main accused in connection with the murder of an RSS worker, Sanjith in Kerala's Palakkad, which took place on November 15, was arrested on Monday.

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The cracks in U.P.’s ‘socially engineered’ caste wall

There could be an electoral fallout with backward communities feeling a sense of estrangement with Hindutva politics

The Hindu

Keshav, the RSS’ home-grown Maurya

Party banks on him for OBC support.

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Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh plans protests for universal pension scheme

RSS-affiliated trade union to picket EPFO offices

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NL Interview: Mohammad Adeeb on Gurugram namaz row, RSS bid to polarise, and alienation of Muslims

Mohammad Adeeb, a former Rajya Sabha member, has been at the forefront of the resistance against the anti-namaz agitation by Hindutva outfits in Gurugram.

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How 3 Pune colleges helped Pune Police accomplish a ‘secret mission’ against ‘Urban Naxals’

On a cold December morning in 2018, a strange event occurred on the grounds of D.E.S. Navalmal Firodia Law College in Pune. The staff was gingerly led into their staff room for an unexpected meeting. The room was crowded with extra chairs and the doors were closed. Inside the room…

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The Original Lutyens’ Insider

Maurice Nagar chowk in Delhi University doesn’t exactly look like a place that could host a bustling public event. But, it did once — four decades ago. Old timers recall that a huge crowd had gathered here in 1977 when Arun Jaitley was welcomed in a public reception on his…

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Babus Of All Trades, Masters Of None

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) put out an advertisement on Sunday inviting applications for 10 senior-level positions in various departments. The plan is to hire “outstanding individuals” as Joint Secretaries based on their subject expertise. The notifications says candidates can be “Individuals working at comparable levels in Private Sector…

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Irani, Queen of Controversy and Quarrel

So, what can Irani do to stay relevant and on top of the political sweepstakes with just the low-profile Textile Ministry in her charge? Remember the last time when she was sacked as HRD minister? Irani grabbed eyeballs, that too in the midst of an all-important BJP party leadership meeting…

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Bantwal, Karnataka’s most brazenly communal constituency

Section 144 was imposed in Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluka, 25 km from Mangalore, from the very first day of Ramzan (May 26) last year. The prohibitory orders were in place for almost 56 days. Despite the precautionary measures, the taluka in coastal Karnataka witnessed two murders and several instances of…

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