Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

`Bharat Mata ki Jai` slogan row: Asaduddin Owaisi's stance for vote bank politics, says RSS

Observing that AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi refused to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' to cater to "vote bank politics", a senior RSS functionary on Friday said the slogan was patriotic and appealed to various sections.

Mar 18, 2016, 19:54 PM IST

ABVP, AISA activists clash in Delhi University after play allegedly mocks RSS

The fight erupted after a play organised by AISA (All India Students Association) got over in the campus.

Mar 18, 2016, 17:19 PM IST

Chetan Bhagwat appreciates RSS' changed stance on homosexuality, says it's a 'monumental moment'

RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said, “Homosexuality should be considered a criminal offence as long as it does not affect the lives of others in society.”

Mar 18, 2016, 12:58 PM IST

Two youths arrested for posting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's morphed image on social media

Two youths were arrested in Madhya Pradesh for sharing online a doctored image of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday.

Mar 18, 2016, 11:26 AM IST

Deal sternly with criminals: Election Commission to Kerala

In the wake of spurt in incidents of political violence in Kerala, the Election Commission on Thursday asked the state's Chief Secretary to take "strict action" against criminals even as it rushed a senior official from here to take stock of the law and order situation.

Mar 17, 2016, 21:55 PM IST

BJP's Anurag Thakur's reply to `anti-national` sloganeers - 'Jis ghar se Afzal niklega, us ghar mein ghuskar marenge'

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur said some people want to spread venom across India and create an environment of anarchy.

Mar 17, 2016, 19:48 PM IST

Shiv Sena wants Asaduddin Owaisi's citizenship revoked for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

The demand came in the wake of the controversy over chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

Mar 17, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

'RSS carrying out 1.52 lakh welfare projects in India'

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has 56,859 shakhas across the country, of which 5,534 were added in the last one year, an office-bearer of the organization said on Wednesday.

Mar 16, 2016, 23:54 PM IST

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members to don new uniform from Vijaya Dashami

Khaki shorts, the trademark RSS dress for 91 years, are on their way out and making way for brown trousers as part of the organisation's landmark endeavour to "move with the times".

Mar 16, 2016, 00:44 AM IST

RSS members to don new uniform from Vijaya Dashami

Khaki shorts, the trademark RSS dress for 91 years, are on their way out and making way for brown trousers.

Mar 15, 2016, 22:09 PM IST

Javed Akhtar's hard-hitting reply to Asaduddin Owaisi on `Bharat Mata ki Jai' remark – Watch

Well-known poet and writer Javed Akhtar on Tuesday hit out at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament.

Mar 15, 2016, 20:58 PM IST

Attracting youths not primary motive behind new uniform: RSS

The RSS on Tuesday sought to dispel suggestion that it has replaced its conventional uniform of khaki knickers with brown trousers in a bid to attract youths to its fold.

Mar 15, 2016, 19:45 PM IST

`Bharat Mata ki Jai` remark: 'You should be ashamed`, Venkaiah Naidu tells Asaduddin Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party chief Asaduddin Owaisi earlier this week said he would not chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' even if a knife is put to his throat.

Mar 15, 2016, 16:20 PM IST

After refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', Asaduddin Owaisi says 'Jai Hind' – know why

A PIL has been filed against the Hyderabad MP under IPC Section 124A.

Mar 15, 2016, 12:42 PM IST

Chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' is a matter of choice, says Salman Khurshid

Khurshid said chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' in public should be a matter of choice and not forced upon someone.

Mar 15, 2016, 09:25 AM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi following on Jinnah's footsteps, says RSS after he refuses to say ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

Sinha said that Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah had refused to address Mahatma Gandhi as Mahatma. 

Mar 14, 2016, 23:43 PM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru begged RSS to take part in Republic Day parade, says BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy dubbed Ghulam Nabi Azad’s unwarranted remark comparing RSS and ISIS to be an act of stupidity.

Mar 14, 2016, 18:59 PM IST

Won't chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', Asaduddin Owaisi tells Mohan Bhagwat; Shiv Sena says go to Pakistan​ (video inside)

"Nowhere in the Constitution it says that one should say: Bharat Mata ki Jai," says the AIMIM chief.

Mar 14, 2016, 16:47 PM IST

'You've given respectability to ISIS', says Jaitley as Azad denies comparing Islamic State with RSS

Speaking on Saturday at an event organised by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Azad had drawn a parallel between the RSS and the ISIS.

Mar 14, 2016, 11:29 AM IST

Turning to 'full pants' won't make you modern: JD (U) tells RSS

The Janata Dal (United) on Monday extended its support to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav`s statement on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying that merely turning to full pants won`t modernize the right wing organisation.

Mar 14, 2016, 10:58 AM IST