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Mohan Bhagwat’s mosque trip left BJP clueless. Only Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is smiling

BJP ministers have been told to keep handy a list of their ministries' work. Used to praising Modi, they are worried what they will say if the PM asks them about their work.

More PFI arrests, blame-game in Tamil Nadu over petrol bomb attacks on BJP-RSS cadres’ properties

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai has demanded police protection for BJP, RSS functionaries. Police say 14 arrests have been made in connection with the petrol bomb attacks.

Mountaineer who climbed Everest twice to be 1st woman chief guest at RSS’ Vijayadashami event

Functionaries say inviting mountaineer Santosh Yadav as chief guest is ‘not an isolated event’ and that the RSS plans to boost ‘nari shakti’ even within its organisational set-up.

‘Rahul & forefathers have long hated RSS’: Sangh, BJP slam Congress tweet of khaki shorts on fire

The picture, with a message about 'freeing the country from the shackles of hate and undoing damage done by BJP-RSS', was tweeted as part of Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra campaign Monday.

‘Kashi-Mathura disputes should be settled in court, like Ayodhya’, says RSS media chief

In an interview with ThePrint, Sunil Ambekar speaks about temple disputes, Yogi Adityanath’s ‘population control plan’, PM Modi’s outreach to Pasmanda Muslims & Uniform Civil Code.

Why many Hindu priests are upset with Mohan Bhagwat, say RSS chief ‘no shankaracharya’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Mohan Bhagwat no shankaracharya’ — why many Hindu priests are upset with RSS chief

Referring to the ongoing controversy over Varanasi's iconic Gyanvapi masjid, Mohan Bhagwat had said last week that there was 'no need to search for a Shivling in every mosque'.

More tourists doesn’t mean Kashmir is ‘normal’. ‘Naya Kashmir’ is still not in sight

Besides civilian killings, the entry of 'hybrid' or 'part-time' terrorists being recruited and trained online call into question Modi govt's claims about normalcy in Kashmir.

Will join Congress close to polls, need to break ‘illusion’ of Gujarat model, says Mevani

In interview with ThePrint, Independent MLA from Vadgam talks about arrest and rearrest by Assam police, upcoming Gujarat elections, and what his role in Congress will be.  

The ‘3M formula’ guiding RSS-BJP’s final push in UP for Yogi — Mandir, migration, Muslims

RSS campaign documents — leaflets, posters, and speeches — reveal three main talking points of BJP in 2022 polls. Fourth 'M' might be muscularity as Article 370 is a recurring theme too.

On Camera

Why the VB-GRAMG Bill strikes at the heart of MGNREGA

MGNREGA’s core strength was: if you needed work, you got work. VB-GRAMG’s funding model means work will only be available if a state has the budget and the Centre has approved the allocation.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.