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How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

Ambedkar and RSS had the same stand on many issues—UCC, Article 370, gram panchayat elections

In 'My Idea of Nation First', Uday Mahurkar offers a nationalist view on Indian history.

US-India deal will benefit farmers & traders—RSS affiliates come out in govt support amid Oppn attack

Factsheet says India intends, not pledges, to buy goods worth $500 billion from the US, Swadeshi Jagran Manch co-convener Ashwani Mahajan claims

‘Hindu-Muslim unity’ a wrong construct because communities are ‘already one’, says RSS chief Bhagwat

RSS chief says Hindu is ‘an adjective, not a noun’; on ties with BJP, he says ‘it is not our party’ though many swayamsevaks work in BJP, and the Sangh doesn't seek power.

‘Deeply disappointing’: Why RSS-backed BKS & BMS say Budget has let down farmers & labourers

BKS, meanwhile, urges Opposition & govt to amend Budget to include farmer-friendly demands keeping the interests of agricultural community in mind.

New UGC rules challenged in Supreme Court, plea seeks ‘caste-neutral’ definition of discrimination

In September 2025, the Supreme Court directed the UGC to tighten anti-discrimination rules, including policies on ragging and caste bias in higher educational institutions.

Even RSS affiliate ABVP asks govt to clarify ‘ambiguities’ of UGC equity rules

As the matter is currently sub-judice, ABVP says UGC should promptly file an affidavit in court to clarify its stance. Also that govt must 'take prompt action to prevent any divisive situation from developing'.

Padma Vibhushan for KT Thomas: SC judge who urged Sonia to show magnanimity towards Rajiv killers

Justice KT Thomas, who retired in 2002, had once also said that RSS was subjected to ‘smear campaign’ in Mahatma Gandhi assassination case which 'must end'.

From Ram Janmabhoomi to Ram Setu: RSS legal arm Adhivakta Parishad is everywhere, but nowhere

From shaping courtroom battles to mentoring future judges, the Adhivakta Parishad operates as the Sangh’s quiet legal force—visible in verdicts, absent on paper.

MP’s Mohan Yadav govt & RSS are not on the same page, shows a book on Babur

After Bhopal lit fest row, a piece in RSS-linked newspaper Swadesh says their opposition was to financial support fest got from state & Centre and how it was promoting 'Leftist narrative'.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.