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Modi visits RSS headquarters in Nagpur, pays tribute at founder Hedgewar’s memorial

Modi’s visit coincided with the Sangh’s Pratipada programme, marking Gudi Padwa, the beginning of the Hindu New Year. He visited the memorial for the first time since becoming PM.

Ex-editor, jailed during Emergency — who is RSS No. 2 Dattatreya Hosabale, re-elected gen secy

Dattatreya Hosabale, 'close to PM Modi', has been RSS 'sarkaryavah' since 2021. 'His stand was ratified by RSS on decriminalisation of homosexuality'.

‘More practical training, shakha in each mandal’ — takeaways from 3-day RSS meet

RSS general secretary says 37 lakh swayamsevaks attend shakhas regularly & those part of training will be made to visit villages to gain better understanding of Sangh’s initiatives.

‘No one blamed President Biden for this’ — Hindu Right press compares US bank collapse to Adani crisis

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

Role played by the crucial Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS, which meets this week

ABPS will hold its annual meet in Bengaluru on 19-20 March. These meetings have always generated buzz, especially since the BJP, an ideological mentee of the RSS, came to power in 2014.

Pracharaks and informal groups — How BJP and its ideological mentor, RSS, coordinate

Contrary to popular belief, RSS didn’t discuss Bengal polls or other political issues at its Ahmedabad meeting held earlier this month, say RSS functionaries.

Why RSS considers Ambedkar as one of its own icons

RSS leader Dattopant Thengadi wrote in one of his books that Ambedkar told RSS functionaries if they want to unite Hindu society, they should expedite RSS expansion.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.