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As BJP leaders share meme of Trump in saffron kurta, VHP hopes Hindus worldwide will be safer under him

From VHP president Alok Kumar to BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, a host of Indian leaders congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump.

Ram Mandir took BJP to 303 seats from 2 but Hindus divided by caste again, says VHP ex-leader Togadia

Pravin Togadia, who quit VHP in 2018 & founded Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad, also spoke of the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, and his meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

In SC/ST outreach, VHP plans nationwide dharm sabhas, padyatras to take up ‘pressing’ issues of Hindus

RSS affiliate to carry out exercise in SC/ST colonies, villages to also 'promote social harmony'. BJP won 54 of 131 LS seats reserved for SC/STs this time, compared to 77 last election.

VHP to open centre in Ayodhya to train English-speaking pujaris for Hindu temples abroad

Another centre to open in Faridabad to meet domestic requirements, says VHP president Alok Kumar, adding that aim is to 'explain Hindu scriptures to youth in language they understand'.

Brij Mandal Yatra ends peacefully under heavy security cover in Nuh, Muslims set up camps for Hindus

Nineteen camps were set up by Muslims to welcome devotees, who were showered with rose petals & handed refreshments. Drones in air & cops on ground kept a close watch.

Public spats, private grumbles — how and why frictions have defined RSS-BJP relations over 7 decades

From differences between MC Sharma-Deendayal Upadhyay to Nadda's latest pushback against RSS, the 70-yr-old relationship between Jana Sangh-BJP & their ideological patron has been fraught.

Campaign in 1,000 ‘sensitive blocks’ across country as VHP focuses on ‘ghar wapsi’ of Hindus

Outfit engages 1,000 workers for ‘reconversion’ mission, asks Bajrang Dal & Durga Vahini to ‘educate’ and make Hindu families ‘aware’ of the perils of religious conversion.

What’s behind PM Modi’s sudden announcement of Bharat Ratna for LK Advani

Announcement being seen as BJP's way to reach out to Advani sympathisers as well as section of Sangh-VHP cadre. It also cashes in on sentiment of Ram temple movement in run up to polls.

Ramanandis’ historical foes in Ayodhya were Sanyasis, not Muslims — the sect & its claim to Ram temple

Ram Janmabhoomi trust general secretary Champat Rai's claim that Ram temple 'belongs' to Ramanandis has put focus on large & influential sect, whose origins are shrouded in mystery.

Netflix chose fear over fact. Removing ‘Annapoorani’ only feeds the bully

Netflix did not face any physical threat. And yet it took the coward’s way out by removing Nayanthara-starrer 'Annapoorani'.

On Camera

MGNREGA was democratic state-building. VB-GRAMG turns welfare back to mai-baapism

MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove eligibility to receive the largesse of a benevolent leader.

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.