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TopicVinayak Damodar Savarkar

Topic: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Chapter on Savarkar to be taught in MP schools, Congress calls it ‘insult to freedom fighters’

Madhya Pradesh minister Inder Singh Parmar accuses Congress of ‘glorifying foreign invaders’ & says Savarkar made significant contributions to Indian freedom struggle.

Shinde govt to name key infra projects MTHL & Versova-Bandra Sea Link after Vajpayee, Savarkar

Maharashtra CM Shinde-led cabinet approved proposals in meeting Wednesday three months after Dy CM Fadnavis's suggestion.

‘Savarkar was Hindu fanatic, Netaji was secular leader’ — Bose’s grandnephew slams biopic’s claims

Reacting to claims made in teaser of Randeep Hooda-starrer biopic, Chandra Kumar Bose says Netaji & Savarkar were ideologically diametrically opposite.

Maharashtra govt will celebrate Savarkar’s birth anniversary as ‘Swatantraveer Gaurav Din’, says CM Shinde

CM Eknath Shinde’s office says proposal was made by industries minister Uday Samant to educate youngsters about Savarkar’s ‘progressive thoughts’, ‘courage’ and contributions.

Savarkar never offered a clear definition of Project Hindutva. A new book shows that again

The first non-partisan biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar seeks to persuade us that Hindutva is an ideology that we must learn to engage with in all seriousness.

‘Ideologically poles apart’ – Savarkar on Gandhi museum’s special magazine issue triggers row

Antim Jan is a monthly magazine published in Hindi by the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS). Its June issue was dedicated to Savarkar.

How an atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalism

Savarkar’s treatise was the foundation for the 2014 BJP manifesto, which set the party’s agenda to mend the ‘discarded vision’ of a Hindu nation.

Savarkar wouldn’t have found a place in today’s politics: Historian Vikram Sampath

Speaking at 'Off The Cuff', historian and author Vikram Sampath says Savarkar had differences of opinion with the RSS and its second Sanghsarchalak, MS Golwalkar.

How Karl Marx’s grandson fought for Savarkar against British in International Court of Justice

Karl Marx's grandson Jean-Laurent-Frederick Longuet defended Savarkar in International Court of Justice in a case related to the latter's escape to France from British captivity.

How Ajit Pawar garlanding Savarkar portrait has got Maharashtra political circles abuzz

While Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar garlanded V.D. Savarkar’s portrait at Mantralaya Thursday, ally Congress is protesting in Karnataka over 'Savarkar flyover'.

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AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Every other account is a bot or a person posting AI content, and social media is getting less social by the day.

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.