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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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Pakistan is fence-sitting on Iran War. Tehran prefers it there

There is no disagreement among Pakistan’s elite about which side they would take in a war between Tehran and Riyadh. Its role as a facilitator helps Islamabad avoid getting involved.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.