Hubballi, June 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel Pralhad Joshi on Saturday hit back at Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge over his criticism of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, Joshi said the RSS, which has completed 100 years of service, does not require any registration.“Priyank Kharge is like an old radio that keeps playing the same song repeatedly. His statements no longer carry any value,” Joshi remarked.He further alleg…
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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The investigation into the petrol bomb attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office in Ranchi in Jharkhand is continuing, with agencies examining all possible angles, including a potential external link. Intelligence officials believe the incident may reflect a broader shift in tactics by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its India-based operatives.According to Intelligence Bureau officials, the attack comes at a time when several terror and esp…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) In a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress Media and Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera urged RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat to demonstrate accountability by presenting “his papers” and bringing the organisation under the ambit of the Indian Constitution. Khera’s remarks came in response to recent statements by Bhagwat and an alleged threat‑like comment made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Jigajinagi.In a post on his …
Ranchi, June 18 (IANS) The incident of petrol bomb attack on the Jharkhand unit office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Ranchi took a dramatic turn on Thursday after the main accused escaped from police custody and was later re-arrested following an encounter in which he sustained injuries, officials said. According to the police, the accused identified as Saif, was arrested in connection with the petrol bomb attack — had been lodged in the lock-up at Kotwali police station. He manag…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) swung into action after some miscreants pelted stones on the Shatabdi Express last evening, on which Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief was travelling and apprehended two suspects.The RPF and UP police, in a joint operation zeroed in two suspects, believed to be rag-pickers after scanning the CCTV footage and apprehended them.The stone-pelting incident happened on Thursday evening when Lucknow-New Delhi Swarn Shatabadi Express, wi…
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday. BJP candidate Prof. M. Nagaraj was also elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the state. The results were declared on Thursday by K. Vishalakshi, Secretary of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Returning Officer for the election.Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, taking to X, stated: “Heartiest congra…
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) In a significant political development that further underlines the shifting alliance equations in Tamil Nadu following the recent Assembly elections, the State Communist Party of India (CPI) Secretary M. Veerapandian said on Thursday that the party cannot be part of a DMK-led electoral alliance under the prevailing political circumstances. The statement comes close on the heels of CPI-M State Secretary P. Shanmugam’s recent assertion that the DMK-led Secular Progressive A…
Gandhinagar, June 10 (IANS) Bomb threat emails sent to the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) headquarters and a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office on Wednesday triggered a major security response before police declared the threats a hoax following extensive searches. The emails, sent from an unidentified account, claimed bombs would explode at the three locations at specific times, i.e. 1.11 p.m. at the CMO, 3.11 p.m. at the AMC office and 5.11 …
Bhopal/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh BJP President Hemant Khandelwal on Wednesday said the BJP had no role in the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination and asked the Congress to look at its own issues. “If there is a lack of consensus or internal conflict within the Congress, what can the BJP do about it? The BJP is not in power in Telangana; who provided the documents from there? Now you claim the BJP did something wrong… we did nothing wrong…
Gandhinagar, June 10 (IANS) A bomb threat email sent to the Chief Minister’s Office in Gandhinagar on Wednesday triggered a high-level security response across Gujarat, with police and security agencies launching investigations after similar threats were also received by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office.According to information, the threatening email sent to the Chief Minister’s Office warned of a bomb blast at 1.11 p.m.Similar emails…