Latest Swami Vivekananda News & Updates

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday showered praise on India’s growth and progress across all spectrums in the past decade, ranging from poverty alleviation to a big infrastructure push to extensive public welfare programs. His admiration for the country’s firm growth index and the bright prospects ahead comes in the backdrop of the Narendra Modi government completing 12 years in power at the Centre.“During the past decade, the progress achieved in Bharat ha…

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced the launch of the ‘Vivekananda Merit Scholarship’ for meritorious students and said West Bengal’s education system would now function in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP).Addressing a felicitation ceremony for toppers of the secondary and higher secondary examinations at Dhano Dhanya Auditorium in Kolkata, the Chief Minister outlined his government’s plans for a major overhaul of the state’s edu…

Bengaluru, May 9 (IANS) Referring to the BJP’s political gains in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the day was historic for followers of the party’s ideology, asserting that the “saffron flag” had now been hoisted in the land of personalities such as Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Syama Prasad Mookerjee.HM Shah was addressing the ‘Abhimanotsava’ event organised in Chitradurga in central Karnataka to felicitate former Karnataka Chi…

Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, on Tuesday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP has expanded its footprint across the country, with the “lotus blooming” from West Bengal to the southern states. Speaking to reporters, Pathak referred to West Bengal’s cultural legacy and paid tributes to prominent figures such as Swami Vivekananda, Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. He said they …

Jaipur, May 4 (IANS) A grand celebration was held at the Rajasthan BJP headquarters following the party’s victories in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. BJP State President Madan Rathore, along with Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, ministers, party office-bearers and a large number of workers, marked the occasion with enthusiasm by distributing sweets and sharing traditional Bengali delicacies such as “sandesh”, “mishti doi” and “jhal muri”.Addressing party workers, Madan Rathore…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s overwhelming performance in the West Bengal Assembly elections, dubbing it as the victory of good governance over regressive rule of Trinamool Congress’ governance. “The Lotus blooms in West Bengal! The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever,” Prime Minister Modi said in an emphatic message on social media platform X, even as the election result trends continue to put …

Jaipur, May 1 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Friday signed MoUs with institutions, including the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), during the MoU exchange ceremony for the Foreign Language Communication Skills Programme at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Rajasthan’s youth possess a natural aptitude for hard work, innovation, …

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday asked the youth to focus on education and build a strong character to shoulder the responsibility of steering the nation. Addressing the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony at P.G.D.A.V. College (Morning), University of Delhi, he said, “When India marks 100 years of Independence, the responsibility of the nation will rest with your generation. A Viksit Bharat cannot be built by degrees alone; it requires both education…

Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on a campaign blitz in poll-bound West Bengal on Monday, hit out at the Trinamool Congress dispensation over the plight of youth, women, and farmers in the state and called for an end to the ‘dark reign of 15 years’ under Mamata Banerjee.​ Addressing a mega gathering of people in Pingla constituency, the UP Chief Minister said that the youth are troubled, farmers are frustrated, and industries have collapsed, but the Tr…

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Union Minister and former Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda on Saturday sharpened the party’s offensive against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that the latter’s entire political career is “based on lies”. He further accused the Bengal CM of destroying the state’s culture.Nadda was in Jalpaiguri to campaign for the April 23 and 29 Assembly elections in the state.During an interaction with IANS, BJP leader Nadda mentioned that he could sense a…