Trinidad Hindus celebrate Lord Krishna’s birthday
August 11th, 2012 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Aug 11 (IANS) More than 300,000 Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, at temples and homes by hosting special prayers and ... Read more...
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RSS justifies chief’s statement on PM candidate (Lead, superseding previous story)
June 20th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Nagpur, June 20 (IANS) Justifying the RSS chief's statement that the country should have a prime minister who propounded Hindutva, the organisation's spokesman Wednesday said the views should ... Read more...
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RSS justifies chief’s statement on prime ministerial candidate (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Nagpur, June 20 (IANS) Justifying the RSS chief's statement that the country should have a prime minister who propounded Hindutva, the organisation's spokesman Wednesday said the views should ... Read more...
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Sharad Yadav dodges queries on Modi as PM row
June 20th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Amid speculation about the Janata Dal (United) splitting from the NDA over Narendra Modi's projection as the prime ministerial candidate, JD(U) chief Sharad ... Read more...
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RSS backs Narendra Modi as prime ministerial candidate
June 20th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, June 20 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday backed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a candidate for the prime minister's post and said ... Read more...
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Udaipur royal scion bags prestigious UN award
May 30th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur has become the second Indian to be named for the eighth Women Together Award ... Read more...
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Zarine Khan tries to turn vegetarian
April 13th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Actress Zarine Khan says she is trying to become a vegetarian, but finds it difficult to abstain from non-veg food."I have been a non-vegetarian since birth, ... Read more...
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Government objects in court to RSS chief’s Malegaon remarks
March 1st, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government Wednesday objected in the Supreme Court to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief's remarks on the Malegaon blasts when the court was hearing ... Read more...
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2,700 tribals to take part in sports fest
December 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 16 (IANS) More than 2,700 participants from India, Nepal and Bhutan will participate in the VIth National Sports Festival for Tribals starting here December 27.Christened Ekalavya Khelkood-2011, the ... Read more...
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No difference between Congress and BJP, Anna tells Digvijay
October 14th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Anna Hazare Thursday said there is no difference between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in dealing with corruption and both are ... Read more...
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RSS chief skirts Ayodhya, talks of corruption
October 10th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur, Oct 10 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat took everyone by surprise when he opened a seven-day national convention of the organisation here with exclusive focus ... Read more...
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Party will decide PM candidate: Advani
October 10th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) While not ruling himself out as a prime ministerial candidate, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday said a decision would be ... Read more...
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Leave politics to politicians, Khurshid advises Anna
October 8th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 8 (IANS) Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday took a pot shot at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stating that it has no right to ... Read more...
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RSS not linked with our movement: India Against Corruption
October 8th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangh (RSS) is not associated with running the anti-graft movement, India Against Corruption (IAC) said Saturday in an official statement, refuting ... Read more...
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RSS, BJP deny differences on Advani yatra
September 21st, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Both the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday denied any differences over the candidature of senior party leader L.K. ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad accident claims 7 lives
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Seven people died and six others were critically injured when a mini-truck rammed into parked vehicles and then a group of people near a temple on ... Read more...
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Three mowed down by speeding vehicle
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:27 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Three people were killed and 10 injured when a pickup vehicle first rammed into parked vehicles and then group of people near a temple on the ... Read more...
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Pune deaths: Six policemen suspended
August 11th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Six policemen were suspended Thursday for firing on a farmers' rally in Pune district which left at least three people dead two days earlier."Six policemen have ... Read more...
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‘71 series triumphs inspired India to win overseas more often: Bedi
July 19th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Any path-breaking triumph will inspire future generations and so did the historic 1971 series victories over the West Indies and England, says former India captain ... Read more...
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Crime-based movies to dominate this Friday (IANS Preview)
July 5th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) After the success of "Murder", filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt returns with "Murder 2". Releasing Friday, the crime thriller will see Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez ... Read more...
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RSS chief requests Ramdev to end fast
June 11th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Saturday requested yoga guru Ramdev to end his fast against corruption as his health was deteriorating."I prayerfully appeal to Baba ... Read more...
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Uma Bharti could return to BJP next week
April 21st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) After six years of estrangement, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti could return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within a week, party sources ... Read more...
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Geelani to attend India Today conclave
March 15th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 15 (IANS) Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani will attend Saturday's India Today conclave where he will share the stage with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan ... Read more...
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Controversial ‘Kumbh’ focusing on conversion begins in Madhya Pradesh
February 10th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 10 (IANS) A different kind of Mahakumbh began in Mandla in Madhya Pradesh Thursday. Unlike the rituals of bathing, devotional singing, and mass feeding of holy men and the ... Read more...
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Mohan Bhagwat accuses Congress of deliberately linking RSS to terror
January 10th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Surat, Jan 10 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has slammed Congress party for allegedly linking Hindu groups with extremism and said that there was no place for radical elements ... Read more...
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Mohan Bhagwat slams central government
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Jan 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has slammed the Congress led central government for allegedly linking it and other Hindu groups with rising extremism in the country.Addressing ... Read more...
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Activists being implicated in terror cases, claims RSS
November 10th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday denied the organisation has any terror links and said his colleague Indresh Kumar, named in the 2007 Ajmer blast ... Read more...
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RSS holds nationwide protests against Hindu terror tag
November 10th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists, led by their top leaders, Wednesday staged protests in several places across India against the central government's alleged "political conspiracy" ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh lawmaker’s drunk son opens fire, one killed
October 28th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 28 (IANS) A Samajwadi Party legislator's son has been arrested for firing indiscriminately in an inebriated state in and outside an automobile showroom in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, killing one ... Read more...
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Congress appeasing minorities: RSS chief
October 17th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 17 (IANS) The Congress has coined terms like "Hindu and saffron terrorism" to appease and consolidate its minority vote bank, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said Sunday.Speaking ... Read more...
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RSS prefers out of court settlement on Ayodhya: Spokesperson
October 8th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) will prefer an out of court settlement in the Ramjanmabhumi-Babri Masjid dispute in the light of the recent ... Read more...
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Digvijay Singh favours negotiated settlement to Ayodhya dispute
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said Friday that "all right-thinking people" should work for a negotiated settlement to the Ayodhya dispute in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict opens a new chapter for national integration: BJP
September 30th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.30 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)on Thursday said that the Ayodhya verdict has opened "a new chapter for national integration" and "a new era of inter- community relations". ... Read more...
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Ayodhya Verdict widely approved
September 30th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Sep.30 (ANI): The Allahabad Court's verdict on Ramajanambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute suit, has been welcomed by political parties and religious organisations in various parts of the country.The Congress party on ... Read more...
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‘Don’t view Ayodhya verdict as victory or defeat: RSS chief
September 30th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.30 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday appealed to people across the country and all sections of religious faith to observe solidarity and unity, and respect ... Read more...
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