Bhagwat was not speaking about Modi: RSS sources on reports of rift

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday sought to quell the suggestions of its rift with the Bharatiya Janata Party and that Mohan Bhagwat's recent critical references related to the Lok Sabha......

Mo-Sha Are Indispensable For RSS

Occasional lovers' tiffs have marked the history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power, points out......

'Lord Ram Will Protect The Constitution'

'Rama is Lord God of maryada. Today's maryada is the Constitution.' IMAGE: A glimpse of the Ram Lalla idol at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo "The Congress is in a crucial,......

Has Congress Flunked Ram-Given Revival Opportunity?

Wouldn't it be better to join the celebrations with the vast Hindu majority while at the same time criticising Mr Modi/BJP/RSS for politicising it? notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Congress leader......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

Great leaders never waste a crisis, Mr Modi

'We aren't so unreasonable as to demand that he should have fully reversed Indira Gandhi's worst economic legacy, bank nationalisation.''But he could have made a beginning by selling off the two......

Return of the Bharatiya 'Baniya' Party

'The BJP has shown signs lately of returning to its trader mindset.''Several strong emotions get meshed in this: Nationalism, protectionism, mercantilism, and arrogance,' points out Shekhar......

'Your legacy in the cricket world will forever inspire'

  IMAGE: Indian spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed into the ages at the age of 77 on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Spin great and former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi died on......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Paralympian gold medallist Sumit was motivated by Neeraj

IMAGE: Devendra Jhajharia and Sumit Antil felicitated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday. Photograph: Office of Mr Anurag Thakur/Twitter India para javelin thrower Sumit Antil has credited......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

Renowned shooting coach Chakraverty passes away

'Indian Shooting has lost one of its pioneering doyens.' IMAGE: Gagan Narang with coach Sanjay Chakraverty during a training session in Hyderabad in 2013. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gagan Narang......