News for 'Parivar'

Is the RSS running the Narendra Modi government?

Is the RSS running the Narendra Modi government?

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

The Opposition has alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh runs the Narendra Modi government.

RSS sore at Advani's absence at Ram Sethu meet

RSS sore at Advani's absence at Ram Sethu meet

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

The absence of Leader of Opposition L K Advani in Sunday's Ram Sethu rally has ruffled the feelings of the Sangh Parivar that seemed to have patched up after he was chosen to lead the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.

'No guarantee only educated people can run govt well'

'No guarantee only educated people can run govt well'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

'Why do the English-speaking class feel they are the only ones who are efficient in work?' 'My own mother was from a village and she was more efficient than me. She used to handle crises better than me.' 'We will have to come out of our elite perception of governance.'

'No link between Karnataka ministers and Yediyurappa exit'

'No link between Karnataka ministers and Yediyurappa exit'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

'Destabilising the Yediyurappa government is not a cakewalk.' 'If he is destabilised, then the BJP will have problems in Karnataka.'

Rahul's offer to resign suicidal: Lalu Prasad

Rahul's offer to resign suicidal: Lalu Prasad

Rediff.com28 May 2019

The former Bihar chief minister, who is serving a jail term after conviction in the multi-crore fodder scam cases, said Rahul's resignation will "amount to falling into the Bharatiya Janata Party's trap."

Is Modi copying Indira's Emergency textbook?

Is Modi copying Indira's Emergency textbook?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

'Consider Mrs Gandhi's view of her opponents: Traitors, anti-nationals, rumour-mongers.' Does the spirit of the Emergency-era Indira Gandhi still rule India? asks Vir Sanghvi.

Just who is Deep Sidhu of Red Fort fame?

Just who is Deep Sidhu of Red Fort fame?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Most of India knows Deep Sidhu as the man who planted the Sikh religious flag on Red Fort.

Can't allow animal slaughter in flats on Bakr-Id: HC

Can't allow animal slaughter in flats on Bakr-Id: HC

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

The petitioners argued that the civic body's policy violated the environmental and animal welfare laws.

The India the BJP wants

The India the BJP wants

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

'A one party-State, with only one kind of Indian,' argues Mihir S Sharma.

K'taka poll: How Congress, BJP are battling it out online

K'taka poll: How Congress, BJP are battling it out online

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

While the Congress has found success in scoring over the BJP on Twitter and Facebook, it has failed to match the Sangh Parivar's finesse at utilizing WhatsApp as its primary medium to send its message across to the Karnataka electorate, reports Archis Mohan.

Azad writes to Modi, asks why govt has failed to rein in those who polarise

Azad writes to Modi, asks why govt has failed to rein in those who "polarise"

Rediff.com20 Mar 2016

Congress on Sunday expressed surprise over the Modi government's "inability" to rein in affiliates of Sangh Parivar "brewing communal hatred and mistrust" for electoral gains.

'I am the Tiger'

'I am the Tiger'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

BJP CMs promote a lawless culture, one where groups backed by the State are encouraged to attack fellow citizens, where being trigger-happy is the official police policy, notes Jyoti Punwani.

Babri demolition verdict contradicts Liberhan commission

Babri demolition verdict contradicts Liberhan commission

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

The commission had rejected the theory that it was a spontaneous act by karsevaks whereas the CBI court has ruled that there was no evidence that demolition was a conspiracy.

Best of News

Best of News

Rediff.com28 May 2005

Best of News

Will implement NRC in Haryana, says Khattar

Will implement NRC in Haryana, says Khattar

Rediff.com15 Sep 2019

Besides this, constitution of a Law Commission is also being considered in the state and an independent department would be set up to solicit the services of intellectuals, he said.

Will Rahul Gandhi lose in Amethi?

Will Rahul Gandhi lose in Amethi?

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Walking around Amethi barely gives the feel of a VVIP constituency. Could years of neglect cost the Gandhi Parivar its bastion? Sharat Pradhan finds out.

Sahara launches travel company

Sahara launches travel company

Rediff.com9 Mar 2006

Sahara India Parivar on Thursday announced the launch of Sahara Global, a travel and tourism company, targeting a turnover of Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) from services in inbound and outbound traffic and medical tourism in its first year.

RSS wants to put house in order

RSS wants to put house in order

Rediff.com23 Oct 2005

\nIn an apparent shift in its stand, the Sangh fountainhead has also said that it would work along with other non-Parivar positive movements and organisations to play a crucial role in the country's destiny.

Tough UP battle makes BJP relook at Ram Janambhoomi

Tough UP battle makes BJP relook at Ram Janambhoomi

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

SP-Congress alliance is likely to consolidate Muslim vote in their favour.

Revisiting Classics: Meera: Gulzar's Divine Romance

Revisiting Classics: Meera: Gulzar's Divine Romance

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

At a time when angry young man reigned supreme, the delicacy of Gulzar's Meera was lost on viewers looking for gyaan-free masala.

Modi's Surgical Strike

Modi's Surgical Strike

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Modi seems to have an innate faith in his capabilities to handle the myriad challenges confronting the nation and would rather manage the affairs of the nation as a CEO would of a large industrial-business empire, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Top BJP brass in attendance at 3-day RSS brainstorming meet

Top BJP brass in attendance at 3-day RSS brainstorming meet

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Top ministers and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders joined a crucial three-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its affiliates that began in New Delhi on Wednesday to brainstorm over key social and economic issues including those confronting the Modi government.

Advani, not RSS, behind Kulkarni's exit

Advani, not RSS, behind Kulkarni's exit

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

The BJP sources said Advani was extremely upset with the leakage of the letter as it poured cold water on his recent attempts to patch up with the RSS.

Advaniji, yeh aapne kya kiya, kyon kiya?

Advaniji, yeh aapne kya kiya, kyon kiya?

Rediff.com6 Jun 2005

A BJP worker's anguished open letter to party chief L K Advani.

'Nitish had no option but to join Lalu Prasad'

'Nitish had no option but to join Lalu Prasad'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Upendra Kushwaha, president of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, which is part of the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre, admits the Bihar assembly elections will be a close contest and will be fought along the lines of caste.

Why Modi didn't like an Indian's hug

Why Modi didn't like an Indian's hug

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

'From now on, every time Modi takes a foreign dignitary in his arms, the Indians will remember how he was taken aback when an Indian indulged in hugplomacy,' says Amulya Ganguli.

The amnesia of the Advani bashers

The amnesia of the Advani bashers

Rediff.com21 Jun 2005

IIT-Madras student beaten up for leading beef fest

IIT-Madras student beaten up for leading beef fest

Rediff.com31 May 2017

An inquiry has been ordered after R Sooraj, associated with the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, was assaulted by some students who claimed to be Sangh Parivar supporters.

Digvijaya Singh speaks: 'Yes I helped Narasimha Rao on Ayodhya'

Digvijaya Singh speaks: 'Yes I helped Narasimha Rao on Ayodhya'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

In an exclusive interview, Digvijaya Singh speaks about his role during former prime minister Narasimha Rao's regime in the back-channel talks to resolve the Bari Masjid issue and the upcoming elections.

Seems Centre wants people to die: Delhi HC on oxygen, Remdesivir shortage

Seems Centre wants people to die: Delhi HC on oxygen, Remdesivir shortage

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

The Delhi high court on Wednesday said it appeared that the Centre wanted people to die as according to the new protocol on use of Remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment, the drug was to be given only to those on oxygen support.

After Hathras, why BJP sees a global plot

After Hathras, why BJP sees a global plot

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

If the Congress recovers some of its earlier influence among the Dalits, the BJP will be in a quandary since the Dalits were among the party's latest acquisitions. To lose them will be a disaster for the saffron camp not only in UP, but all over India, observes Amulya Ganguli.

We are all Americans!

We are all Americans!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'What Kamala Harris' rise and rise underscores is that our old ways of identifying the Indian-American Diaspora need to change...' 'None of this detracts from her Indian-American identity, which makes us feel as if we are Americans too,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra, 13 killed

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra, 13 killed

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast 'extremely heavy rains' at a few places in Marathwada, Mumbai and other parts of the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra in the next 24 hours.

Thackeray unlikely to attend Ram temple event

Thackeray unlikely to attend Ram temple event

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

'The outbreak of COVID-19 in Ayodhya and surrounding areas is a matter of concern...Uttar Pradesh's minister Kamal Rani (Varun) lost life (due to the disease), while three other ministers are infected'

VHP guns for Vajpayee

VHP guns for Vajpayee

Rediff.com19 Jun 2004

'He should declare whether he belongs to the Sangh Parivar, and if he believes so he has to abide by its discipline,' Ashok Singhal said.

Agra has never 'chamkoed' like this!

Agra has never 'chamkoed' like this!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

'I was told that Agra has never been cleaned, spruced and scrubbed like it has been for Trump!' A tourist who visited the Taj Mahal over the the weekend gives an account of how the city is gearing up to welcome the Trump Parivar.

RSS welcomes Advani as party chief

RSS welcomes Advani as party chief

Rediff.com18 Oct 2004

Don't divide this Great Nation: Digvijaya to Modi

Don't divide this Great Nation: Digvijaya to Modi

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Saturday assailed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's remarks and asked him not to "divide the nation" on the basis of religion.