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BHUBANESWAR: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) expressed its full support on Decembeer 30 for a letter previously written by Pandit Mahesh Kumar Sahu, a member of the Shrimandir Managing Committee, regarding the opening of Shrimandir at midnight on December 31. VHP has urged the Odisha Law Minister and the Chief …

BHUBANESWAR: A member of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee has appealed to temple and government authorities to discontinue the recent practice of keeping the deities awake on Gregorian New Year’s Eve by opening the sanctum at midnight. He has termed this practice inconsistent with Sanatan Hindu traditions and long-established …

What is the Sangh’s view on growing Islamic radicalism in Bengal, incidents of violence against Hindus, and Muslim infiltration from Bangladesh? is also affecting Bengal’s demographic composition. This is an administrative question. Who will come if the borders are opened, and how to manage that, must be considered. You may …

The period between 2017 and 2025 has witnessed a significant rise in concerns regarding the strategic use of cultural festivals like Christmas to facilitate religious conversions across India. From a traditionalist perspective, these evangelical efforts are often viewed as a calculated “cultural invasion” that exploits the festive spirit to target …

Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has triggered fresh political controversy after sharing a black and white throwback photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the 1990s and openly acknowledging the organisational depth of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The post, shared on …

Tirupati: The “Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan 2025”, organised under the aegis of Vijnana Bharati, was inaugurated at the National Sanskrit University in Tirupati. The programme was jointly inaugurated by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. …

Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and holds deep religious and cultural meaning for millions across the world. Traditionally associated with generosity, community, and goodwill, the festival has, over time, evolved far beyond its spiritual origins. In contemporary economies, Christmas now marks one of the most intense annual spikes …

Surgery is usually seen as a modern science. We associate it with machines, sterile gloves and complex equipment. But long before today’s hospitals existed, people were already cutting, stitching and treating serious injuries in organised ways. In ancient India, surgery was not only practised, it was taught, documented and regulated. …

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat partook in Srivari Annaprasadam along with devotees at the Tarigonda Vengamamba Annaprasadam Complex in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. In a post on X, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Chairman B R Naidu said that he, along with Additional Executive Officer Venkayya Chowdary, was present on …

Hyderabad, December 25: Emphasising that ideology and sacrifice, not infrastructure, built the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) into the world’s largest labour organisation, Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday said the movement had reached global prominence long before it had permanent office buildings. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarkaryavaha Dattatreya Hosabale was speaking at …