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RSS' role in 'nation-building' part of Maharashtra varsity syllabus; Congress rebukes move, points at group's chequered history

The history of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its role in 'nation-building' have been included in the syllabus of a university based in Nagpur, where the Sangh has headquarters

Decades of ground work by RSS helped BJP wrest 18 seats in Mamata's fortress, says poll strategist Sunil Deodhar

According to Sunil Deodhar, BJP's poll strategist for West Bengal, the saffron party didn't have to do much as the groundwork has been going on in Bengal for decades by RSS and its affiliates

BJP lets RSS take charge in Chhattisgarh

From choosing candidates to running BJP’s voter-contact events, the Sangh has taken over

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Opposition's polarisation attempt, saffronisation of coastal Karnataka, Kalank review; today's must-read stories

Opposition's attempt to polarise electorate and challenges to the narrative of secular-communal divide, saffronisation of coastal Karnataka, Kalank movie review; today's must-read stories

Narendra Modi govt's targeting of Dalit leaders a betrayal of Ambedkar's legacy, an abdication of PM's constitutional duties

Dear PM, since when has reading books and honouring Jyotirao Phule and BR Ambedkar been a crime?

RSS footsoldiers march to seize BSP’s Dalit base

Facing what it knows will be a tough election, the Sangh has stepped up its efforts to retain and expand support among the Dalits of UP

Narendra Modi hosts dinner for senior BJP, RSS functionaries; Amit Shah, Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi among attendees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hosted dinner for key functionaries of the BJP and the RSS, including party president Amit Shah and Sangh's executive head Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, at his official residence.

Speech will be forgotten, visuals will remain: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter tells ex-president on appearing for RSS event today

A day before Pranab Mukherjee addresses an RSS event in Nagpur, the former president's daughter and Congress leader Sharmishta Mukherjee said she disapproved of his decision, and said he was giving the BJP and the Sangh a handle to plant false stories as his "speech will be forgotten" but "visuals will remain".

RSS swayamsevaks with lathis, walrus moustaches on border: 'General' Mohan Bhagwat's idea is a win-win

Apart from this small matter of impracticality that may lead to losses in the battlefield, in principle, Mohan Bhagwat's suggestion is a win-win scenario.

RSS' expansion plan in Bihar: Swayamsevaks to apprise every rural household of budget initiatives within six months

Ahead of his visit, Mohan Bhagwat has set a task for his RSS cadre to reach out to every rural household of north Bihar before the next Lok Sabha polls.