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Delegates at a dharma sabha organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj came to blows with the right wing organisation's members today over the issue of the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday accused the Kerala government of oppressing devotees of Lord Ayyappa by exceeding the judicial mandate on the Sabarimala temple. This has led the Hindu society deeply disturbed and agitated, he said at the Vishva Hindu Parishad's ''dharm sansad'' (religious council) in Prayagraj.

Ayodhya turned into a fortress as right-wing group Vishwa Hindu Parishad held a massive gathering to mobilise support for the building of a Ram temple. The meet demanded that the government pass an ordinance or executive order to bypass the legal process. The Ayodhya title suit is pending in the Supreme Court, which will take a call on a date of he...

Ram Shankar Katheria, junior education minister in the Modi government, has landed in controversy for speaking at a prayer meeting for a murdered Vishva Hindu Parishad or VHP leader. Inflammatory speeches were allegedly made at the prayer meeting for Arun Mahaur in Agra on Sunday.

Bengaluru Police said on Sunday that legal action could be taken against the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) for playing a recorded video of its leader Praveen Togadia. The speech was played at a VHP meet in the city.

The BJP's notice to its lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj for his most recent controversial comments is also meant to serve as a warning to party leaders and workers to choose their words carefully, sources have said.

A Christian prayer hall was ransacked on Sunday in Bihar's Jehanabad District. The attack was allegedly carried out by a mob of 50 people, who interrupted an ongoing prayer service, damaged furniture and allegedly misbehaved with those inside the prayer hall.

Heavy security arrangements have been made to thwart VHP's proposed 'Sankalp Diwas' stir on October 18 over the Ram Temple issue, a day after it was banned by the Uttar Pradesh government.

In line with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's mandate for a twin approach to general elections 2014, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP will make a big push for the Ram temple agenda even as Narendra Modi and the BJP talk about development and inclusive politics.

Playing to plan, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today endorsed a resolution passed by its affiliate, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The RSS wants an unambiguous return to Hindutva politics. The BJP is not so sure.

BJP president Rajnath Singh will attend a meeting of priests or sants organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh mela today, signalling his party's acquiescence to a strategic shift back to Hindutva in the run up to the general elections 2014. The original Hindutva mascot, Narendra Modi, will be in Delhi addressing young students on emergi...

The Hindutva agenda makes a comeback at a meeting of sants or priests backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS at the Kumbh mela being held in Uttar Pradesh. The meeting was to have begun today, but, in a last-minute change, will now only be a one-day affair tomorrow.

The BJP's top leadership will meet today to follow up on Thursday's strategy meeting between key affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, collectively known as the Sangh Parivar. It is also the first core group meeting after Rajnath Singh took over as party president last week.

The saffron parivar waits for the Babri title suit verdict. Unsure which way the ruling will go - only parivar fumbles to construct broad contours of an action plan.Over the next two days the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chiefs Mohan Bhagwat and Ashok Singhal will meet in Delhi, just a week before the Ayodhy...

Delegates at a dharma sabha organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj came to blows with the right wing organisation's members today over the issue of the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday accused the Kerala government of oppressing devotees of Lord Ayyappa by exceeding the judicial mandate on the Sabarimala temple. This has led the Hindu society deeply disturbed and agitated, he said at the Vishva Hindu Parishad's ''dharm sansad'' (religious council) in Prayagraj.

Ayodhya turned into a fortress as right-wing group Vishwa Hindu Parishad held a massive gathering to mobilise support for the building of a Ram temple. The meet demanded that the government pass an ordinance or executive order to bypass the legal process. The Ayodhya title suit is pending in the Supreme Court, which will take a call on a date of he...

Ram Shankar Katheria, junior education minister in the Modi government, has landed in controversy for speaking at a prayer meeting for a murdered Vishva Hindu Parishad or VHP leader. Inflammatory speeches were allegedly made at the prayer meeting for Arun Mahaur in Agra on Sunday.

Bengaluru Police said on Sunday that legal action could be taken against the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) for playing a recorded video of its leader Praveen Togadia. The speech was played at a VHP meet in the city.

The BJP's notice to its lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj for his most recent controversial comments is also meant to serve as a warning to party leaders and workers to choose their words carefully, sources have said.

A Christian prayer hall was ransacked on Sunday in Bihar's Jehanabad District. The attack was allegedly carried out by a mob of 50 people, who interrupted an ongoing prayer service, damaged furniture and allegedly misbehaved with those inside the prayer hall.

Heavy security arrangements have been made to thwart VHP's proposed 'Sankalp Diwas' stir on October 18 over the Ram Temple issue, a day after it was banned by the Uttar Pradesh government.

In line with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's mandate for a twin approach to general elections 2014, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP will make a big push for the Ram temple agenda even as Narendra Modi and the BJP talk about development and inclusive politics.

Playing to plan, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today endorsed a resolution passed by its affiliate, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The RSS wants an unambiguous return to Hindutva politics. The BJP is not so sure.

BJP president Rajnath Singh will attend a meeting of priests or sants organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh mela today, signalling his party's acquiescence to a strategic shift back to Hindutva in the run up to the general elections 2014. The original Hindutva mascot, Narendra Modi, will be in Delhi addressing young students on emergi...

The Hindutva agenda makes a comeback at a meeting of sants or priests backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS at the Kumbh mela being held in Uttar Pradesh. The meeting was to have begun today, but, in a last-minute change, will now only be a one-day affair tomorrow.

The BJP's top leadership will meet today to follow up on Thursday's strategy meeting between key affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, collectively known as the Sangh Parivar. It is also the first core group meeting after Rajnath Singh took over as party president last week.

The saffron parivar waits for the Babri title suit verdict. Unsure which way the ruling will go - only parivar fumbles to construct broad contours of an action plan.Over the next two days the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chiefs Mohan Bhagwat and Ashok Singhal will meet in Delhi, just a week before the Ayodhy...