We will avenge the death of our brothers: A Poetic Tribute to Pulwama Martyrs..

The Army of Prophet Mohammed aka Jaish-e-Mohammad: Know about the perpetrator of the cowardly ‘Fidayeen’ attack in Pulwama..

The Union Government issued an advisory for private TV channels to not air any content which may either incite violence, promote anti-national attitudes or which contain anything affecting the national integrity, in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir..

Pakistan backed Islamic terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the terror attack..

Shri Mohan Bhagwat launching the App in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat launched a multilingual news app, RITAM. RITAM stands for Reliable, Informative, Trusted, Authentic, Motivating news. ‘Ritam’ in Sanskrit means ‘honest and Being Right’. It is a platform offering scores of news portals, blogs and articles. It will aggregate diverse news, views and opinions at one place. It contains contents which are scrutinised to ensure authenticity and ..

Organiser Editor Shri Prafulla Ketkar in conversation with Maria Wirth. She talks about her recent book, 'Thank You India ( A German Woman's Journey To The Wisdom of Yoga)' and her journey, searching for truth and encountering the many remarkable men and women, gurus and teachers, who would act as guides for her decades in India..

Dealing a mighty blow to Congress and its clown prince, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said in its report that the Rafale fighter jet deal signed in 2016 was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the one UPA chalked out in 2007..

A portrait of former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was unveiled at the Central Hall of Parliament on February 12, by the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. ..

The Jharkhand government on February 12 banned the Islamic terrorist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) for its links with the Islamic State (IS) ..

A PMK functionary, an anti-Conversion activist and a staunch Hindu, Shri Ramalingam was brutally murdered by a gang of Islamists in Tamil Nadu on February 5. It was in reaction to Ramalingam’s continuous efforts to counter conversions of Dalits and other Hindu brethren by Islamic fundamentalists in and around Tanjavur..

  Sri Mukunda CR with Pujya Sri Sri Sri Siddalinga Swamiji of Siddaganga Math    Tumakuru: RSS Sahsarkaryavah Sri Mukunda CR paid tribute to the Samadhi of Pujya Sri Sri Sri Dr Shivakumara Swamiji at Siddaganga Math on February 2. The Samadhi is located in the premises of the main Math. Sri Mukunda also met Pujya Sri Sri Sri Siddalinga Swamiji of Siddaganga Math, who is the present administrator of the Math. Dr Shivakumara Swamiji had passed away on January 21. His Math is known ..

National Seminar in Imphal on ‘Revisiting Colonial Legacy in North East India’Rorrkychand Wahengbam Imphal: Intellectual Forum of North East, Dhanamanjuri University of Imphal, Department of Social work at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University and Centre for Manipur Studies of Manipur University, Canchipur, jointly organised a national seminar on ‘Revisiting Colonial Legacy in North East India, from February 2 to 3 at GP Women’s College of DM University.  Shri ..

Eminent saints from various sects and regions of the country discuss ways and means of unity at the day-long Sarvasamaveshi Sanskritik Kumbh in Prayagraj on January 30, 2019Prayagraj: Sarvasamaveshi Sanskritik Kumbh was a different kind of Kumbh within the Kumbh on January 30. Eminent saints from various sects, faiths and communities gathered at Ganga Pandal and shared their views on the theme ‘Ekam Sat Viprah Bahudha Vadanti’.  Eminent saints from various parts of the country ..

Dharma Sansad in Prayagraj calls upon the Hindus to foil all the game plans aimed at dividing the societyPrayagraj: “Sabarimala is the collective struggle of the society. The Left Front Government of Kerala is going beyond the Supreme Court orders by mischievously ensuring entry of non-believers into Ayyappa Temple, while the Ayyappa devotees are being humiliated. It has agitated the entire Hindu society. We support this struggle of the society,” said RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat, ..

West Bengal has been the new political battleground and broadcasting of the live political drama aftermath of muscle-flexing between the CBI officials and Mamata Banerjee’s police is the latest addition in the same. The showdown started when CBI officers wanted to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar over chit fund scams, but in the unprecedented set of events, they were detained by Kolkata police. The Chief Minister herself sat on Dharna and police commissioner along with his colleague ..

State within a state: Decline and Fall of the Mamata empireDr CV Anada BoseImperium in imperio (empire within an empire or state within a state), is an age-old precept of political science. But the Mamata Raj has taken it to a comedy show of ludicrous proportions. If democracy means putting the will of the man-on-the-street onto the seat of government, here is Mamata Ji as a Chief Minter putting government back on the street. The street smart Mamata’s governance seems to give anarchy the undeserved ..

Investigation by the State Police in a scam that involves thousands of crores collected from the public allegedly because of the patronage of people occupying high positions in the system will hardly carry conviction especially when even the regulators who were expected to prevent or check such a scam appear to have turned a blind eye to what was going on.....While we do not consider it necessary to go into the question whether the State Police have done all that it ought to have done, we need to ..

Bundelkhand is a geographical and cultural region in central India, divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Bundelkhand has a rich tradition of art and culture..

Dena Merriam speaks to Organiser ..

The government of Kerala has conveyed to the police stations not to lit traditional lamps (deepa) in their premises. if the stations do have any God's pictures or idols they should be removed. The idea is to reduce the strength of 'believers' in the force. Instruction has been passed on to the stations through district police superintendents. mannancherry  The new fatwa is to be viewed against the backdrop of the recent Sabarimala issue. CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his coterie believe ..

Declining Temple Traditions Apropos (Revitalising the Republic), Organiser, February 3, 2019, I was delighted to read the editorial in the Republic Day special. The title “Republic of Temples” on off-the-beat cover is what triggered my curiosity to go through the magazine. In fact, I ended up reading the magazine from Cover to Cover. It is good to put the ancient temples on cover and highlighting the decline and sorry state of affairs and the decline of our many temple traditions. It ..

With the theme ‘Role of Indian Diaspora in Building a New India’ the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas concluded with the message that India is changing and everybody should take note of it The spirit of ‘How is the Josh’....and ‘Josh is very high’ prevailed all along at the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Sammelan at Varanasi and also later at Prayagraj Kumbh and the Republic Day at Rajpath in Delhi. The theme of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2019 was "Role of Indian Diaspora ..

The future of Democracy in India seems rather gloomy and quite bleak especially in the face of a growing band of well-entrenched dynasties, and unscrupulous politicians, a overweening judiciary with its skewed perception of divinity et al…The future of democracy appears quite bleak and grim considering the few Dynasts and criminals who are hijacking it in the name of “Save Democracy” and “Save India” slogans. Even a layman on the street knows that there will be a “No-Hol..

From father’s legacy of hooligans to son’s aspiration of having masterkey of Prime Minister post, SP and BSP alliance may be beneficial for BJP due to shifting of the non-core voter of SP & BSP due to the anger of unholy alliance. Here is an analysis of the elephant riding the cycle in the opposite directionKushal Shukla The old proverb of “Nobody is permanent friend or enemy in Politics” is well suited in recent ‘unholy’ alliance of SP-BSP (Samajwadi Party-Bahu..

One of the most respected leaders in post Independence India, Nanaji Deshmukh is a rare breed of humane leaders who sacrificed his entire life to the cause of Antyodaya through GramodayaDr Swadesh Singh e are not for ourselves but for those who are exploited and vulnerable.” Nanaji Deshmukh said and lived his entire life by this motto. Eight years after his death, the Government of India conferred on him the Bharat Ratna, on the eve of the Republic Day. He is the one who turned the idea ..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the budget as the budget for New India which will energise the nation...

The key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20 presented by the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal in Parliament today are as follows..

Have we lost the essence of our temple architecture, along with the 63 Khajuraho temples, in the ravages of time? The temples of Khajuraho used to signify transcendental aesthetic sense, all-encompassing philosophical outlook and the very Hindu mind of art appreciation, which were once cherished and celebrated by our ancestors who carved poetry out of sandstones..

Nagamandala symbolizes a unique and sacred form of ‘snake worship’ prevalent in the coastal regions of Karnataka. Believed to remove curses, the ritual is dwindling rapidly. One more sign of several Hindu customs and rituals perishingA friend of mine from Bramhavara in costal Karnataka invited me to attend a celebration called Nagamandala. I was not very keen to attend it as I thought it would be the usual installation of stone carved snake under a pipal tree. But she insisted on me joining ..

K Satya Deva Prasad’s Interrogating Macaulay’s Children is a study at exposing the flawed pedagogical system we are still slavish to, even after British Colonial masters have left the shores of Bharat..

Callous Government with their pseudo-secular pretences, biased Courts with their miscarriage of justice, and gullible, ignorant Hindus are the culprits behind the dwindling of ancient Hindu temple traditions and practices While the Travancore kings, who defeated the Dutch and ended their supremacy and ambitions in South Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it was not easy for them to extend the same protection to Northern Kerala which bore the brunt of the Islamic invasions and repeated rampages by Hyder Ali and ..

Hinduism and Hindu’s way of life and their dharma is under threat from inimical forces opposed to the very ideals of temples and its ancient traditions. It is time to stand up to them and reassert our ideals, traditions and culture along with our Gods and Goddesses.I was born and brought up in Srirangam, a temple town in Tamil Nadu where the famous Ranganatha temple is majestically situated in the heart of the town. The moment I say ‘Srirangam’, the beautiful orb glistening over ..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a hair raising ecstasy to the youths of Kerala while addressing the state rally of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Thrissur..

With the aim to spread the message of ‘BE GOOD - DO GOOD' on the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a mega youth campaign VIVEK BAND-2018 has been organized by Samartha Bharata trust, a RSS inspired organization which is working towards promoting social volunteering among youth. The Campaign that began on January 12, 2019 is set to conclude on January 26, 2019.   The campaign started with the wearing of a wrist band carrying the message ‘BE GOOD ..

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday conferred the Padma Awards to 112 people from various disciplines..

On his recent visit to Amethi, Rahuli Gandhi faced the fury of the locals. A group of farmers from the Shahgarh area of Amethi staged protest in Gauriganj against the Congress Party President’s arrival in Amethi on January 23. The farmers were demonstrating against Congress and Rahul Gandhi for the party’s failure to restart the Samrat Cycle factory.  It seems that the ghost of Samrat Bicycle factory is still haunting the people of Amethi. People term it a flimflam and blame ..

As the recent electoral victories across the three states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh have proved, thanks to the unrealistic promises made to the voters by the Congress, it looks like loan waivers were surreptitiously made to garner political and electoral gains Are ‘Farmers’ distress and loan waivers’ a deliberately manufactured political strategy to reap electoral and political gains? Why do political parties announce ‘freebies' to people at the time of ..

Gandhi’s Delhi, Vivek Shukla, Publisher : Anuugya Books, Pp : 112, Price: Rs. 200As we celebrate the 150 birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, a new book details interesting and unknown facts about Gandhiji’s last days in the capital. Gripping!Bhaskar Ramamurthy ‘GANDHI'S DELHI’, a book authored by Vivek Shukla, historian and journalist, is a gripping tale of the Mahatma's intimate association with Delhi, where he spent his last days. With a style of narration ..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack against the ruling CPM and the Congress over their handling of the Sabarimala issue. He charged that the CPM and the LDF government are sinful in Sabarimala issue. "The CPM government's conduct on Sabarimala will go down in history as the most shameful action of any government in power... We know CPM government never respected the culture, history and spirituality of a nation but no one thought it would turn so shameful,” Modi said.   ..

27th New Delhi World Book Fair, organised by National Book Trust, concluded at Pragati Maidan on January 13 with the message that books are still alive & kickingThe nine-day New Delhi World Book Fair concluded on January 13, 2019 with a huge number of book lovers buying books. Being Sunday and also the last day of the Fair, largest number of people visited the Fair. “I had planned long back to buy some particular books on last day because the publishers offer more discount on the last day. ..

Hardly a few months in power, the JD (S)-Congress alliance is facing another crisis situation. After the hapeless posturing in front of the party workers and a warning to the dominant partner By H D Kumarswamy,the poaching and counter-poaching allegations only indicate the instability and uneaseR Rajagopalan Hardly a few months in power, the minority JDS Government of HD Kumaraswamy is teetering towards another political crisis, as its disgruntled partner is threatening to plunge the State into ..

Working with a workforce of about 60,000 volunteers in 26 states and 4 union territories, in 551 districts and 1733 towns of the country Sulabh International is causing a silent revolution in the field of sanitation Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, the voluntary organisation to be felicitated with International Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2016 along with Akshya Patra Foundation, has caused a silent revolution in the field of sanitation. Working with a workforce of about 60,000 ..

As the name suggests, the model of operation of Ekal Foundation is single-teacher based school with the provision of one teacher for every school Ekal Vidyalaya is a movement involved in integrated and holistic development of rural and tribal children in India and Nepal. Established in 1986 by Rakesh Popli, a US-returned Indian nuclear scientist, and his wife Rama Popli, the Ekal started the first single-teacher school in Gumla in Jharkhand (then part of Bihar). The movement was successful within ..

Mahatma Gandhi’s Concept of Peace is generally perceived as the mere absence of violence. Shattering this popular misconception, the Gandhi Peace Prize has revived the constructive dimensions of the concept of peace propagated by Gandhi jiThe Committee under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Modi announced the prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize from the years 2015 to 2018. Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari has been conferred with the award for the year 2015 for its contribution in the field ..

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai on January 19, 2019..

If we want to live healthy and also keep the planet healthy, the only way is to align our diets with what is good for us as well as the planet, a new study published in medical journal The Lancet on Thursday has concluded..

Acting on a memorandum submitted to the Vice Chairman by noted film Director Ali Akbar who listed out a series of incidents including the recent attack on Perambra Town Juma Masjid by a local CPM leader to create communal violence during a hartal declared by Sabarimala Karma Samiti, Shri George Kurian drew the attention of the Hon’ble Union Home Minister to the volatile situation in Kerala in the wake of the Sabarimala controversy..

The panel discussion organised by Organiser debated ways to ‘Save Temple Traditions’ with prominent people who were working on the ground to revive these traditions and also fight against external forces who were out to destroy the ethos of Sanatana Dharma. Panelists expressed that saving of temples was not merely from ‘Semitic Forces’ but also from those who never understood Sanatana Dharma and the vivid learnings it has imparted through scripturesPraveen Patwardhan A ..

Prayagraj is ready for the Kumbh. All the arrangements have been made keeping the spiritual & cultural aspects in mind. Not only the pilgrims coming from outside, but the locals also feel the difference. A ground zero report by Dr Pramod Kumar & Raghvendra Kumar The historic city of Prayagraj, which reclaimed its original identity after several centuries on January 1, 2019 when the Central Government approved the October 17, 2018 order of Uttar Pradesh government on renaming it, is ready ..

Ignoring People’s Demand!Apropos (Supreme Court is Guilty of Avoiding its Responsibility) Organiser, January 13, 2019 the interview of VHP working president Shri Alok Kumar is hard-hitting. I can’t understand how the nation’s apex court opens proceedings in the middle of the night to pass verdict on trivial cases, but drag its feet endlessly over one of the most pressing issues—the Ram Janmabhoomi, which has been in legal battle for about 68 years! It seems, the court is not ..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack against the ruling CPM and the Congress over handling the Sabarimala issue..

Khajuraho Lit Fest was a successful experiment in building a nationalistic alternative platform to ‘popular literature festivals’, which are celebrated for lack of Indianness..

The study concludes that there should be segregation of waste generated from domestic and other activities at the source only in order to prevent harm to animal feeding on it and also to address the problem of ecological impact of non-biodegradable waste accumulation..

First Shahi Snan of Akharas on January 15; Event to be broadcast Live by All India Radio & Doordarshan..

Swami Vivekananda spoke about religion, rituals, caste and the education of the masses in an interview he gave The Hindu on February 6, 1897, during a train journey from Chingleput to Madras..

Prime Minister lays foundation stone of 30,000 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Underground Sewerage System, dedicates to the nation the Solapur - Tuljapur - Osmanabad section of NH-211..

The Supreme Court constituted a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi to hear the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi case..

Dedicated to the theme ‘Bharat-Gaurav’ the 64th National Convention of ABVP witnessed the participation of 3700 delegates and exhorted the youth to play a pro-active role in the society Ahmedabad: “Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is a formidable voice of students on various issues concerning the education and social issues. It not only raises the concerns but also comes forward with solutions. I appreciate its ‘Mission Sahasi’ and believe that such programmes ..

The significance and timing of PM’s start of the campaign journey from Silchar is a clear message that Barak valley of Assam is a priority area in his scheme of thingsPrime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 campaign with the first political rally in Silchar in Assam drawing massive crowds from Barak Valley of Assam. Typical in his reach out, he started his address in Bengali wishing the people for the New Year and the Makar Sankranti in a couple of weeks’ time. The people of the ..

Swami Vivekananda’s inspiring messages are based on the most influential P’s: Purity, Patience, and PerseverencePartha Pratim Mazumder Every year since 1985, the Government of India observes 12th January, the Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day. To quote from the Government of India's Communication, “it was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth.” ..

Christian evangelists are in an unholy alliance with the Communists to obliterate the religious and cultural symbols of Hindus and Hinduism in Bharat. And the Pattanam Excavations exposes their nexus in all its naked agression and duplicityG Sreedathan In an interview to Malayalam weekly Madhyamam on October 15, 2018, Prof. Vasanth Shinde, a veteran archaeologist with formidable reputation and Vice Chancellor of Deccan College, Pune, premier institution of archaeological research in India, has ..

CPM goons killed an innocent Ayyappa devotee who peacefully protested against the great betrayal of the Government that smuggled Maoist women into the holy Sabarimala templeAt last Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has done it. Two women in their early 40s had entered Sabarimala temple in the wee hours of January 2, 2019. They are Adv. Bindu and Kanakadurga who had to return on December 24, 2019 due to the heavy protest, resistance and blockade from the side of the devotees. They are known Maoists ..

Aabhas K Maldahiyar The "470 crore worth AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper scandal is haunting the Congress, yet again. In the investigation, the only missing link was Christian Michel, the middleman in the deal. Finally, India got him extradited from Dubai in December 2018. He has been talking of ‘Mrs Gandhi’ in the CBI and ED investigation. So ideally, we should have been discussing the modus-operandi of the defence scandals during the Congress regimes but what we are discussing is Rafale. ..

The same CPM and Kerala Police that smuggled woman activist groups into Sabarimala, arrested three women for attempting to enter a mosque near the Sabarimala temple..

A five-year study conducted in the Sundarbans region has found that raising water salinity level is threatening the habitat of Gangetic river dolphins..

The NDA stands for clean governance and inclusive development as well as for the service of the nation in absolute contrast to the UPA government known for the dynastic rule, policy paralysis and scarcely anything beyond self-service..

Dr Rajendra Prasad believed that the resurrection of Somnath would only be complete when India reclaims its lost cultural and economic glory. Similarly, in order to realise Gandhi’s dream of Ram Rajya, it is vital that the Ram Mandir, a symbol of our ancient culture, be reinstated in a manner that reflects Bharat’s pride and resolve..

All government departments have been instructed to ensure the participation of the women staff. Heads of the departments are getting repeated instructions..

Behind China’s unbridled hegemonistic expansion plans lies its audacious ambition to dislodge the US as the world’s most powerful country. Will India be able to correct the Nehruavian blunder to see China’s global ambition?US President Donald Trump signed on the controversial law Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act. China has vehemently criticised the president for signing this act into a law. China considers Tibetan issues as its internal affair. Any attempt to meddle or interfere in ..

No sooner the Congress came to power in Rajasthan, than the gullible farmers of Rajasthan have come to realise their folly of voting the Congress back to power. In a series of ‘sops’, the Rajasthan farmers getting a taste of kind of medicine at the hands of the Congress who made unrealistic promises Agnima Sharma from Jaipur   The return of Congress to political power in Rajasthan has rudely shaken the farmers out of their stupor and naïve optimism for prosperity in the farm ..

A neo-bloc of regional parties is on the cards. Though the emerging front takes anti-Modi stand, their roots in anti-Congressism does not show them to be part of Mahagathbandhan A simple take away from the recent polls in five key states prove that local candidates, local conditions and perhaps more importantly the regional issues and aspirations do matter in the heat and dust of the electoral battle. It is due to these factors, in the ultimate, we see Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) doing well ..

The 1943 Bengal Famine is a crying shame hatched by the dark and evil minds of the Winston Churchill-led British Raj in cahoot with the Muslim League to achieve its sinister plan to ‘let millions perish’ in misery without ever raising a slogan or protest Dr Sudip Kar Purkayastha   It is a shocking national indifference and shame that the 75th Anniversary of the Great Bengal Famine is about to pass by us as silently as it did 75 years ago when nearly 3.5 million people, nearly 6% ..

Renaming Havelock and Neil islands, a part of Andaman and Nicobar, named after two officers of the East India Company, as Shaheed and Swaraj restores the glorious history of our freedom struggleChoodie Shivaram The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are intricately tied to the history of India. The mighty Chola Empire used these islands as a strategic base to launch their military expeditions to regions as far away as Indonesia. And yet, despite this proud heritage, in our collective national psyche, ..

Andaman and Nicobar Islands were known for the Kalapani, in human torture and imprisonment, for freedom fighters. 75 Years ago, on the historic day of December 30, 1943, Netaji Bose hoisted the National Flag there and gave the first taste of Swaraj. Organiser revisits this glorious history of liberation movement on the occasion of renaming the three islands as Subhash, Shaheed and Swaraj by the Union Government Responding to a long standing demand and obvious expression of Swaraj (Self-Rule), the ..

Recalling Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Prime Minister said that on Netaji's call, many youth from the Andamans had dedicated themselves to the freedom of India. He said the flag on the 150 feet high mast, is an attempt to preserve the memory of this day in 1943, when Netaji unfurled the tricolour..

The letter also suggests that Michel was able to access information about what was going on at top levels of the government, the PMO and the defence ministry months in advance..

A human-rated GSLV Mk-III will be used to carry the orbital module; Two unmanned & one manned flight planned; 3-member crew will spend a minimum of 7 days in space..

Noted social activists, Smt Angam Tipnis and Capt (Retd) Ashok Y Tipnis, from Ukhrul (Manipur) were jointly felicitated with the Karmayogi Award-2018 by Union Minister of Defence Smt Nirmala SitharamanNew Delhi: Noted social activists of Manipur, Capt (retd) Shri Ashok Tipnis and his wife Smt Angam Tipnis, who are working tirelessly on local and social issues through their organisation ‘Volunteers for Village Development’, were jointly felicitated with the prestigious Karmayogi Award-2018 ..

It is hard to imagine but shockingly true. Around 52 people were enslaved as bonded labourers in a village in Hassan district which is the home district of Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy and former PM HD Deve Gowda. The labourers were from Dalit and tribal communities..

Atal ji laid down the foundation for creating a Model of Good Governance through participatory, transparent and people centric policy making processes. No wonder, the NDA II is emulating his path by declaring his birthday as the Good Governance DayDr. Vivek Kumar Mishra Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee was one of the most prominent and widely admired leaders of Bharat. In his passing away on August 16, 2018, Bharat lost a great patriot, statesman and a veteran leader. He was very popular ..

The contributions of Shri Vajpayee in the domestic and international growth of Indian nation become obvious as one analyses them in detailShri Atal Behari Vajpayee was a rare political figure with infinite patience and the ability to carry people with him. This was symbolic of his strong convictions combined with empathy, which saw the launch and success of his ambitious programmes, forged through his deep reading of the situation at hand, dialogue and synthesis of ideas. A pragmatic political visionary, ..

Patience and meticulous planning should be learned from Atalji. He did not judge people in a hurry. He would judge them only after studying them deeplyPon. Radhakrishna Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee was the one who proved that a non-Congress government could be formed, and make the government complete its term. He also made the government achieve various feats and receive accolades from nations across the globe. He made the world nations to wonder and be amazed about India in a single stroke through ..

Atalji was a role model. It is in this context that his departure should be viewed. The precedents and ideals that he has set for the party workers and also those in public life are worth emulating by allI had the privilege to represent Kerala during the last rites and cremation of Atalji. It was a significant moment in my life. When the sad news came, party leadership thought of sending someone to attend the cremation. Apparently I met all the required parameters like my long association with Atalji ..

The only way forward for the nation was to build its own industrial researchReapan Tikoo The biggest policy impetus to indigenous industrial research in India, since the Independence, was provided by Vajpayeeji by introducing Section 80-IB (8A) of the I-T Act in 2002; which provided Income Tax break for ten years to companies that only sell research aka Intellectual Property (IP) output.   This brought disruptive indigenous technologies to our market, which were then usually licensed ..

For the first time, the birth anniversary of Atalji would be celebrated after he left his physical existence. The man who established connect with almost four generations of Bharat strongly provided the nationalist narrative through his journalism, poetry, speeches, foreign policy, public policy and even politics. Through his politics of positivity and humility, he would continue to be the guiding force for the emerging Bharat Atal Behari Vajpayee was an accomplished journalist and poet, orator ..

The battle about J&K is not just on the ground but more about correcting distortions in the intecllectual space The state of J&K is passing through a very crucial phase. While the government agencies are working diligently to restore normalcy in the State, the vested interests which include the pro-Pak elements, separatists, Pakistan sympathisers, and moderates, are determined that the State remains in perpetual turmoil. The modus operandi adopted by the miscreants is to create such a situation ..

  Apropos (Message of The Mandate) Organiser, December 23, 2018, while confounding pollsters and the so-called psephologists and self-styled election experts, the just-concluded Assembly elections across the five states may have come as a ‘rude’ shock to the BJP. But if we look at the Message of the Mandate, it is a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, they will never do any ‘course correction’. The BJP needs to find out the faults and do some introspection before going ..

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully placed in orbit a communications satellite GSAT-7A, also known as "Indian Angry Bird", this evening..

On November 17, as the Delhi High Court sentenced life imprisonment to Sajjan Kumar, the women living in the Widows Colony of Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, said that they are grateful for those who are still fighting for justice.“It’s been more than 34 years, but justice still seems only half-done. Mere Gharwallaon ko mere aankhon ke samne jinda jala diya (My family members were burnt alive in front of my very own eyes)”, said Maya Kaur, widow of Jagat Singh, who was burnt alive by the ..

A successful experiment by Samarasata Sewa Foundation in Andhra Pradesh to empower the disadvantaged sections of the society by taking up the projects which help them join the mainstream, shed age-old discrimination and live in harmony with rest of the Hindu societyRavuri Siva Krishna, a tribal, is now a priest at Sri Seeta Ram Temple at DVR Girijan Colony, Nandigama under Krishna District. Son of a farmer couple, Shri Hanumantha Rao and Smt Nagamani, Siva Krishna has begun his services to the Lord ..

30 scholars from 20 countries of Europe and South America, and also some from India discussed in detail the roots of Romas in India at a two-day International Roma Conference in New Delhi from November 29 to 30 Linguistic, cultural and genetic evidences have established the Indian roots of the Roma people, who are spread in about 30 countries across the world. Even after one thousand years of their migration from India, the spark of Indianness is still well-preserved in the hearts of the community ..

The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu have already witnessed a spurt in nefarious activities by anti-Bharat forces. The recent case of alleged spying by two French journos – Jules Giraudat and Arthur Bouvart, aided by a local parish priest Father Hilda, under the garb of journalism, trespassing in the prohibited high-security zone of government-owned Indian Rare Earths Limited has raised many troubling questions TS Venkatesan from Chennai India is one hell of a joke! Here any foreigner can ..

The negligence of Immigration authorities is putting our national security at risk and giving an opportunity to foreigners to question our national sovereigntyAS Santosh   The death of US national John Allen Chau at Andaman and Nicobar's North Sentinel Island is yet another example of how Christian evangelists are blatantly violating Indian visa norms. Though there is nothing new about the case, it's high time Indian Government implemented the Visa rules strictly as expected. What ..

The Rambhaktas, who joined the Virat Dharma Sabha at historic Ramlila Ground in Delhi on December 9, urged the Centre to enact a law for reconstruction of Shri Ram Temple at Ayodhya in the winter session of Parliament only   The Historic Ramlila Ground of Delhi has not witnessed such a massive gathering of people in the last five decades, as was seen on December 9, 2018. The entire Ground was packed to its capacity even before the beginning of the Dharma Sabha at 11.00 am, as the Rambhaktas ..

Despite the humongous efforts of the Congress to get on the high table in the state of Telangana, the wily Chief Minister has clearly upped the ante on his rivals, the Congress and his formidable rival Naidu, reducing them to whimpering political dwarfs in the stateK Chandrashekhar Rao, the first Chief Minister of Telangana has returned to power with an overwhelming majority, winning 88 of the 119 seats in the assembly. The Congress, which dreamt of returning to power in India’s newest state, ..

  Chhattisgarh is perhaps the most shocking results, even for the winning party. Nobody predicted the 10 per cent margin and a clean sweep for the Congress. The faceless Congress went to the polls with populist soaps and Ajit Jogi, the former Chief Minister, forming a separate front with Mayawati, presented new equations for the voters. The 15 years old anti-incumbency is clearly visible despite many path breaking schemes and infrastructure initiatives by the Raman Singh Government. Here ..

Defying all the predictions, the voters of five states gave another mandate to ponder over. While in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh BJP faced a dignified defeat, the landslide victories of Congress in Chhattisgarh, Telangana Rashtra Samiti in Telangana and the NDA ally Mizo National Front have raised more questions about the upcoming General Elections that giving answers. The thin majority, failure of grand alliance in Telangana and signs of infighting even before the Govt formation will be factors ..

“We welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court, the truth has won. People were being misled by unfortunately the country’s oldest party. It’s a slap on politics of lies,” BJP President Amit Shah said..

The two-day Gyan Sangam stresses on developing intellectual knowledge to create indigenous narratives through discussions in various disciplines..

Today, December 10, India successfully test fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable long-range missile Agni V from a canister on a road-mobile launcher at the Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha..