Hindutva

Shiv Sena's Hindutva Different From That Of BJP: Aaditya Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

Shiv Sena leader and the party's youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray has argued in a new book that Hindutva is one of the ideologies of Shiv Sena, but it is different from "BJP's Hindutva".

Blog: Is Modi Moving Mamata Banerjee's Cheese In Bengal?

Blog | IP Bajpai | Saturday May 18, 2019

The Modi-Shah plan is to do a Mamata on Mamata and topple the Trinamool using strategy similar to that for the CPM -- with two major differences. One, strong Hindutva, and two, the power and the money of a party in power at the centre.

"Mahabharata, Ramayana Filled With Violent Incidents": Sitaram Yechury

India News | ANI | Friday May 3, 2019

Elections 2019: Sitaram Yechury said that after the initial phases of elections, the BJP came back to the core Hindutva agenda.

Opinion: Modi-Shah's Desperation Shows With Choice Of Pragya Thakur

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday April 18, 2019

The BJP has mainstreamed new-age Hindutva warriors during Modi's tenure including extremist monk-turned-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, and now, Thakur, while exiling into retirement the original Hindutva hardliners, party founders L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

Agreed To BJP Alliance After Amit Shah Visited Me Twice: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 2, 2019

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said his party and the BJP are bound by Hindutva and the two decided to enter into a pre-poll alliance after overcoming differences that soured their ties in the past.

"We Have PM Modi, Who's Your Leader?": Uddhav Thackeray Blasts Opposition

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday March 31, 2019

Confirming that his party has buried the hatchet with the BJP, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while terming the united opposition as a "headless" bunch.

PM Modi An "Ambedkarite", Won't Change Constitution: Ramdas Athawale

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 20, 2019

Union minister and Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said his party has "differences" with the RSS on the issue of Hindutva but not with "Ambedkarite" Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and trashed the opposition's allegation that the Centre will alter the Constitution.

Rahul Gandhi Treks 10 Kilometres In 2 Hours To Visit Andhra's Tirumala Temple

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday February 22, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today undertook a 10-km trek up a steep stairway to the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh, so he could offer prayers to the presiding deity. He was accompanied by senior party leaders, including Oommen Chandy, T Subbarami Reddy and JD Seelam, besides hundreds of supporters on his two-hour-long hi...

Opinion: Amit Shah Finally Won Over Sena. LK Advani Was Tougher

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday February 18, 2019

The Shiv Sena and the BJP are the unhappiest couple in the Hindutva divided family. Uddhav Thackeray has taunted, abused and sniped at the Amit Shah-led BJP. Yet today, both men announced a ceasefire and renewed the BJP's oldest alliance - 20 years and counting.

Won't Be Surprised If BJP Bags All 80 Seats In UP: Keshav Prasad Maurya

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said he would not be surprised if the BJP bags all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and asserted it was an "ideological victory" for the party that opposition parties were "pursuing soft Hindutva".

Every Value Of Constitution Under Attack, Says P Chidambaram In New Book

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Fear rules the country today and there is a danger that the Constitution will be replaced by a document inspired by Hindutva, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has claimed.

"Show Up In Srinagar": IAS Topper's Facebook Appeal Day After He Quit

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 10, 2019

Shah Faesal, the IAS topper who quit the services yesterday protesting killings in Kashmir, today put out another Facebook post in which he said what he does next depends on what the people of Kashmir want.

Zoramthanga Sworn In As Mizoram Chief Minister Amid Hymns, Bible-Reading

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday December 15, 2018

Four days after achieving a landslide victory in Mizoram after 10 years, Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga today took oath as the chief minister along with 11 other party members at the Raj Bhawan in Aizawl. This is the third time he has been elected to head the northeastern state since 1998.

A Congress Gamble Works in Rajasthan. 7 Of 15 Muslim Candidates Win

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday December 12, 2018

The Congress, accused of resorting to soft Hindutva to counter the BJP in the Rajasthan assembly elections, fielded more than a dozen Muslim candidates in the state. And the gamble paid off, at least to some extent.

Congress Can't Defeat BJP With Soft Hindutva: CPI-M

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 7, 2018

The Congress cannot defeat the BJP in elections with "soft Hindutva tactics", the CPI-M has warned.