Vd Savarkar

A day after the BJP slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for being silent on the Congress's criticism of VD Savarkar, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit back, and asked why the BJP has not yet given Bharat Ratna the leader.

Congress legislative party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed the naming of a flyover after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar in Karnataka.

An FIR for ''defacement of public property'' has been filed in connection with the vandalisation of VD Savarkar Marg signage at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

The VD Savarkar Marg signage at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday night was defaced and the name of BR Ambedkar was spray-painted on it.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has named a road inside the campus after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, a move criticised by the students' union.

A Magsaysay Award-winning social activist was arrested by the Lucknow police on Monday, while he was about to take out a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in the Uttar Pradesh capital.The activist, Sandeep Pandey, was released on bailafter being produced in the District Magistrate's court.

Stressing that the ruling government doesn't believe in Mahatma Gandhi and is just using his name for its brand value, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that those in power come from a very different political tradition.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the suspension of a celebrated school principal for allowing the distribution of notebooks with Hindutva icon VD Savarkar's picture on the cover, calling the government's move "bad in law".

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray played the democracy card today as he sought to defuse tension between his party and the Congress over a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna - the country's highest civilian honour - to Hindu nationalist VD Savarkar

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said those opposing Bharat Ratna award for Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar should be made to spend two days in the Andaman Cellular Jail, the erstwhile colonial prison, where the freedom fighter had been lodged.

A celebrated government high school principal in Madhya Pradesh has been suspended for allowing a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to distribute notebooks featuring Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar on the cover among students.

The Shiv Sena today welcomed the Army chief's remark on retaking Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging the centre to give a directive in this regard because it would be the best way to teach the "Tukde-Tukde Gang" a lesson.

A booklet circulated by the Seva Dal, a grassroots organisation affiliated to the Congress, has caused controversy by making claims about Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse, and VD Savarkar, late former leader of the Hindu Mahasabha

Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday night said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had "insulted" his grandmother and late prime minister Indira Gandhi by his utterances on VD Savarkar.

VD Savarkar's grandson Ranjit Savarkar on Sunday appealed to ader Rahul Gandhi in public for "insulting" the late Hindutva icon by his remarks.

A day after the BJP slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for being silent on the Congress's criticism of VD Savarkar, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit back, and asked why the BJP has not yet given Bharat Ratna the leader.

Congress legislative party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed the naming of a flyover after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar in Karnataka.

An FIR for ''defacement of public property'' has been filed in connection with the vandalisation of VD Savarkar Marg signage at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

The VD Savarkar Marg signage at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday night was defaced and the name of BR Ambedkar was spray-painted on it.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has named a road inside the campus after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, a move criticised by the students' union.

A Magsaysay Award-winning social activist was arrested by the Lucknow police on Monday, while he was about to take out a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in the Uttar Pradesh capital.The activist, Sandeep Pandey, was released on bailafter being produced in the District Magistrate's court.

Stressing that the ruling government doesn't believe in Mahatma Gandhi and is just using his name for its brand value, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that those in power come from a very different political tradition.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the suspension of a celebrated school principal for allowing the distribution of notebooks with Hindutva icon VD Savarkar's picture on the cover, calling the government's move "bad in law".

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray played the democracy card today as he sought to defuse tension between his party and the Congress over a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna - the country's highest civilian honour - to Hindu nationalist VD Savarkar

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said those opposing Bharat Ratna award for Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar should be made to spend two days in the Andaman Cellular Jail, the erstwhile colonial prison, where the freedom fighter had been lodged.

A celebrated government high school principal in Madhya Pradesh has been suspended for allowing a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to distribute notebooks featuring Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar on the cover among students.

The Shiv Sena today welcomed the Army chief's remark on retaking Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging the centre to give a directive in this regard because it would be the best way to teach the "Tukde-Tukde Gang" a lesson.

A booklet circulated by the Seva Dal, a grassroots organisation affiliated to the Congress, has caused controversy by making claims about Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse, and VD Savarkar, late former leader of the Hindu Mahasabha

Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday night said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had "insulted" his grandmother and late prime minister Indira Gandhi by his utterances on VD Savarkar.

VD Savarkar's grandson Ranjit Savarkar on Sunday appealed to ader Rahul Gandhi in public for "insulting" the late Hindutva icon by his remarks.