Book excerpt: How Vajpayee family courted journalists, PMO hounded magazines These are excerpts from Abhishek Choudhary’s book ‘Believer’s Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu right’s path to power (1977-2018)’. Newslaundry · Jul 21, 2025
SC grants interim protection to MP cartoonist booked over ‘objectionable’ cartoon The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted cartoonist Hemant Malviya interim protection from arrest in a case over his allegedly objectionable cartoon of PM Narendra Modi and the RSS, LiveLaw reported. The apex court, however, came down heavily on Malviya, calling the post “inflammatory”. Newslaundry · Jul 15, 2025
SC to hear MP cartoonist’s bail plea after FIR over cartoon on PM and RSS The Supreme Court will hear cartoonist Hemant Malviya’s petition against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order denying him anticipatory bail on Monday, LiveLaw reported. Newslaundry · Jul 11, 2025
South Central 34: Karnataka’s DKS-Siddaramaiah tussle and RSS hypocrisy on Preamble In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the tussle between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah over the state’s Chief Minister-ship. Newslaundry · Jul 6, 2025
Hindutva trouble for AIADMK and murmurs in TN BJP Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. In this Tamil Nadu special, we found out the details behind DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s astonishing legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran alleging a massive corporate… Newslaundry · Jun 26, 2025
'Hidden Treasure': Rare Gandhi Portrait Up For UK Sale A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, which is believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in London in July. International Business Times · Jun 15, 2025
Identity crisis: A law banning conversion sparks fears of religious divide This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Newslaundry · Jun 6, 2025
‘First JNU-affiliated journalism college’ is linked to RSS, aimed at ‘nationalist journalism’ An RSS-linked journalism institute in Kerala, which identifies itself as “India’s first JNU-affiliated journalism college,” has announced that JNU vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit will attend its inaugural convocation on April 17, according to a report by The Indian Express. Newslaundry · Apr 10, 2025
RSS.com Review Lots of features for ease of use, speed, support make Hostinger one of our top recommendations. TechRadar · Apr 3, 2025
DMK leader raised questions on Hindu religious symbols, asked politicians to remove Tilak DMK MP A. Raja sparked controversy by asking party workers to avoid Hindu religious symbols like tilak and sacred threads, claiming they resemble RSS practices. While Raja clarified he wasn’t against worship, his remarks drew BJP’s criticism, calling them divisive. Read more Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2025
Waqf Bill aims 'at marginalising Muslims', alleges Rahul Gandhi After a 12-hour marathon debate in the Lok Sabha Waqf Bill was passed by 288 votes. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2025
Gandhi Smriti turmoil: Courtroom battle, Vijay Goel’s controversial tenure, and BJP propaganda Allegations and counter-allegations of corruption. A management tussle. And a courtroom battle. A mess has been brewing at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti – an institute under the Union culture ministry dedicated to preserving Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy. Newslaundry · Mar 28, 2025
Hafta 527: Return of Aurangzeb, Mayawati’s ‘mistakes’ and the future of BSP This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by Dr Sumeet Mhaskar, professor of sociology at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, and Ajoy Bose, veteran journalist and author of Behenji: The Rise and Fall of Mayawati. Newslaundry · Mar 8, 2025
Kharge slams BJP of "cuts" in SC, ST, OBC minority students scholarships Kharge cited government data from Rajya Sabha responses and budget documents to highlight an allleged decline. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 25, 2025
Newslaundry · Feb 23, 2025 Hafta letters: Being optimistic, questions on funding, Delhi results Harnek Kang
Newslaundry · Feb 20, 2025 ‘EuRekha!’: Newspapers scrutinise BJP’s ‘surprise choice’ of Rekha Gupta for Delhi CM Eleven days after it won the assembly polls in Delhi, the BJP yesterday finally announced the name of its new chief minister.
Dynamite News · Feb 6, 2025 "RSS to understand that they cannot attack Constitution": Rahul Gandhi Gandhi claimed that the RSS's attack on the Constitution is part of their larger agenda to dominate India's cultural and educational landscape. Read further on Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Feb 6, 2025 Against the federal principles of the Constitution": DMK, RSP MPs protest UGC regulation As protests against the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations 2025 continue Read further on Dynamite News:
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025 Henry Wynn obituary Other lives: Statistics professor whose research is used for the study of phenomena such as weather and climate change
Newslaundry · Jan 11, 2025 Hafta letters: Right-wing scholarship, length of subscriber emails, panel pessimism Simar Kaur
Dynamite News · Jan 9, 2025 This 'galli-galoch' party doesn't have any agenda: Delhi CM Atishi slams BJP Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi on Thursday targeted the BJP, alleging that it doesn't have any agenda other than hurl abuses at AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal. Read further on Dynamite News:
Newslaundry · Jan 6, 2025 Bhagwat temple-mosque remarks: 2 weeks after row, Organiser carries speech ‘for context’ Over two weeks after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s speech on rising temple-mosque controversies created a stir, RSS-affiliated magazine Organiser has published a piece with translated portions of the speech on its website.
Dynamite News · Dec 27, 2024 "Dr Singh's contribution to Bharat will always be remembered": RSS condoles demise of Manmohan Singh Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who passed away at 92. Read further on Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Dec 25, 2024 DN Exclusive: BJP Vs RSS? 2025 will decide BJP's future politics! The year 2025 is going to be very significant for the top leadership of the Bhartiya Janata Party. There are various reasons for this. Must follow this exclusive report of Dynamite News:
Dynamite News · Dec 25, 2024 Congress Roars: BJP cannot tolerate democracy, Constitution Congress on Wednesday accused RSS and BJP of being hostile to democracy and the Constitution, claiming they have consistently opposed the pillars of India's democratic framework. Read further on Dynamite News: