Bandra-Versova sealink to be named after Savarkar, says Maha CM; Fadnavis hails move

Bandra-Versova sealink to be named after Savarkar, says Maha CM; Fadnavis hails move

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said the upcoming Bandra-Versova sea link will be named after Hindutva ideologue late V.D. Savarkar | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the upcoming Bandra-Versova sea link in the western part of Mumbai will be named after Hindutva ideologue late V.D. Savarkar, while … Read more

Won’t tolerate any insult to Savarkar, Uddhav tells ally Rahul

Won’t tolerate any insult to Savarkar, Uddhav tells ally Rahul

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray. File | Photo Credit: PTI While lauding his ally and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for asking tough questions to the BJP on industrialist Gautam Adani, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray nonetheless sharply upbraided Mr. Gandhi over the latter’s remarks on Hindutva ideologue V.D Savarkar, remarking that … Read more

Rahul Gandhi calls up Sanjay Raut; Sena MP says such gestures becoming rare in times of political bitterness

Rahul Gandhi calls up Sanjay Raut; Sena MP says such gestures becoming rare in times of political bitterness

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said he received a call from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who enquired about his health, and claimed such gestures were becoming rare in times of “political bitterness”. Raut said Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a mass contact initiative underway from September 7, is getting a massive … Read more

Those targeting Rahul Gandhi should explain why Savarkar got pension from British, says Maha Cong chief

Those targeting Rahul Gandhi should explain why Savarkar got pension from British, says Maha Cong chief

Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole | File Photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Saturday said those criticising party leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on V.D. Savarkar, should first explain why the Hindutva ideologue was getting ₹60 pension from the British. Mr. Gandhi has kicked up a row with … Read more

After independence, curriculum could not adequately reflect philosophy of great Indians: Himanta Biswa Sarma

After independence, curriculum could not adequately reflect philosophy of great Indians: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that after independence the curriculum of the country could not adequately reflect the works and philosophy of the great people of the nation. Sarma tool part in the book discussion on Veer Savarkar- The man who could have prevented partition written by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit at … Read more