West Bengal Polls: Once Naxalism's epicentre, Naxalbari is now a BJP strongholdBengaijote village in Naxalbari, the origin of the Naxalite movement, is now witnessing a political transformation. Once dominated by Left ...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) 'shakha' razed: Those high on power will be taught a lesson, warns Uddhav ThackerayAddressing party workers in Mumbra, Thackeray said, "Those who are high on power bulldozed the shakha. I have come here to show you the bul...
11 Nov, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
Kerala PCC chief triggers row by saying he sent men to 'protect' RSS shakhas in the past"While I was part of Congress (Organisation), there was a time when the CPI(M) had tried to destroy the RSS shakhas launched in places like...
09 Nov, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
RSS leaders mull ways to get more people to daily shakhas"We feel that in gated communities, families often living away from their relatives feel the need for more engagement. They lead isolated l...
09 Jul, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
Amid lockdown, RSS shakhas use technology to stay connectedVirtual gatherings are now being held on a regular basis and various technological applications are helping to smoothly run around 110 shak...
28 May, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
RSS ‘explains’ why women don’t attend shakhas“The idea of a shakha is to teach nation-building through games, which are designed differently for boys in the shakhas and girls in the se...
13 Oct, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
RSS strengthening base in Kerala, number of shakhas rising"In the last few years, there has been a rise in the number of Shakhas in the state and this is also one of the major reasons that our work...
14 Feb, 2017, 04.25 PM IST
RSS rolls out Chanakya Shakha, an exclusive club of Swayamsewaks loaned out to BJPThe Chanakya Shakha is slated to hold its first official meeting this month. One of the primary issues on agenda is how to keep Sangh value...
12 Aug, 2016, 08.20 AM IST
RSS claims it has rapidly expanded in last one yearRSS today claimed that it has been able to expand rapidly in last one year with 90 per cent of its 'shakhas' having students and profession...
11 Mar, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Shots fired at RSS Shakha in Ludhiana; none hurtThe incident took place today when two motorcycle-borne persons fired shots at the Shakha ahead of the assembly of sangh sanyamsevaks, poli...
18 Jan, 2016, 12.49 PM IST
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ‘shakha’ spreads its wings to 39 countriesUSA is one of 39 countries where RSS runs shakhas, says Ramesh Subramaniam, Mumbai coordinator of HSS's overseas work.
21 Dec, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
'RSS growing popular among youth, trend to go up in future'Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has claimed that its popularity among the youth was on the rise, as 65 per cent of its shakhas in Maharas...
05 Nov, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
10,000 RSS shakhas added in last decade; 6,000 in last one yearRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has added about 10,000 shakhas during the last decade and more than half of these came up in the last one year.
03 Nov, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
RSS wings grow in strength: Number of shakhas up 61% in 5 yearsData on the number of shakhas conducted each year over the last 5 years shows a 40% growth in monthly shakhas across India from 2010-11 to ...
16 Aug, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
Shiv Sena, RSS get back to shakhas for poll win in MaharashtraThe shakhas have historically helped the two organizations grow, their relevance today is more significant than ever.
15 Oct, 2014, 04.32 AM IST
Rise in ‘shakhas’ not Narendra Modi effect: RSSReacting to reports of an increase of 2,000 ‘shakhas’ , mainly in UP, some senior RSS functionaries said it could be somewhat exaggerated.
11 May, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
Narendra Modi effect: 2,000-odd RSS shakhas sprout in three monthsKripa Shanker, who heads the RSS publicity wing for UP and Uttarakhand, however, says that it is not a seasonal upsurge.
13 Apr, 2014, 12.36 PM IST