Swami Vivekananda: News

03 Jun 2024

Narendra Modi

PM pens letter to citizens after 45-hour meditation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday concluded a 45-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari.

31 May 2024

Narendra Modi

PM Modi begins 45-hour meditation at Vivekananda Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a 45-hour meditation session at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari.

12 Jan 2024

Lifestyle

Swami Vivekananda's Birthday: Life-changing lessons by the Indian philosopher

Swami Vivekananda, also known as Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, writer, philosopher, and spiritual advisor.

18 Oct 2023

Bengali Cinema

Before Dev's 'Bagha Jatin,' read about real-life revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee

Bengali cinema's superstar Dev is gearing up for the release of his upcoming pan-India film Bagha Jatin. The film releases in Bengali on Thursday, whereas releases in Hindi on Friday.

12 Jul 2023

Uttar Pradesh

ISKCON bans monk for criticizing Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a leading Hindu religious organization, banned monk Amogh Lila Das for a month for his alleged "derogatory comments" about Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramahansa.

12 Jan 2022

Lifestyle

Life-changing lessons to learn from Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was an intellectual and spiritual leader who was born on January 12, 1863.

30 Mar 2020

Himachal Pradesh

Kangana Ranaut opens up about her drug-addiction phase

Kangana Ranaut, who is currently at her home in Himachal Pradesh amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, has been regularly sharing videos with her fans, revealing her spiritual and intellectual side.

16 Nov 2018

India

India gives a call for 'rejuvenating, revitalizing UNGA'

The United Nations (UN) member states have become "guardians of the status quo" due to their inaction and inertia in the face of stark global challenges like terrorism and climate change, said India at UN yesterday.

29 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

PM Modi stresses on importance of character building over literacy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of character building over literacy and called for the "wholesome" education in the country.

15 Sep 2018

Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu discusses bilateral cooperation in trade, defense with Serbian President

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and held a fruitful discussion with him on strengthening cooperation in a number of areas, including trade, defense, and IT.

10 Sep 2018

Venkaiah Naidu

People trying to make the word Hindu 'untouchable': Venkaiah Naidu

Some people are trying to make the word Hindu "untouchable" and "intolerable", Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday as he stressed on the need for preserving the true values of Hinduism to alter "ill-informed" opinions and attitudes.

08 Sep 2018

India

Hindu society will progress only if it comes together: Bhagwat

On Friday, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called for the Hindu society to be united.

04 Sep 2018

Venkaiah Naidu

US: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to commemorate Vivekananda's Chicago speech

In his first visit to the US as Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu will address people of Indian origin in Chicago at an event to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's speech at the Parliament of Religions in 1893.

28 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Amit Shah arrives in Mumbai for movie screening, party meetings

BJP President Amit Shah arrived in Mumbai today on a day-long visit, during which he will interact with party workers and also attend a special screening of a film based on PM Narendra Modi's early life.

09 Mar 2018

West Bengal

WB govt to include Vivekananda's speech in Class 9-12 syllabus

The West Bengal government recently decided to include Swami Vivekananda's famous speech in the Parliament of World's Religion in Chicago in Class 9 to 12 syllabus from 2019, state education minister Partha Chatterjee said.

25 Feb 2018

India

Mann Ki Baat: Modi talks women empowerment, science, clean energy

PM Narendra Modi talked about "women-led development" and the need for scientific temperament on his 41st address to the nation through 'Mann Ki Baat.'