RSS not against anybody: Bhagwat

Kolkata: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said RSS was not against anybody but it worked to strengthen the Hindu society and safeguard Hinduism’s time-tested traditions. Bhagwat was addressing swayamsevaks in the Brigade Parade Ground in the city. The Kolkata Police had denied permission for the event but RSS approached the High Court and obtained clearance for holding the meeting. TNS

Rs 5-cr worth heroin seized; 8 held  

Jaipur: Five packets of heroin weighing about 4.4 kg and valued at Rs 5 crore in the international market were seized from eight peddlers near Barmer on Saturday. The consignment was reportedly bought from a resident of Bhanwaar, Sareef, and was meant to be delivered to one Haneef in Kasumbla. The couriers were to be paid Rs12 lakh, Gagandeep Singla, Barmer SP, said. TNS 

BJP can win on Ram temple plank: Priest 

Ayodhya: Seers would back BJP in the UP elections only if PM Narendra Modi promised to get the Ram temple constructed in Ayodhya during his tenure, the chief priest of the makeshift temple at Ram Janmabhumi-Babri Masjid disputed site said here. Acharya Satyendra Das said ‘mahant’ and ‘sadhu’ were believers of Lord Rama and their only wish was to see a grand temple in Ayodhya. PTI

Khandu inducts three new faces in Cabinet

Guwahati: Exactly two weeks after joining the BJP along with almost all the MLAs from People’s Party of Arunachal Pradesh (PPA), Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu  on Saturday inducted three new faces in his Cabinet. Governor V Shanmuganathan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers in Itanagar. TNS