This is the time for India to live, not die – Mohan Bhagwat

Last Updated:December 13, 2025, 10:25 IST

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Breaking News Today LIVE: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that it is important to keep the country above everything and now is the time to live for India and not die for it. He was addressing a program organized here on the occasion of the 115th birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s song ‘Sagar Pran Talmala’. Bhagwat said that we remember Savarkar for his patriotism. In our country there should be devotion only towards our country. Language like ‘you will be torn to pieces’ should not be used. He further said that conflicts over small issues reflect today’s thinking. To build a great nation, we have to remember Savarkar’s message and convey it to the people. Pointing towards the division based on caste and religion, Bhagwat said that Savarkar never said that he was from Maharashtra or belonged to any particular caste. He always taught the ideology of one nation. We have to keep the country above all such conflicts. We have to believe that we are all India. He said that it is time for India to live, not to die. Every person is important. Like, along with the monkey army, a small squirrel also contributed in the construction of Ram Setu. Bhagwat said that only by keeping selfishness aside, we can fulfill the dream of Savarkar ji.

Shocking figures have come to light regarding the menace of stray dogs in Mumbai. In the year 2024, more than 1.28 lakh people were bitten by stray dogs in Mumbai. Due to this, concerns regarding the safety of citizens have increased. For this reason, the administration is taking steps like sterilization and vaccination to control the number of stray dogs. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde gave this information in a written reply in the Legislative Council. This question was asked by MLC Sunil Shinde, Vasant Khandelwal, Sandeep Joshi and other members. The MLAs expressed concern over the increasing number of stray dogs in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area and a similar problem in Nagpur. Eknath Shinde said that in Nagpur, the second capital of Maharashtra, more than 9,400 people were bitten by stray dogs during 2024. He said that as per the rules of the Animal Welfare Board, a survey conducted by BMC through Human Society International has revealed that the number of stray dogs in Mumbai was 95,172 in 2014, which has come down to 90,757 in 2024. In Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) area, 9,427 people were bitten by dogs in 2024, while in Mumbai the number was 1,28,252.

Kashmiri youth arrested in Arunachal Pradesh

A major revelation has come to light in a case of espionage from Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. On the basis of important information received from intelligence agencies, a youth from Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. This is said to be the third arrest on charges of espionage within the last one week, due to which the security agencies have become more alert. The arrested youth has been identified as Hilal Ahmed (26), resident of Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, Hilal Ahmed was taken into custody at around 11 pm on 11 December. The allegation is that he was sharing sensitive and confidential information, which could pose a threat to national security. After his arrest, Hilal Ahmed was handed over to Itanagar police station on the morning of 12 December. Now Itanagar Police is investigating the case further. Security agencies are trying to find out with whom he was in contact and whether other people associated with this network are also active in the state.