Congress criticises RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat - Times of India
ALLAHABAD: At a meeting of Congressmen held on Wednesday, speakers criticised the statement of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat wherein he had stated that prime minister of the country should be pan-Hindu.
Congress leader Hardev Singh said the partition of the country took place in the wake of policies of the RSS and now it is once again trying to divide a secular country like India on religious lines by propogating the ideal of Hinduism. This would make a dent on the image of the country and sow seeds of division, he added.
He warned that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS would contest parliamentary elections under the leadership of a communal person like Narendra Modi they would meet the same fate as that of Hitler and his party. tnn
Wakestock to be first UK festival to use wristbands - BBC News
Wakestock will become the first multi-day festival in the UK to use wristbands instead of paper tickets this summer.
The event takes place between 6-8 July at Cardigan Bay in north Wales.
Red Hot Chili Peppers will be the first band to use wristbands instead of tickets at an outdoor concert in the UK at Knebworth House this Saturday.
Wireless and the Isle of Wight Festival are both also planning to use cashless payment systems this year.
Wristbands are scanned as music fans enter and leave venues or areas
Wristbands are already widely used at concerts in north America.
Coachella in California has used ticketless systems since 2010 which include integrated social media tools so festival-goers can check-in.
Wristbands arrived in Europe earlier this year and were used at Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, The Netherlands.
SmartphonesThe wristbands look like standard material festival bands but are fitted with a microchip instead.
It is a similar technology to London's Oyster card public transport swipe cards and uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology.
People are registered in and out of venues or arenas with either turnstiles or hand-held devices scanning their wristbands, with organisers able to track the data.
Wakestock is a wakeboarding and music festival
Glastonbury's Michael Eavis was one of the promoters taking a look at the technology in January at Eurosonic Noorderslag festival and says it could be used at Worthy Farm in the future.
At Wakestock, festival-goers can choose to link bands to their social media profiles or used to enter competitions associated with the event.
The promoter of the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert and Wakestock, Stuart Galbraith, said: "We've been waiting for the opportunity to use RFID technology for a while.
"It's a great way to enhance and grow the customer experience for concerts and festivals of the future.
"We are very excited to be working with Samsung and Intellitix in being one of the first UK promoters to embrace this new technology and look forward to developing adaptations across many events."
Samsung says festival-goers will be able to use their smartphones as tickets soon as well.
RSS rallies behind Modi - Asian Age
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The secularism-Hindutva battle intensified Wednesday with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat rallying behind Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, saying the country needed a “Hindu” leader. Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish ...RSS snubs Nitish Kumar over 'secular PM' remark - Hindustan Times
The RSS chief’s assertion that the next PM should be a Hindutva proponent comes at a time when the NDA is battling dissension over whom to back for president. Key alliance partner Shiv Sena has already jumped the gun by coming out in support of UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee. 
While the JD(U)'s stand against Modi is a challenge to the RSS adherence to Hindutva - making Kumar's statements unpalatable to the hardline saffron constituency - the Bihar CM sees overt criticism of Modi as part of a careful projection of himself as a pro-minority leader and the only "secular" face in the NDA. The question is how the alliance will handle such political complexities.
"What is the harm in having a pro-Hindutva Prime Minister? It is none of his (Kumar's) business to decide who is secular or not," Bhagwat told RSS volunteers in Latur, Maharashtra.
RSS leader Ram Madhav explained: "Hindutva is the true synonym for secularism. It is a secular, liberal and all-embracing idea." The RSS chief's remark, however, came as a shot in the arm for Modi.
At a time when the BJP has many prime ministerial hopefuls, Bhagwat's remark strengthens Modi's standing by making Hindutva its crucial qualification for a PM candidate. However, Sangh insiders hinted that BJP chief, Nitin Gadkari is high on the RSS's list of PM candidates, with sections of the organisation wary of Modi's dictatorial ways.
JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari rushed to Kumar's defence, saying those in the BJP who want the party to return to power should realise that projecting a "fanatic face" wouldn't work. He claimed that the NDA lost the 2004 elections because of the Gujarat riots two years earlier.
While the BJP did not hold an official press briefing, its Gujarat in-charge Balbir Punj said, "None in this country has the right to issue fatwas as to who is secular or not."
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