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TopicBageshwar Dham

Topic: Bageshwar Dham

DMK or Vijay? AIADMK breakaway leaders divided on best bet to pull EPS down

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

‘Hindu Rashtra’ dream, BJP leaders at his satsangs — how an MP ‘baba’ is gaining ground in Maharashtra

Bageshwar Dham head has often been in news for his remarks, be it about Sant Tukaram & Sai Baba. That hasn't stopped BJP leaders from playing host to him.

Focus on development, steer clear of religious controversies: Nadda to BJP MPs at virtual meet

Nadda asks BJP MPs to refrain from positioning themselves as experts on religion or culture & to visit places like Bageshwar Dham in MP only in personal capacity if they wish to.

Dhirendra Shastri, miracle-maker of MP, is only getting bigger after rationalist challenge

Forced to run from Maharashtra by rationalists' open challenge to prove his 'chamatakar', 'godman' Dhirendra Shastri is back among his believers in Bageshwar Dham. Bail to cancer cure, devotees are flocking him for everything.

Budget 2023, BBC, Bageshwar Dham have a common link – being ‘high’ on TV channels’ agenda

On Times Now, one ‘expert’ saw conspiracies everywhere: he alleged that the BBC employs a 'disproportionate' number of Pakistanis. Ahem.

In week of BBC documentary, Parchi Baba and his ‘chamatkar’ was ‘breaking news’ on Indian TV

Whether Dhirendra Shastri is a 'con man or a god man', he has definitely become an overnight TV and social media sensation through carpet coverage on India's news channels.

On Camera

Iraq’s long road to FIFA World Cup qualification is a story of survival, defiance

Historically, football has been used as a lens through which political anger, identity, and resistance come into focus. From Mohun Bagan to Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast, this claim can be easily cemented.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.