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TopicMaha Kumbh Mela stampede

Topic: Maha Kumbh Mela stampede

Why Kolhapuri chappals are all the ‘rage’ right now & India’s growing language ‘anxieties’

Global media also investigates how, in addition to the official 37 death toll of the Kumbh Mela stampede, in at least 26 additional cases, families were given partial compensation.

NaMo-asana, recommended for Trump & vegan food trucks ‘behind enemy lines’

NaMo-asana, recommended for Trump & vegan food trucks 'behind enemy lines'

This wrestling ring looks odd & the numbers game

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kumbh is a highly personal journey. BJP shouldn’t have made it a political one

The last thing that the Kumbh is about is celebrities, luxury tents, exclusive access to the Sangam, or the quest for political supremacy.

Flipism is the only constant & the two ringmasters of the Trumpian world

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Live Maha Kumb coverage, govt’s PR blitz—after stampede, misinformation trivialised failure

The public relations campaign for the Maha Kumbh stops at nothing. The message is loud and clear: A ‘dubki’ at Sangam is an absolute must for the faithful. Otherwise…

Maha Kumbh stampede: Police station to mortuary, kin of the missing trapped in cycle of hope & dismay

Among those missing is a grandmother, two mothers. Prayagraj residents step in to help.

Broken jaw, punctured lung, Maha Kumbh stampede survivors say ‘touched cops’ feet but no one helped’

At govt-run hospital, victims recount how chaos ensued in early hours of 29 January, when those who had already taken holy bath wouldn't leave, leading to bottleneck at Sangam.

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Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Donald Trump, who has nurtured the MAGA movement for the last decade, has been perceived to have lost control over the movement, particularly with the release of Epstein’s records.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.