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Thursday, October 30, 2025
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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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.