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TopicMaha Kumbh Mela stampede

Topic: Maha Kumbh Mela stampede

SubscriberWrites: Stampedes and crowd crushes: India’s preventable tragedies

Being the most populous country, India should be aware of the dangers that unregulated overcrowding in public spaces can cause. And this needs an all-encompassing approach.

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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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.