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Sunday, April 12, 2026
TopicMaha Kumbh

Topic: Maha Kumbh

Before he was ferrying VVIPs at Mahakumbh, Pintu Mahara was serving time for murder, extortion

Mahara was lauded by CM Yogi Adityanath in the UP assembly for earning Rs 30 cr in 45 days by ferrying people. Police say his father and brother are also history-sheeters.

Maha Kumbh solid waste perfectly managed, Ganga clean as tap water—2 scientists from India, US find

Preliminary findings of Richard Dasher from Stanford University’s US-Asia Technology Management Center & Amit Kapoor from Institute for Competitiveness, India, presented at govt event.

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.

Woman headed to Kumbh went ‘missing’ after NDLS stampede. She was in the last place they’d look

Tara Devi was supposed to board train to Prayagraj with husband to attend Maha Kumbh when stampede broke out at NDLS. Her family ran pillar to post in search of 50-yr-old, but in vain.

Yogi declared Sangam waters fit for a dip & a sip despite CPCB findings. Here’s what doctors say

Central Pollution Control Board report submitted to National Green Tribunal revealed alarming levels of faecal coliform contamination in Ganga and Yamuna during Maha Kumbh.

India an ‘unexpected’ role model for Europe & inside Maha Kumbh’s lost & found centre

International media continues to cover Trump & his announcement of reciprocal tariffs, which will hit India particularly hard and put further pressure on the rupee.

No downtrend in Kumbh rush, tighter crowd control measures in place at NDLS day after stampede

Special trains have been arranged to accommodate the massive crowd heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, say railway officials

Real story of Naga sadhus. Kumbh’s rockstars watch T20, OTT, reels, don’t live in caves

One Naga sadhu has mastered the art of making reels and Facebook posts with apps like GirlFriend Photo Editor. In one post, he’s wearing a pair of Ray Bans, while holding rifles.

Ruckus in Parliament over Maha Kumbh stampede, Dhankhar-Kharge showdown in Rajya Sabha

Opposition MPs staged walkout in the Rajya Sabha where Congress president demanded that Modi govt declare the actual number of dead. The Lok Sabha, too, saw chaotic scenes.

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.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.