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Topic: Prayagraj

Where Prayagraj got its name—Brahma’s first sacrifice after creating the world

Vipul B Varshney -
In 'Temples of Awadh', Vipul B Varshney documents over 150 temples, ghats, and sarovars in the Awadh region.

Avimukteshwaranand: Seer who skipped Ram Temple consecration, ‘expelled’ Rahul & is now mad at Yogi govt

Prashant Srivastava -
Avimukteshwaranand has in the past taken stands against both BJP and Congress. On Sunday, he was prevented from taking holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya. 

‘Sentiments of 140 cr Indians converged at same place, same time’—Modi writes on Mahakumbh

Narendra Modi -
At the conclusion of the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, PM Narendra Modi hails spirit of devotees & says the occasion has strengthened India's national consciousness.

UP Police are consumed with avoiding another Maha Kumbh stampede. Result: A ‘25 km’ trudge to Sangam

Udit Hinduja -
Security measures include no-vehicle zone in mela area, restrictions on vehicles entering Prayagraj. Devotees abandoning transport stranded on highways & heading to mela on foot. 

2 days after Kumbh stampede, devotees still search for loved ones, security boosted around Sangam area

Udit Hinduja -
The stampede was caused by a surge in devotees around the Sangam area Wednesday, all attempting to bathe during ‘brahm muhurt’, a period before sunrise considered auspicious.

I saw a Maha Kumbh stampede in the making during the first Shahi Snan

Sagrika Kissu -
Reaching the Sangam waters was a challenge in itself—everyone was jostling for space, making it difficult to even catch a breath.

At least a dozen feared dead in Mahakumbh stampede, devotees say ‘no arrangements for common people’

Rakesh Kumar -
Prayagraj SSP says there was no stampede, but excessive crowding. Over 50 injured devotees are being treated in various medical facilities.

White flags all-around & ‘Make Oligarchy Great Again’

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Brief chaos at Mahakumbh as devotees breach area barricaded for 13 Akharas sadhus during ‘Amrit Snaan’

Sagrika Kissu -
The Jal Police and the mounted police initially struggled to manage the crowd, even wielding sticks to disperse the devotees.

On Mahakumbh Day 1, UP deploys 50k cops, drones & diversions to manage nearly 2 cr footfall

Sagrika Kissu -
Soft skills-trained traffic police, Jal Police, NDRF, SSB & BSF crowd manage as lakhs of devotees arrive in Prayagraj. 
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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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