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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicReligious gathering

Topic: Religious gathering

Delhi just had its biggest bhajan clubbing event—glitter, tilak, and Jai Shree Ram

Delhi’s ‘biggest bhajan clubbing event’ was attended by around 5,000 people, many of them in their twenties. ‘A competition to Sufi nights.’

‘Who is Bhole Baba’, ‘what caused Hathras stampede’—and why was TV news so late to report

'Your children died right before your eyes?' an ANI reporter asked a woman. Such insensitive reporting of the ‘UP Stampede Horror’ was as shocking as the indifference of the organisers of the satsang.

Six years ago I saw what happened at Bhole Baba’s ‘satsang’ venue. It was chaos

Hearing about the stampede at Bhole Baba’s ‘satsang’ in Hathras felt like déjà vu. It brought back my memories of walking among a sea of people, clutching my mother’s hand out of fear.

‘People died in similar stampede at same godman’s satsang in our village 12 yrs ago’ — Hathras residents

Some Fulrai residents also claimed govt underreporting stampede toll, which could be as high as 300 as some bodies were taken by villagers directly to their homes, SDM denies.

Tradition trumps Covid fear as 30,000 people gather late night for stick-fight in Andhra

Administration imposes Section 144 but people come out in large numbers and force police to let them celebrate centuries-old Banni festival in Kurnool.

Dear Muslims, Tablighi Jamaat committed a crime against humanity. Don’t defend them

I am not encouraging Islamophobia, it is a prejudice that needs fierce opposition but if this isn’t plain stupidity in the name of Allah, then what is?

On Camera

How Mamata Banerjee turned Bengali identity into a potent electoral weapon

The TMC has positioned itself as the representative of Bengaliness ahead of the West Bengal elections, ready to defend Bengali pride in the face of an onslaught by bohiragotos of the BJP. The TMC has positioned itself as the representative of Bengaliness ahead of the West Bengal elections, ready to defend Bengali pride in the face of an onslaught by bohiragotos of the BJP.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.