scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicSadhus

Topic: Sadhus

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.

Maha Kumbh and India’s new-age sadhus—riding Bullets, making Reels

Sagrika Kissu -
For the Bullet Baba, his worldly belongings are a bike, a tent, and a bag of clothes. He doesn’t live in any akhara or ashram.

‘Property, threats, missing video’ — why a BJP MLA is at centre of Dalit priest’s ‘suicide’ in Jalore

+TFP Sonal Matharu -
Dalit priest Sant Ravinath was found hanging from a tree in Rajasthan’s Jalore last week, leading to clamour for arrest of BJP MLA Puraram Choudhary, named in ‘suicide note’.

A new script awaits Irrfan Khan in heaven and astrologers’ worry

Shubhangi Misra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Sadhus scolded 25-yr-old for stealing tongs, he killed them under bhang influence: UP Police

Prashant Srivastava -
The two sadhus were killed inside a Bulandshahr temple Monday night. Police rules out 'communal angle', says accused confessed to crime.

Akharas’ spirituality was intact, until sadhus began promoting Hindutva politics

Dhirendra K Jha -
The influence of Hindutva, which was consolidated in 1960s, gained unusual pace during 1980s and threw the old monastic orders of Hinduism out of gear.

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

India must build its own AI stack. It is now a strategic necessity

Meenakashi Lekhi -
In the Indian context, Sarvam and BharatGen’s growing relevance and demonstrated ability can only bring reassurance—and cheer—to the public at large.

One way to cut down Indian dairy export rejections. Fix the labels

CJI Surya Kant is right. Supreme Court becomes a political battleground during elections

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.