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Topic: Satsang

Sevadars ‘restrained & pushed devotees’, says Hathras stampede chargesheet; ‘Bhole Baba’ not mentioned

3,200-page chargesheet was filed in court Tuesday against 11 accused under sections including culpable homicide. 'Bhole Baba' yet to be questioned, it is learnt.

Who is Jasdeep Singh Gill, new spiritual head of Punjab’s powerful Dera Beas

An IIT Delhi and Cambridge alumnus, Gill will take over from Gurinder Singh Dhillon. Dera Radha Soami Satsang Beas wields significant influence in Punjab.

A 22-yr-old mother, a 7-month-old daughter — 2 Hathras victims laid to rest at makeshift crematorium

At least 121 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede at a religious congregation addressed by a self-styled godman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras Tuesday.

‘6 arrested in Hathras stampede, Rs 1L reward announced on arrest of main accused,’ says Aligarh IG

Aligarh IG Shalabh Mathur said a non-bailable warrant will be issued against main accused Prakash Madhukar. Police will also investigate if this incident occurred due to conspiracy.

The dos and don’ts of organising satsangs—and preventing tragedies like Hathras stampede

Large congregations of people require detailed crowd control management, which should not be left to ill-trained organisers.

‘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.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.