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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

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.