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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

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.