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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.

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

Trump’s fanboys in BJP are now proved wrong. Lesson here is to never personalise diplomacy

The only thing our deeply divided world can agree on is that Trump is a menace. Indians who once sang his praises have now turned viciously against him.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.