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Congress calls for law to curb influence of ‘fake’ godmen after 121 killed in Hathras stampede

Stampede during 'satsang' organised by self-proclaimed godman Narayan Sakar Hari in Fulrai village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras claimed 121 lives.

How Hathras stampede happened — rush to collect soil godman walked on, sevaks blocking crowd with sticks

According to FIR, permission was granted for 80,000 people, but crowd exceeded 2.50 lakh, with no adequate arrangements by organisers. Preacher Narayan Sakar Hari not named in FIR.

Advocate files plea in SC seeking expert panel probe in Hathras stampede case

Advocate Vishal Tiwari's petition demands a status report from the UP government on the incident and to initiate legal action against officials and others for their negligent conduct.

Hathras stampede: Toll rises to 121, FIR registered against satsang organisers

The main organiser Madhukar had sought permission from the administration for 80,000 people but 2.5 lakh turned up, causing heavy traffic on the road.

Weeping families, bodies on ice at Hathras hospital, stampede survivors recall crowd ‘pushing, slipping’

At least 116 people, mostly women, lost their lives in Tuesday’s stampede at a satsang hosted by self-styled preacher Bhole Baba, for whom police have launched a search operation.

UP stampede: CM Yogi Adityanath likely to visit Hathras today

The government said in a statement that a team consisting of ADG Agra and Aligarh Divisional Commissioner has been constituted to inquire into the cause of the incident.

Hathras stampede witness: ‘Most of those killed were women, hardly any management by admin’

Hundreds of devotees had gathered at Fulrai village to attend satsang, hosted by self-styled preacher Narayan Sakar Hari aka Bhole Baba, which was on for past 2 days.

At least 87 dead, 18 injured in stampede in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras

Officers said the stampede took place during a religious event in the Mughalgarhi village.

At least 27 killed, several injured in stampede at religious congregation in UP’s Hathras

Etah SSP Rajesh Kumar Singh said the incident occurred at a ‘satsang’ in Pulrai village. Among those killed are 23 women, three children and a man.

At least 12 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

The incident comes after a deadly stampede last year killed 135 spectators at a stadium in Indonesia in October. Many were crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

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Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.