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Kasganj: A day after the stampede in Hathras where more than 100 people were killed, the residents of controversial preacher Bhole Baba's native village Bahadurnagar in Kasganj district praised him for never asking for any donation or ‘chadhava’ (offerings) from anyone. Baba Narayan Hari, also...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the stampede in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district. "Esteemed Mrs President, Esteemed Mr Prime Minister, kindly accept the most sincere condolences over the tragic accident in...

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra led his party colleagues Wednesday in walking out of the upper House, along with the opposition parties, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply to the Motion of Thanks on the president's address...

Hathras: The death toll in the stampede that broke out in a ‘satsang' here rose to 121 Wednesday and police filed an FIR against the organisers, accusing them of hiding evidence and flouting conditions with 2.5 lakh people crammed into a venue in which only...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in Rajya Sabha Wednesday, reiterated his government’s determination and resolve to take the country to new heights in the third term, while also taking a dig at the Congress-led...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties, led by the Congress, staged a walkout of Rajya Sabha Wednesday after the Leader of the Opposition was not allowed to intervene during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech. LoP Mallikarjun Kharge wanted to intervene during Modi's reply to a discussion...

New Delhi: India’s coal production registered a robust 14.5 per cent growth in June this year to touch the 84.63 million tonnes mark compared to 73.92 million tonnes in the same month last year, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Coal....

Lucknow: Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba, at whose ‘satsang’ a massive stampede took place in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, leaving 121 dead, is now absconding, a source said Wednesday. The police conducted search operations at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of 'Bhole...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday lodged an FIR against the organisers of the religious congregation in Hathras where 121 people died in a stampede, accusing them of hiding evidence and flouting conditions with 2.5 lakh people gathering for the event in which only 80,000...

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is scheduled to preside over a crucial meeting of INDIA bloc legislators Wednesday, amid speculations of a change of guard in the state, MLAs of the alliance said. Soren, the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha...