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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday registered an FIR against the organisers of the religious congregation in Hathras where 116 people died following a stampede. 'Mukhya sevadar' Devprakash Madhukar and other organisers have been named in the first information report (FIR) filed at the Sikandara...

Lucknow: The deadly stampede in Hathras Tuesday that claimed over 100 lives occurred at a congregation of Baba Narayan Hari alias Saakar Vishwa Hari 'Bhole Baba', a former policeman who turned into a religious preacher and gained a following, especially in western Uttar Pradesh. The...

Hathras (UP): A stampede at a religious congregation here killed 116 people Tuesday as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other in the worst such tragedy in recent years. The stampede took place as people headed home after a ‘satsang' in...

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting his government to facilitate a debate on the medical entrance exam NEET issue in the Lok Sabha Wednesday. He said the Opposition's request to discuss NEET was denied in...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha member A Bimol Akoijam expressed his anguish over the absence of any reference to Manipur, a state hit by ethnic violence, in President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. In a fiery speech late Monday...

New Delhi: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET-PG) 2024 is likely to be held mid-August, sources said Tuesday. The revised date for the medical entrance exam is expected to be announced this week. A meeting was held in the Union home ministry Monday, in which...

New Delhi: Over a dozen students were detained while attempting to march towards the Parliament Tuesday to protest against alleged irregularities in several competitive exams. The students belonging to different outfits under the banner "India against NTA" gathered at the Patel Chowk metro station here...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hailed the BJP-led NDA’s resounding victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said the alliance rode to power for a record third time because people reposed faith and confidence in its governance. PM Modi reiterated the government’s...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has covered the entire country six days ahead of the normal date despite making sluggish progress during mid-June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. "The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab...

Hathras (UP): Over 50 people died and several others were injured in a stampede at a religious congregation here Tuesday, officials said. They said the incident occurred at a 'satsang' event in Pulrai village where people had gathered in large numbers. Senior Superintendent of Police,...