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Kumbh stampede: Multiple deaths, massive traffic jams, swelling crowd, but does faith trump ‘chaos’?

Weeks after the Kumbh stampede, much has been reported on ‘mismanagement’ by the Uttar Pradesh administration. What exactly went wrong?

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चट हादसा, पट मुआवज़ा: रेलवे को नकद मुआवज़ा बांटने की जल्दबाजी क्यों

भारतीय रेलवे के अधिकारियों ने, शनिवार रात को हुई भगदड़ में मारे गए लोगों के परिजनों को दिल्ली के तीन अस्पतालों के मुर्दाघरों के बाहर बड़ी मात्रा में नकदी बांटी. हर मृतक के परिवार को 10 लाख रुपये तक कैश दिया गया.

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Supreme Court stays Ranveer Allahbadia’s arrest, but slams YouTuber for ‘depraved’ comments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of Ranveer Allahabadia, more popularly known as Beer Biceps, in the cases registered against the YouTuber for allegedly making vulgar and obscene comments on Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘Confused response,’ ‘attempted cover-up:’ Editorials on aftermath of Delhi stampede

As the Indian Railways mulls a slew of measures for better crowd management in the wake of at least 18 people being killed in a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station on February 15, the Opposition has trained its guns at the government for its “negligence.”

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यमुना: फ्लड प्लेन से किसानों को हटाकर पार्क बनाना कितना सही?

अक्टूबर 2024 में हमने अपनी विस्तृत रिपोर्ट में बताया था कि कैसे दिल्ली विकास प्राधिकरण यमुना के फ्लड प्लेन में कई जगहों पर कंक्रीट बिछा रहा है. जबकि नेशनल ग्रीन ट्रिब्यूनल (एनजीटी) की सख्त गाइडलाइन है कि यमुना के फ्लड प्लेन पर किसी तरह की डंपिंग, निर्माण आदि नहीं होना…

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‘We could not save her’: How three students tried to rescue a child during Delhi stampede

At around 9.30 pm on Saturday, as the crush swelled on platform numbers 13 and 14 at New Delhi Railway Station, Ramkumar Manjhi began to panic.

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‘Controversy is surprising’: After Congress criticism, Shashi Tharoor stands by his newspaper oped

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor defended his opinion piece on Kerala’s industrial growth after facing criticism from his own party.

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From cyclones to heatwaves, how the climate crisis is tripping India’s power sector

Raghunadh was 15 when Cyclone Hudhud struck the coastline near his home at Bheemunipatnam, around 30 km from Visakhapatnam in coastal Andhra Pradesh on October 12, 2014.

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Let Me Explain: How hate speeches in India are ‘politically sanctioned’

Throughout the week while the Indian media, political class, and legal authorities remained fixated on a distasteful joke, they showed little concern over the rising incidents of hate speech in the country.

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In unusual move, Railways gives Rs 1.99 crore total in cash to victims of Delhi stampede

Authorities from the Indian Railways distributed large quantities of cash outside the mortuaries of three Delhi hospitals to family members of victims killed in Saturday night’s stampede.

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Stampede in New Delhi: A timeline of events from midnight to morning

At least 18 people were killed after a stampede broke out at 10 pm on Saturday night at the New Delhi Railway Station. Eyewitnesses told Newslaundry the stampede took place when passengers were waiting to board a train to Prayagraj to attend the Kumbh Mela. Some said a Railways announcement…

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नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन भगदड़: 18 की मौत, रेलवे की लापरवाही और मीडिया कवरेज पर पहरा

शनिवार रात करीब 10:00 बजे राजधानी में नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन पर प्रयागराज महाकुंभ जाने वाले यात्रियों के बीच भगदड़ मच गई, जिससे अब तक 18 लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है और कई लोग घायल हैं. प्रत्यक्षदर्शियों के मुताबिक, हादसा तब हुआ जब बहुत सारे यात्री प्रयागराज जाने वाली…

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Tamil media house Vikatan’s website blocked after BJP complains about its cartoon on PM Modi

Tamil media house Vikatan has alleged its website was “blocked by the central government” after it published a cartoon on Indians being handcuffed during their deportation from the United States.

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South Central Ep 14: Mass layoffs at Infosys, self-censorship in film industry

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal, political commentator Tara Krishnaswamy and independent journalist Anna MM Vetticad.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 358: ‘Official’ death toll at Kumbh, voting in Delhi’s reserved seats

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry reporters Avdhesh Kumar and Basant Kumar.

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Maharashtra police’s selective justice: Swift action on ‘obscenity’, red tape on hate crime

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Hafta 524: Modi meets Trump, Delhi election results, UGC’s new guidelines

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by The Caravan’s Hartosh Singh Bal and Delhi University professor Tanvir Aeijaz.

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White House bars Associated Press from Oval Office indefinitely over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ row

Amid the escalating standoff between the Donald Trump administration and The Associated Press over Gulf of Mexico’s name, the White House on Friday said that it has indefinitely banned the news wire agency from accessing the Oval Office and Air Force One, CNN reported.

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Newsance 286: Why Godi media hates BeerBiceps and YouTubers

This week, the internet’s favourite influencer – BeerBiceps aka Ranveer Allahbadia – became the punching bag for TV news anchors. His crime? Appearing on comedian Samay Raina’s show India Got Latent and cracking a (borrowed) joke. As if on cue, every anchor jumped in to defend Indian culture from this…

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Hafta letters: Economies and ‘police states’, the question of ads, courts and parole

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जामिया में प्रदर्शन का इनाम: हिरासत, निलंबन और घर तक पहुंच रही धमकियां, ये है पूरी कहानी

बीते कुछ दिनों से जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया के छात्रों और प्रशासन के बीच टकराव चल रहा है. इस बीच छात्रों ने धरना दिया तो दिल्ली पुलिस की मदद से उन्हें कैंपस से हटा दिया गया. लेकिन बात यहीं तक नहीं रुकी पुलिस कार्रवाई के बाद कुछ छात्रों को अब विश्वविद्यालय…

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Jamia protests: Admin suspends students, puts up posters with their personal info

The Jamia Millia Islamia administration on Friday, February 14, put up lists with details of 17 students allegedly involved in the ongoing protests at the university across the campus. The university also served suspension notices to several students identified in the list.

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Jailed journalist Mahesh Langa granted anticipatory bail in extortion case

Earlier this week, a Gujarat sessions court granted anticipatory bail to The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa in connection with an extortion case filed last month, Live Law reported.

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Karnataka High Court quashes ‘fake news’ FIR against Arnab Goswami

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed an FIR filed against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly airing fake news about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Bar and Bench reported.

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A CM resigns, a journalist is abducted: The ‘war of narratives’ in Manipur

On February 9, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh handed in his resignation to the governor of the state. A little over a day later, 20 armed men barged into the home of a senior journalist in Imphal, abducted him, and held him captive.

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