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A day after a stampede at a temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad killed seven people, including five women and two children, a video has emerged showing the chaotic moments leading up to the tragedy. The stampede occurred on Monday at around 1 a.m. at the Baba Sidheshwar Nath temple, leaving 35 injured. The footage shows several devotees crowded around the temple, which is situated roughly 2 kilometers from the mountain’s base. In the one-minute clip, the crowd is seen struggling to navigate the congested, narrow lane leading to the temple, with people screaming. The situation quickly worsens, with people seen running…
Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gahlot has been chosen – by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena – to unfurl the national flag during the Delhi government’s Independence Day celebration on Thursday. Mr Gahlot will do so as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – who would normally lead celebrations – remains in jail following his arrest by the CBI in the alleged liquor policy case. The choice of Mr Gahlot will fan the flames of conflict between Mr Saxena and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party after Mr Kejriwal wrote to the LG to declare that Education Minister Atishi would do the honours in…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he made a mistake by fielding his wife Sunetra Pawar against his cousin Supriya Sule in the recent Lok Sabha polls. One should not allow politics to enter home, Ajit Pawar, who is currently on a statewide ‘Jan Samman Yatra’, told Marathi news channel Jai Maharashtra. As part of his mass outreach programme ahead of the state assembly polls, the deputy CM has been promoting the government’s ‘Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana’, aimed at providing financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month to women. In the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year,…
Senior advocate Harish Salve has issued a warning about organisations like Hindenburg Research, saying if not checked, they will question the country’s judiciary one day. “In any other country people would have said Hindenburg report belongs to garbage bin… Hindenburg is trying to browbeat SEBI… There should be a tribunal for defamation in India.. Tomorrow, such bodies won’t spare even judges,” he told NDTV in an exclusive interview. He also said it is “shameful” that a section of political leaders are taking Hindenburg seriously. “Why do people get away with wild allegations? In india, we don’t respect people’s reputation… It…
Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa on Tuesday said she received little to no individual financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build up to Paris Olympics and even her request for a coach was turned down ahead of the just-concluded Games. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had come out with a document, detailing the financial support provided to the Paris-bound Indian athletes. It mentions that Ashwini was provided Rs 4,50,000 under TOPS and Rs 1,48,04,080 under Annual calendar for Training and Competition (ACTC), which included the procurement of Game Ready recovery equipment, international competitions and sparring partner…
A massive row has erupted over Delhi’s jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to let minister Atishi hoist the national flag this Independence Day. The General Administration Department under Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has termed Mr Kejriwal’s decision “invalid” and said a decision on who will hoist the flag is awaited. The ruling AAP has described GAD’s response as “petty politics” and said there should be no problem if an elected minister hoists the flag. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai recently met Chief Minister Kejriwal, who is in Tihar jail in connection with a corruption case linked to Delhi’s now-scrapped…
Iran or its proxies are “increasingly likely” to launch an attack on Israel in the upcoming days, the White House warned, citing intelligence. The potential attack could “happen as soon as this week,” spokesperson John F Kirby announced. The warning comes despite the Israeli military’s reported “peak readiness” in anticipation of a retaliatory attack. The Middle East is on high alert after Iran pledged to retaliate against Israel for two recent strikes. On July 31, Israel assassinated Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh in Tehran, followed by an airstrike on Hezbollah’s senior commander, Fuad Shukr, in Lebanon. As tensions simmer, five world…
The Indian badminton contingent did not win a single medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 with Lakshya Sen coming close but failing to win his men’s singles bronze medal match against Lee Zii Jia. Badminton legend Prakash Padukone, who was the coach and mentor of the badminton team at the Paris Olympics, was extremely disappointed with the showing and after Lakshya’s loss, he said that it was “high time the players step up and win as expected”. The comments resulted in quite a bit of criticism for Padukone with Ashwini Ponnappa coming up with a fiery reply. However, former Indian cricket…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has painted a bleak picture of where the world might be in five years, warning of a “very grim forecast” given military tension in West Asia, between Ukraine and Russia, and in Southeast Asia, as well as economic challenges and the spectre of climate change. The possibility of such a future “makes the case” for a stronger relationship between India and the United States, Mr Jaishankar said as much, if not all, of the world waits on the outcome of November’s US presidential election many believe will be the second coming of Donald Trump. “I…
The probe into the chilling rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital must be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta High Court ruled today. The court noted serious lapses in the hospital administration’s response after the doctor was found dead in its seminar hall on Friday morning, her clothes in disarray and injuries all over her body. The victim’s parents, the court said, want an investigation by an independent body to ensure that evidence is not tampered with. The court today came down heavily on Dr Sandip Ghosh, the…