Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday defended the state’s decision to prohibit offering namaz on public roads, pointing to the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj as an exemplar of religious discipline and orderly conduct.In an exclusive interview with news agency PTI, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address on Maha Kumbh in the lower house of the Parliament.Rahul attacked PM Modi for not paying the condolences to people who lost their lives in the stampede in January during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh … Read more
Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Eknath Shinde on Thursday took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for not attending the recently-concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and said the it showed that he was scared of calling himself a Hindu. Uddhav also hit back at the … Read more
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, in a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his post on Maha Kumbh, asked him to post something on people who died in the stampede on January 29 and said that hiding the truth is a sign … Read more
<p>A stampede on Saturday night resulted in 18 deaths as thousands of devotees rushed to board trains for the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, leading to chaos at the overcrowded railway station. (Picture credit: Anindya Chattopadhyay)<br><br><br></p> NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Sunday revealed that confusion over similar train names and multiple delays contributed to … Read more
Yogi Adityanath (File photo) LUCKNOW: Attacking opposition for questioning Rs 4,000 crore expenditure on organisation of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj this year, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that only Rs 1,500 crore was spent on Kumbh while the remaining was invested in improving Prayagraj’s infrastructure.“Maha Kumbh is not just a religious event … Read more
As the Maha Kumbh casts its spell over Haridwar, this riverside sanctuary is inviting guests to partake in something beyond a meal- a communion with history, faith, and the sacred flavours of India’s holiest gathering.The experience, aptly named “Flavours of the Kumbh,” is a tribute to the four cities where the Kumbh unfolds – Haridwar, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Govt has directed airlines to add flights to Prayagraj in the wake of airfares surging around the ongoing Maha Kumbh’s important snan dates — Jan 29 and Feb 3, 4, 12 & 26. Following a TOI story showing return airfares to Prayagraj around these dates from several other cities had touched or even … Read more
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at MP’s Mhow NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a vitriolic dig at Union home minister Amit Shah over his Maha Kumbh visit, saying Shah’s “dip in Ganga won’t remove poverty“.Launching a massive broadside against the BJP, the Congress chief said the leaders of the saffron party were … Read more
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak took a veiled swipe at Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, after Yadav’s holy dip at the Triveni Sangam during the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj, remarking, “better late than never.” “Better late than never. He witnessed the wave of faith today,” Pathak … Read more