The Goa government on Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the tragic stampede during the annual Lairai Devi festival at the Shirgaon temple in Goa, in which six people lost their lives.
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Saturday credited the Central government's move to conduct a caste census to the persistent efforts of his party and its leadership.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday met tourists in Pahalgam and asserted Kashmir was and will always be a part of India.
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday jibed at the Minister for Public Works and Tourism, Mohammed Riyas, indirectly referring to him as "the communist royal family's son-in-law."
Goa's Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane, on Saturday assured that the government is providing the best possible medical care and support to all those affected in the Shirgaon stampede.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Tamil Nadu BJP core committee at a private hotel on the outskirts of Chennai.
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos attended the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 in Mumbai on Saturday, where he praised the Indian audience and his collaboration with actor Saif Ali Khan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco to India--the first such visit in 38 years--underscoring a renewed commitment to deepen bilateral ties and expand cooperation across sectors.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Saturday objected to the West Bengal government naming a newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as "Jagannath Dham." He argued that it is impossible to call any other place Jagannath Dham because there is only one in the world, located in
Goa BJP President Damu Naik on Saturday said that the investigation is ongoing regarding the stampede incident at Shirgao, Goa. He also expressed condolences over the tragic incident.
Lairai Devi temple President, advocate Dinanath Gaonkar, on Saturday, stated that the stampede during the Zatra in Shrigao was triggered when a devotee accidentally touched an electric bulb with his cane stick, received a shock, and collapsed onto others in the tightly packed crowd.