NEW DELHI: At least 17 people were feared dead and 15 injured after a stampede-like incident at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening, as heavy rain…
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Kolkata pandal stampede: Heavy rush amid rain led to deadly incident – top developments
In an official update, police said, “Today at around 7:40 pm, a stampede occurred at the exit gate of Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Puja Pandal, under Girish Park Police Station,…
Black ink, burnt posters: Congress workers vandalise BJP office in Ajmer over Madan Rathore’s Pakistan remark
The controversy erupted after Rathore, speaking at a seminar organised at the BJP state headquarters to mark former president A P J Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary on Thursday, said that…
Stalin turns fire on Congress over SIR; serves up Bihar, Soren exit reminder
Stalin said he and his party have raised the issue since Bihar elections. NEW DELHI: MK Stalin on Saturday backed protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls,…
‘Law and order does not exist’: SAD chief Badal holds CM Mann responsible for Punjab anti-drug activist’s murder
Sukhbir Singh Badal has held Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accountable for the breakdown of law and order following the tragic murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh, also known as…
‘Gyanesh Kumar must be removed’: DMK demands CEC’s ouster, backs student protests
DMK passes resolution demanding CEC’s ouster, backs student protests NEW DELHI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday demanded the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an inquiry…
Behind the lights and grandeur: What it takes and costs to build a Durga Pujo pandal
Before the dhak begins: The money and machinery behind a Durga pujo Long before the first beat of the dhak, a Durga Pujo has already been decided, priced and partly…
Encounter breaks out between security forces, terrorists in J&K’s Kupwara
Representative image (File pohoto NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday after troops detected suspicious movement along the…
BJP veteran LK Advani admitted to Delhi hospital over pulmonary issues
A statement on LK Advani’s health would be issued shortly Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, 98, was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi on Friday evening with pulmonary…
‘Opposition’s duty is to oppose, expose, depose’: Congress defends ‘regime change’ remark
‘Regime change normal in democracy’: Chidambaram hits back at BJP NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday defended the use of the phrase “regime…