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“This is due to the administration’s negligence”: Sister of Kolkata Pandal stampede deceased questions authorities
Oct 18, 2026Hooghly (West Bengal) , October 18 (ANI): The parents of Sriparna Poddar, a resident of Baidyabati in West Bengal’s Hooghly district who died in the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede in North Kolkata, have left for... -
Areekkara Subramanian Sankaran Namboothiri named Sabarimala’s new chief priest, says “great privilege to serve Lord Dharma Sastha”
Oct 18, 2026Pathanamthitta (Keralam) , October 18 (ANI): Areekkara Subramanian Sankaran Namboothiri has been selected as the new Melsanthi (chief priest) of the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala for the upcoming Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season......Read More -
Rajnath Singh to represent India at SCO Council of Heads of Govt Meeting in Tajikistan
Oct 18, 2026New Delhi , October 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Tajikistan's Dushanbe to represent India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), scheduled... -
“Nothing can save CEC Gyanesh Kumar”: Jairam Ramesh accuses ECI of enabling ‘Vote Chori’
Oct 18, 2026New Delhi , October 18 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of enabling “Vote Chori” by denying political parties searchable electoral rolls for eight years and demanded the... -
“More have died”: Congress’s Suman Roy Chaudhuri questions Bengal govt’s death toll, police role after Chorbagan stampede
Oct 18, 2026Kolkata (West Bengal) , October 18 (ANI): Congress leader Suman Roy Chaudhuri on Sunday questioned the West Bengal government's reported death toll of 19 in the stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in North... -
West Bengal CM holds high-level meeting with senior officials after Kolkata pandal stampede
Oct 18, 2026Kolkata (West Bengal) , October 18 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday held a high-level meeting with senior officials at Bhawani Bhawan following the stampede a day earlier at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga... -
Indian Army successfully concludes Tripura Agniveer Recruitment rally 2026
Oct 18, 2026Agartala (Tripura) , October 18 (ANI): The Indian Army has successfully concluded the five-day Agniveer Recruitment Rally 2026 at the Dasarath Deb State Sports Complex in Agartala's Badharghat. The recruitment drive, which ran from October ......Read More -
Kolkata pandal stampede: 12 of 14 patients stable, likely to be discharged on Monday
Oct 18, 2026Kolkata (West Bengal) , October 18 (ANI): Twelve of the 14 patients admitted to Apollo Hospital in Salt Lake following the stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata are stable, with most expected... -
Gwalior truck accident: Minister Rakesh Shukla visits injured at trauma centre; death toll rises to 14
Oct 18, 2026Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) , October 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Minister Rakesh Shukla on Sunday visited the trauma centre in Gwalior to meet those injured in the truck accident near Sheetla Mata Temple, as the death toll... -
“Democracy dismantled from within”: CPI(M)’s John Brittas slams Centre
Oct 18, 2026New Delhi , October 18 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Sunday accused the BJP-led Central government of "dismantling democracy from within" by subverting constitutional bodies, specifically pointin......Read More
