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Personnel of Kolkata Police, KMC, fire services kept out of SIT to probe their role in Durga Puja pandal stampede: Bengal CM Suvendu.
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YS Jagan Demands Election Commission Reforms, Regrets Support for 2023 Act
October 18, 2026
Amaravati, Oct 18: YSRCP president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has called for reforms in the appointment of Election Commissioners at the Central and State
Children Have Right to Internet, Can’t Impose Blanket Ban, Says SC
October 17, 2026
CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke Gets Conditional Bail in Delhi
October 17, 2026
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Telecom ‘Star’ War: Musk Must Understand India’s Security Concerns Before Starlink Gets the Green Light
By Gopavajhala Diwakar The global corporate rivalry between Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Elon Musk, the chief of SpaceX and Tesla, has escalated into a war of words in India, with the proposed entry of Starlink satellite internet acquiring political and national security overtones. While Musk has taken a sarcastic swipe at Ambani by referring to him as the
International News
Major fire breaks out in Canada’s Alberta after deadly incident at military base
October 18, 2026
Edmonton, Oct 18 (AP) Canada’s defence minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a
Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft till November 24
October 18, 2026
Islamabad, Oct 18 Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft and planes owned, operated or leased by Indian
Case filed against resort owner, manager after Bangladesh fire kills 10; one arrested
October 18, 2026
Dhaka, Oct 18 Police in Bangladesh have filed a case against the owner and manager of a seaside resort where
India asks its nationals in Saudi Arabia to follow safety directives amid security concerns
October 18, 2026
Dubai, Oct 18 The Indian Embassy in Riyadh on Sunday asked its nationals to take note of and follow updated
National News
Mysuru court sentences man to death for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl
October 18, 2026
Mysuru, Oct 18 A special POCSO court here has sentenced a 31-year-old man to death and imposed a fine of
Those injured in Kolkata stampede shifted from govt to pvt hospital amid treatment: MLA
October 18, 2026
Kolkata, Oct 18 Mamata All India Trinamool Congress spokesperson and MLA Kunal Ghosh on Sunday alleged that those injured in
‘Came like a storm’: Eyewitnesses recall truck’s deadly dash towards Gwalior temple
October 18, 2026
Gwalior (MP), Oct 18 Screams shattered the stillness of the night as a speeding truck hurtled down a slope towards
J-K police books Army officer’s wife for ‘sharing’ sensitive info with intelligence operatives
October 18, 2026
Jammu, Oct 18 Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked the wife of an Army officer for allegedly “collecting and sharing”
Regional News
Delhi govt proposes cap of 2.5 lakh e-rickshaws under draft scheme
October 18, 2026
Over 500 spas in Keralam raided, five arrested
October 18, 2026
Raghvendra Pratap Singh
October 18, 2026
Bihar Police deploys additional forces for Durga Puja
October 17, 2026
Two open fire at man in Mumbai’s Wadala, held within an hour
October 18, 2026
IAF helicopter rescues 12 in wake of flooding in Chhattisgarh
October 17, 2026
Business News
India bars sugar-based ethanol in 2026-27 tender, cuts maize incentive
October 18, 2026
New Delhi, Oct 18 State-run oil marketing companies have barred ethanol made from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses
Vance defends ‘indentured servants’ remark on H-1B workers, admits ‘rhetoric’ has been ‘imperfect’
October 18, 2026
Washington, Oct 18 US Vice President J D Vance has admitted that his rhetoric has been “imperfect” when he referred
NTPC to begin feasibility studies in more states for nuclear programme
October 18, 2026
New Delhi, Oct 18 State-owned NTPC plans to initiate feasibility studies in more states, including Uttar Pradesh, for proposed nuclear
Soybean output may dip just 2 pc; MP, Rajasthan gains to cushion Maharashtra losses: Farmers’ body
October 18, 2026
Indore, Oct 18 India’s soybean production is expected to decline marginally by 2.11 per cent to 107.93 lakh tonnes in
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Deva, who crafted ‘Tamil gana,’ gave mesmerising hits, dies
October 17, 2026
