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"Bad Touch": Woman Alleges Sexual Assault By Doctor At Gauhati Medical College
- Oct 18, 2026 07:41 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
She claimed that when she expressed discomfort about removing her clothes, the doctor pulled down her trousers and touched her private parts without her consent.
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Major Kolkata Durga Puja Pandals Shut Temporarily After Stampede Kills 19
- Oct 18, 2026 07:28 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
Organisers of the Santosh Mitra Square Puja restricted entry of visitors to the pandal for the time being, puja committee president Sajal Ghosh said.
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Blog: Kolkata Didn't Learn From 2015. Eleven Years Later, It Proved To Be Fatal
- Oct 18, 2026 07:13 am IST
- Chandrajit Mitra
Flaws wait in silence until a tragedy strikes. And there were many at Kolkata's Chorbagan. At least 17 died in a stampede on a day that marked the formal initiation of Durga Pujo in the city. The blam...
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12 Killed As Truck Runs Over Devotees Near Temple In Madhya Pradesh
- Oct 18, 2026 06:55 am IST
- Asian News International
The truck reportedly broke through police barricades before running over pilgrims on the road and crashing into the temple's outer wall and gate.
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4 Killed After Part Of Chimney Collapses At Power Plant In Bengal's Asansol
- Oct 18, 2026 00:28 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Several workers managed to escape.
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Delhi Traders Warn Protests Could Cause Rs 10,000-Crore Loss By Diwali
- Oct 17, 2026 23:26 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The traders say the location is the problem. Ramlila Maidan is close to wholesale markets including Sadar Bazar, Chandni Chowk, Khari Baoli and Chawri Bazar, where the weeks leading up to Diwali are crucial for sales and deliveries.
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Darkness, Rush, And An Announcement: What Led To Deadly Kolkata Stampede
- Oct 17, 2026 22:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal, Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The dead include 13 women and a child.
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'Mother Died Right Before My Eyes': Witnesses Recount Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Stampede
- Oct 17, 2026 22:20 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
"The entrance was very narrow, and the exit gate was also narrow. There was no lighting in the area," a local man, whose daughter and granddaughter were among the injured, said.
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Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: Examining CCTV, Won't Spare Anyone, Says Suvendu Adhikari
- Oct 17, 2026 21:53 pm IST
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Health Minister Saradwat Mukherjee and senior officials rushed to the hospital.
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13 Women, 1 Child Among 19 Killed In Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Stampede
- Oct 17, 2026 21:39 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the incident extremely distressing. He has announced interim compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those who died.
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'Deserves Celebration': Economist On India's Post-Covid Economic Performance
- Oct 17, 2026 21:22 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
He said that the growth streak of five years of over 7 per cent growth matches India's 2003-2007 run, when India attracted global attention as one of the BRIC economies.
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Delhi Food Body Finds Lizard At Reliance Retail, Cockroaches At Zepto Store
- Oct 17, 2026 21:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The inspections covered facilities operated by Swiggy Instamart, Zepto, Blinkit, Zomato Hyperpure and Reliance Retail. Officials found hygiene violations, improper food storage and lapses in maintaining the prescribed temperatures, the Delhi government said on Saturday.
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Journalist Files Police Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi In 'Pushing' Case
- Oct 17, 2026 20:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Richa Parashar had said the incident occurred during a protest on the Supreme Court premises.
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Honorary Doctorate Conferred On Devendra Fadnavis At Adani University
- Oct 17, 2026 20:11 pm IST
- Indo Asian News Service
The ceremony, the first since the institution was renamed from Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DMIHER), was presided over by Dr Priti Adani, Chancellor of the university and Chairperson of the Adani Foundation.
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'Not An Ordinary Foreigner': Imran Khan In Challenge To 'Leave India' Notice
- Oct 17, 2026 20:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
- Edited by: Aarish Chhabra
Actor Imran Khan's central argument is that an OCI cardholder is "not an ordinary foreigner" and that his status cannot be curtailed without a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
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'Legal Profession Is Not For Faint Of Heart': Chief Justice To Law Graduates
- Oct 17, 2026 19:04 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
Addressing the 34th annual convocation of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) here, he said legal education must go beyond academic learning and prepare students to engage with diverse perspectives and serve society.
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Why CJP's Abhijeet Dipke Walked Free While Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Remain In Jail
- Oct 17, 2026 18:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to 5-day judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar despite police orders and trying to disturb the peace; Abhijeet Dipke was released because of a key difference, sources told NDTV.
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Inform Father, Landlord: Gurugram Techie's Mail To Bosses Before Killing Wife, Himself
- Oct 17, 2026 18:07 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The man, who was 30 years old, was originally from Bengaluru.
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UDP Down To 4 In Meghalaya As Speaker Recognises 8 MLAs' Switch To BJP
- Oct 17, 2026 17:37 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The eight legislators are Lahkmen Rymbui, Pius Marwein, Kyrmen Shylla, Mayralborn Syiem, Matthew Beyondstar Kurbah, Ollan Singh Suin, Balajied Kupar Synrem and Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah.
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'Fake Emails, QR Code': Ahmedabad Police Bust Fake Navratri Pass Scam
- Oct 17, 2026 16:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
Unidentified fraudsters created a fake Instagram handle under the username veer.rajjputtt and used a mobile number ending in 808 to impersonate the event organisers.