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Fadnavis raps Sena on cross-party support in MLC polls

MUMBAI, Oct. 19 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday expressed displeasure at the growing differences among the Mahayuti allies ahead of the October 23 biennial elections to five seats in the... Read More


BMC to fund minor repairs in cessed bldgs

MUMBAI, Oct. 19 -- Residents of cessed buildings in Mumbai can now avail of free minor repairs to compound passages, flooring, drainage and water pipelines after being apprised of a funding provision ... Read More


CM announces probe, raft of steps for pandal safety; Oppn hits at govt

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a raft of measures on Sunday to ensure safety of devotees at Durga Puja pandals across the state even as opposition parties ta... Read More


former cops flag lack of crowd management, space constraint

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The death of 19 people at the Chor Bagan stampede pointed to a lack of planning and bad space management, several former officers of the Kolkata Police said on Sunday. Speaking on ... Read More


'There was no way out', recall Kolkata survivors

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Akriti Kumari, 17, was for the first time accompanied by her relatives, some of whom had arrived from Gaya in Bihar, for pandal hopping in Kolkata. A trip to the Chor Bagan pandal,... Read More


Locals first to respond, rush stampede victims to city hospital

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Sonu Ojha, a resident of Chor Bagan, was chatting with two friends at a tea stall on Amar Basu Sarani, watching the crowd move towards the entrance of a puja pandal. It was drizzli... Read More


CJP leaders allege delayin release of Ranka and Das

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday accused authorities of "deliberately prolonging" the release of party members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who have been in... Read More


Noida Police trace, seize car after video showing two men on bonnet goes viral

Noida, Oct. 19 -- The Noida Police on Sunday registered a case of rash driving against a car driver after a video showing two men clinging to each other on the bonnet of a moving vehicle went viral on... Read More


X handles booked for 'fake news'

Noida, Oct. 19 -- Police in Noida have registered a case against two identified and other unidentified "X" handles for allegedly spreading fake news about the "arrest" of Germany-based YouTuber Dhruv ... Read More


3 bihar natives among those killed in puja pandal tragedy

PATNA, Oct. 19 -- Three people, including a girl from Gaya and two men from Muzzafarpur, were among those who died in the stampede that broke out in a Durga Puja pandal at Chorbagan in Kolkata on Satu... Read More