A six-member judicial panel headed by a retired High Court judge will investigate the October 17 stampede at Kolkata's Chorbagan Sarbojanin pandal that killed 19 and injured 25; the state government has announced ₹25 lakh and a government job for each victim's family.
World
Vladimir Putin has proposed meeting Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next month on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen to negotiate an end to the four-year-old Ukraine war — a plan that has alarmed Kyiv and European capitals.
World
Iran said seven oil tankers were damaged or set on fire near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, claims that pushed Brent crude above $111 a barrel — its highest since May — and deepened fears of a wider Gulf conflict.
India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held bilateral talks in New Delhi on Thursday, agreeing to deepen cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy and inviting Polish firms to co-produce with India.
World
French authorities have extended nighttime curfews in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities after a weekend of demonstrations that turned into looting and arson, with more than 2,400 people arrested and around 3,000 businesses damaged.
India
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Mumbai that India and the United States are "very, very close" to concluding a bilateral trade agreement, with only a handful of items left. President Trump, from Washington, said the deal is "pretty close".
World
A day after talks with Zelensky in Oslo, US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to present an updated proposal to end the Ukraine war and push for trilateral negotiations.
India
Gujarat's state utility has asked industries and residents to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 11 pm, as half of India's coal plants run critically low on fuel amid a demand surge.
World
Sudanese army drones struck a truck carrying mourners to a funeral and a market alleged to supply fuel to the rival RSF, killing more than 300 people, according to sources on the ground.
World
Voters in Alberta have decisively rejected independence in a referendum, handing a clear victory to Canadian unity — a result Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed as 'a clear choice' in favour of the federation.
India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held bilateral talks in New Delhi on Thursday, agreeing to deepen cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy and inviting Polish firms to co-produce with India.
India
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Mumbai that India and the United States are "very, very close" to concluding a bilateral trade agreement, with only a handful of items left. President Trump, from Washington, said the deal is "pretty close".
World
Iran said seven oil tankers were damaged or set on fire near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, claims that pushed Brent crude above $111 a barrel — its highest since May — and deepened fears of a wider Gulf conflict.
World
French authorities have extended nighttime curfews in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities after a weekend of demonstrations that turned into looting and arson, with more than 2,400 people arrested and around 3,000 businesses damaged.
India
Beyond Bengaluru and Mumbai, a quiet startup boom is unfolding in Jaipur, Indore, Coimbatore and beyond. Inside India's tier-2 entrepreneurship story.
India
India is racing to build data centres for the AI age. This in-depth analysis weighs the boom's promises against its demands for power, water and land.
Science
Extreme heat is a public-health emergency that disrupts sleep, work and wellbeing. An in-depth, practical guide to protecting your household.
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