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A baby and four women were among six people who died off the island of Lesbos on Monday following the collision, a coast guard official said

The air ambulance, flying from Agartala to Kolkata, made an emergency landing in Dhaka after a mid-air technical fault; the 56-year-old patient later died at a city hospital

As of this month, we're now cutting half a million people from the number of people that we're assisting, Shaun Hughes, the WFP country director, told AFP.

Incidents of violence and murder, and the seizure of drugs by central agencies, show that the Chief Minister is not paying adequate attention to the police department, the former CM said

At least 19 people lost their lives in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkatas Girish Park area. Sudden rain, narrow entry and exit points, and a surge of visitors reportedly contributed to the tragedy. The incident has raised questions about crowd management, police deployment and safety arrangements at large public gatherings. Could better planning and crowd regulation have prevented the deaths?

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The issue triggered protests by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, whose members demanded the professor's removal and strict action against him.

Security measures were stepped up to prevent further confrontations between the rival groups TDP and the YSCRP

The bail hearing of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was delayed on Sunday, October 18, according to the partys legal head, Ratna Singh. The two leaders were sent to five days of judicial custody after entering Jantar Mantar by scaling its locked gates, following the denotification of the site as a designated protest venue.

The two accused allegedly abused him using caste-based slurs and assaulted him on October 18

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Actor Tiger Shroff escaped unhurt after shots were fired at his car in Mumbais Juhu area on Sunday evening, leaving two injured. Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde visited the actors residence, while CM Devendra Fadnavis assured swift action as police investigate the shooting and search for suspects.

Three of the four victims have been identified as Aman Yadav, Golu Yadav and Alok Mishra; two of the injured are in critical condition

The Mamata Trinamool Congress party questioned the recognition given to the puja, which had also won awards for best lighting, best pandal and best environment-friendly puja

Farmers to decide next course of action after consultations on October 19

Devendra Fadnavis said that either suspects or handlers are operating from Maharashtra

Measures are part of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commissions KSERC (Multi-Year Tariff) Regulations, 2026, which will take effect from April 1, 2027

The Interior Minister submitted his resignation to the president on Sunday (October 18, 2026), the Elysee palace said in a statement

Margadarshak Mandalam, a body of Hindu ascetics, accuses Juna Akhara Mahamandaleshwar Swami Bharati of sidelining existing organisers and failing to maintain financial transparency

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Tracking down the three unidentified shooters remains the primary challenge for law enforcement agencies, and further investigation is underway, the police added.

The department, which had booked cases against two persons accused of felling trees on a holding located in the Cardamom Hill Reserve in Idukki, backtracks on the decision by accepting the contentions of the accused and approaches court to withdraw proceedings

The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature likely to touch 32 degrees Celsius

As per a medical bulletin, Dr. Ramadoss underwent the procedure at Chennais Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road

The Congress said former MLA Rahul Bondre was being targeted with police notices over his educational institution in Chikhli after he declined to switch sides

The cannabis had a total weight of 202.75 kg and had a total value of 1,01,37,500

Hundreds of protesters gathered again at noon in front of the Education Ministry chanting Rama, resign amid a tense standoff with police.

The accumulated gap cannot be overcome within a reasonable time frame by budgetary resources alone, says T.M. Thomas Isaac, former Finance Minister of Keralam, underscoring the importance of a mechanism like KIIFB for the State

The proposed summit comes amid warming ties between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin especially after the U.S. President announced a deal to buy Russian diesel

Thousands of Greenlandic Inuit women and girls were fitted with IUDs without their consent between the 1960s and 1990s, in a birth-control programme reportedly aimed at controlling the islands population; decades later, Denmark has apologised and approved compensation for the historic wrong, while questions of accountability, colonialism and human rights violations remain unresolved

Chinese policymakers have made population planning a key part of the countrys economic strategy

The fire crossed established firebreaks before being contained with help from municipal firefighters.

As the centenary of his martyrdom is being observed this year, the BJPs top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have frequently invoked Samundris legacy at public rallies

While the geography of female labour force participation is changing, it is not at a uniform pace

Ouras new GLP-1 features promise to keep pace with a changing body. My increasingly loose ring suggests the company has more to consider

Macron blamed unrestrained violence on insurrectionist elements from radical far-left groups, joined by numerous criminals

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World Students Day is observed on October 15 to honour Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalams legacy. This year, The Hindu Teen Digest editorial team shares insights from their own experiences across culture, sports, and academics to illuminate why student life matters and what it teaches for the future.

Recalling the era of 1990s when gang wars had led to bloodbath on the streets of Mumbai, Mr. Shinde said that the Mumbai Police had even then reigned in on such forces