A police official walks past the sealed Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal following a stampede

India

Chorbagan Puja tragedy – paying the price for living dangerously?

An IYC protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, 23 Sep

POLITICS

Cong accuses ECI of enabling ‘vote theft’ by withholding searchable voter lists

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Nation

At least 15 Kuki homes torched in Manipur’s Kamjong, residents flee

A crowd of devotees at the Sabarimala temple (file photo)

Nation

Sabarimala preparations fall short, says minister; flags crowd-control concerns

Representative image of Election Commission of India building.

Nation

Four voter IDs, one person: EC clarification raises questions over safeguards in UP

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Nation

NIA charges four more in Sirsa police station grenade attack case

Officials are investigating how the truck entered a route usually closed to heavy vehicles

Nation

14 killed as truck ploughs into shops near Gwalior temple

Family members reach hospital to check on their loved ones

Nation

Chorbagan stampede: 14 of 25 injured under treatment at private hospital, 3 in ICU

Prem Gupta, said the pressure intensified as people continued entering despite the lack of space inside

Nation

‘People wanted to get out but couldn’t’: Witness recounts Kolkata puja stampede

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

World

Rubio cites India’s energy needs, US ties to defend Russia sanctions waiver

The Sabarimala temple draws huge crowds during peak worship season

Nation

Sankaran Namboothiri selected as Sabarimala chief priest ahead of pilgrimage season

BSP leader Mayawati

POLITICS

Bahujan community has high hopes for Akash Anand, says Mayawati in latest diktat

The stampede occurred amid heavy crowds at the pandal

Nation

Kolkata stampede: Police detain 12 as death toll rises to 19