HT Morning News Brief October 18: 19 dead in Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede; CJI says youth questioning is healthy
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- Kolkata Pandal Stampede: 19 Dead, 14 Detained As Police Ban Gatherings
- Heavy Rain Lashes Chennai, Inundates Airport Entrance as NDRF Reviews Preparedness
- HT Morning News Brief October 18: 19 dead in Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede; CJI says youth questioning is healthy
- Telangana College Dandiya Tragedy: Student Killed, 12 Injured in Lighting Truss Collapse
- Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede Kills 19, Probe Demanded, Pandal Crowd Safety Guidelines Issued
- Chorbagan Stampede: 19 Dead in Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal, SIT Formed, 12 Detained
- Kolkata Stampede Kills 19 at Durga Puja Pandal, Police Probe Crowd Control Lapses, Detain 12
- Durga Puja Stampede Kills 19 in Kolkata; Massive Crowd Surges After Rain, Probe Ordered
- Kolkata Durga Puja Stampede Kills 19; Police Probe Crowd Lapses, 12 Detained
- ‘India diversified imports, but hard to pivot in one day’: Marco Rubio explains why US waived some Russia energy tariffs
- Government caps trade margin for 137 cancer drugs at 30%, prices likely to fall by up to 70%
- Sahyog Portal could detect, remove child abuse material: Supreme Court
- Trans woman not within purview of Sec 69 of BNS: Allahabad HC
- CARA referral doesn’t give enforceable right to adopt child if legally ineligible: Delhi HC
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- In India, the Scion of a Political Dynasty Tries to Seize His Moment
- Singing, Dancing and Getting Dumped by A.I. on Korean TV
- Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland
- One million migrating raptors dodge illegal hunters above Georgia's Black Sea coast
- Buildings set on fire, shops looted, over 1,000 arrested as protests against rising living costs in France turn violent
- In the mid-1800s, lantana came to South African gardens; it spread over 2 million hectares and may use up to 97 million cubic meters of water a year
- France's historic Limoges Town Hall burns down amid protests; JD Vance blames ‘immigration’ for unrest
- Deadly fire breaks out at Canada military base
- Canada defence minister confirms deaths and injuries after 'incident' at Alberta base causes major fire
- In 2011, Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown forced Fukushima families to leave dogs; 17 rescues had 5–10 times more stress hormones
- Protesters accuse Colombia govt of erasing history at National Museum
- ‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say
- Deadly ‘Incident’ at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright Sparks Fire
- In 1989, CNN's Ted Turner bought 113,613 acres of Montana ranchland and traded cattle for bison; the land is now home to bison, bears, and wolves