PM Modi says Kolkata stampede extremely distressing, announces ex gratia

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the stampede in Kolkata is extremely distressing and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least 10 people are feared dead in a stampede following a crowd surge at a community Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening. "The stampede in Kolkata is extremely...

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Govt caps trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs at 30%; retail prices likely to fall 70%

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New Delhi: Drug pricing regulator NPPA Saturday capped trade margins on 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer formulations at 30 per cent, according to an official statement. The move, effective November 9, is expected to slash retail prices of these critical life-saving medicines by up to 70 per cent depending on their current price structures, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers statement said. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), functioning under the Department of...

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SC-appointed panel launches portal for complaints over July violence at Jantar Mantar

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New Delhi: Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Enquiry Committee has launched a portal to receive complaints and representations from people affected by violence at Jantar Mantar and other places outside Delhi in July 2026, the Union Home Ministry said Saturday. The portal, http://hpec.nic.in, has been launched for the convenience of affected people, including police personnel, it said. The committee will examine issues outlined in the Supreme Court's order. Priority will be given...

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Children have fundamental right to access internet, can’t impose blanket ban on its use: SC

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New Delhi: Supreme Court has declared the right to access and use the internet as a fundamental right of children and directed the Centre to create a national database for detection of sexually explicit visual content depicting minors on digital platforms and their removal. The top court passed the order on a plea of NGO Just Rights for Children Alliance, in which it had taken note of an alarming increase in...

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17 dead, 25 others injured in Kolkata puja pandal stampede

Kolkata: At least 17 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede-like situation at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata Saturday evening, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said. One of the injured was in a critical condition, he said. "Seventeen people were brought dead to a hospital, while 25 others were injured," said Adhikari, who...

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SC-appointed panel launches portal for complaints over July violence at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi: Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Enquiry Committee has launched a portal to receive complaints and representations from people affected by violence at Jantar Mantar and other places outside Delhi in July 2026, the Union Home Ministry said Saturday. The portal, http://hpec.nic.in, has been launched for the convenience of affected people, including police personnel, it said. The...

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Actor Imran Khan moves Bombay HC against ‘leave India’ notice

Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan, a US citizen and an OCI cardholder, Saturday filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued by the Mumbai Police directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating rules by participating in a political demonstration. The 43-year-old actor, in the plea filed through his advocate Zulfiquar...

 

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