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Andhra Pradesh

Tension at the municipal corporation office in Tirupati on Saturday.

Andhra urban local body polls: Violence mars filing of nominations on 2nd day

18 hours ago

YSRCP mayoral candidate Varudu Kalyani files her nomination for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Mayor post in Visakhapatnam.

Sravani vs Kalyani: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation to get third woman mayor

18 hours ago

Beach road Visakhapatnam.

‘Vizag beach sand contains high natural radionuclides’: Research

18 hours ago

YSRCP president and former AP chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy demands President’s Rule in Andhra

18 hours ago

The teams rescued Anand Kumar from AAR Homes Guest House and arrested 10 suspects.

Andhra Pradesh: Retired IRS officer abducted, rescued

18 hours ago

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Gujarat

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Aaka Space plans india’s first underwater human spaceflight analog mission in Gujarat

18 hours ago

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Ahmedabad event firm alleges Instagram fraudsters selling fake Garba tickets; files complaint

17 Oct 2026

During the operation, the accused allegedly retrieved another firearm hidden at the location and fired at the police team.

Gujarat gold refinery murder: Prime accused shot after allegedly firing at police during weapon recovery

17 Oct 2026

The blast occurred around 10 pm on Friday during a hydrogenation process at SynZeal Pharmachem in the Saykha GIDC area of Vagra taluka

Five killed, five injured in explosion at Gujarat chemical unit

17 Oct 2026

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Karnataka

Soon after the POCSO case was registered, the accused Church Father went absconding.

Mangaluru Police arrest absconding priest for sexually abusing minor boy

16 hours ago

A woman being detained during a protest against SIR exercise outside Town Hall in Bengaluru on Saturday .

Bengaluru: 75-80 protesters detained during anti-SIR agitation near Town Hall

18 hours ago

CJI Surya Kant.

'Legal profession not for faint-hearted': CJI Surya Kant at NLSIU

18 hours ago

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi.

Centre ready to hold talks with sugarcane growers: Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi

18 hours ago

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Kerala

Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.

New melsanthis selected for Sabarimala, Malikappuram temples

16 hours ago

Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

Fracas in Congress over ‘soft approach’ to Pinarayi

19 hours ago

KPCC president MP K Sudhakaran, interacting with The New Indian Express, TNIE as part of, Express Dialogue Series

Rift widens in Congress as Sudhakaran joins chorus criticising Keralam govt

20 hours ago

CPM leader Kadakampally Surendran looks at the ED summons pasted at Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram

CMRL payoff case: ED affixes summons at Pinarayi’s residence

20 hours ago

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Maharashtra

Police and forensic officials conduct investigation at the crime scene where gunmen opened fire at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, near Pushpa Park under Juhu police station, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. The actor escaped unhurt while his driver and another driver of an autorickshaw were injured in the incident, police said.

Tiger Shroff firing: Bishnoi gang claims responsibility on social media; actor escapes unhurt

7 hours ago

Police and forensic officials conduct investigation at the crime scene where gunmen opened fire at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, near Pushpa Park under Juhu police station, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. The actor escaped unhurt while his driver and another driver of an autorickshaw were injured in the incident, police said.

Tiger Shroff firing puts Fadnavis under Opposition fire over Maharashtra's law and order

6 hours ago

Actor Aamir Khan with MNS chief Raj Thackeray in Mumbai on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

Aamir Khan meets Raj Thackeray amid nephew Imran's legal tangles over citizenship and protest

7 hours ago

He was walking alongside a neighbour when a leopard attacked and dragged him away at a spot near Visapur toll naka, a forest official said.

Minor boy dragged away by leopard in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur; rescued after hundreds join search

15 hours ago

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Odisha

Braj Mohan Ram takes oath as Odisha Governor, CM Mohan Charan Majhi attends ceremony.

Braj Mohan Ram swears in as Odisha's Governor

15 hours ago

After postmortem, the family members, placing the body of the deceased in front of Sadar police station, staged dharna seeking action against the kidnapper.

Girl’s body recovered from canal near Korakara in Odisha, one detained

16 hours ago

As per preliminary information, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to crash into the concrete divider.

Two members of Chandigarh family killed, five injured in accident in Odisha's Sambalpur district

16 hours ago

According to a district administration release, the deep depression affected an estimated 56,000 people across 22 blocks, 42 gram panchayats, 56 villages and five urban local bodies.

56K people in Ganjam hit by deep depression, SRC gives over Rs 6.61 crore for relief measures

16 hours ago

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Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu: Festive rush burns a hole in passengers’ pockets as omni bus fares soar to Rs 4,500

15 hours ago

Edappadi K Palaniswami and other AIADMK members marking the party’s 55th Foundation Day in Chennai on Saturday.

No truce in sight for AIADMK as EPS loyalist rebuts Velumani remarks

18 hours ago

The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) floated tenders to procure power for the period from October 12 to 31 only on October 6.

TN government was warned of power demand rise in July: Officials

19 hours ago

As part of scheme, a daycare centre was inaugurated at the Avadi SM Nagar Police Quarters.

Police ready to tackle monsoon emergencies: TN DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal

17 hours ago

Telangana

Bhongir MP and TPCC media chairman Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

BRS diverted water from Godavari to KCR’s farmhouse: MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

18 hours ago

Organic carbon helps soil retain moisture, supports microbial activity and improves nutrient cycling.

Telangana’s soil is losing its thirst-quenching power

18 hours ago

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Road deaths fall, 1,632 pedestrians still killed in Telangana

19 hours ago

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Telangana: 30 per cent reservation for D Ed candidates in SGT posts upheld

18 hours ago

Uttar Pradesh

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Three arrested over alleged suicide of couple and their three children in Greater Noida

16 hours ago

Scintillating scenes from a fair that has been held at Ajgara in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district for generations

Public argument on Mahabharata

18 hours ago

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Couple, three children found dead in Greater Noida; food poisoning suspected

17 Oct 2026

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Meerut snakebite case convicts shifted to new barracks, were restless at night: Jail authorities

17 Oct 2026

West Bengal

Family member of a victim mourns during the handover of mortal remains of victims to their family members following a stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Nineteen people died, and 25 others were injured in the stampede following a crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening.

Kolkata stampede casts shadow over Durga Puja as Bengal orders safety overhaul

6 hours ago

Mortal remains of a victim of the stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal are being taken in a dead body carrier vehicle in Kolkata on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

Relatives of the deceased assemble at the morgue to collect bodies amidst festival in Kolkata

8 hours ago

Mortal remains of a victim of the stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal are being taken in a dead body carrier vehicle in Kolkata on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

Kolkata stampede: Chorbagan residents cite rain, overcrowding and inadequate police presence

11 hours ago

Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal remains sealed following a stampede, in Kolkata, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

Kolkata stampede: Mamata AITC targets CM Suvendu, questions nephew's role in puja committee

13 hours ago

Assam

In this file photo from Sep. 19, 2026, people light earthen lamps (diyas) to pay tribute to the late singer Zubeen Garg on his first death anniversary in Guwahati.

Zubeen Garg death case: Assam government to move SC against grant of bail to accused

8 hours ago

In this file image from Nov 30, 2025, an eviction drive is being carried out at the Lutumari Reserve Forest in Assam.

Eviction drive in Assam’s Lutumari Reserved Forest, 500 families affected

9 hours ago

Tileswar Handique

The fruits of an Assam farmer’s foresight

18 hours ago

Singer Zubeen Garg

Gauhati HC grants bail to suspended Assam DSP in Zubeen Garg death case

16 Oct 2026

Bihar

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Bihar panchayat imposes Rs 25,000 social fine for drug use and sale, urges families not to seek bail

3 hours ago

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Dalit hamlet attacked, houses set on fire after 20-year-old youth's murder in Bihar

8 hours ago

JD(U) candidate Anant Kumar Singh

JD(U)'S Anant Singh retracts ‘nine murders for Nitish’ remark, blames RJD regime for kin’s killings

17 Oct 2026

Mokama MLA Anant Singh

JD(U)'S Anant Singh claims he got ‘nine people murdered’ for Nitish Kumar during early political days

16 Oct 2026

Madhya Pradesh

Wreckage of a truck after it ploughed into several devotees before crashing into a temple's entry gate, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Fourteen persons were killed, and at least 28 others suffered injuries in the incident.

Nine police personnel face action after truck kills 15 devotees outside Gwalior temple

5 hours ago

Police gather at the site after thirteen persons were killed and nearly 40 others suffered injuries when a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple, in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

15 killed, 28 injured as truck runs over devotees near temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior

19 hours ago

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav

Temple tragedy: MP CM removes Gwalior City SP, suspends 8 cops, announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia

14 hours ago

Police gather at the site after thirteen persons were killed and nearly 40 others suffered injuries when a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple, in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

'Came like a storm': Eyewitnesses recall truck's deadly dash towards Gwalior temple

14 hours ago

Rajasthan

In this photo from Oct. 13, 2026, Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses a press conference in Bikaner.

BJP government turning blind eye to drought conditions in Rajasthan: Ex-CM Gehlot

11 hours ago

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Second woman dies at Rajasthan's Kota hospital after C-section within 24 hours

15 hours ago

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Rajasthan: Eight killed, 15 injured as bus overturns on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Kota

17 Oct 2026

The child had fallen into the borewell while playing on Friday afternoon.

Rajasthan: 9-year-old boy dies after authorities take him out of borewell post 39-hour-long operation

17 Oct 2026

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