India

Thunderstorm forecast for 15 Telangana districts on October 18

Madras HC directs officials to decide on Kalingarayan Canal water release within two weeks

The Canal irrigates 15,743 acres in Erode district. Water has not been released into the canal during the regular irrigation season this year because of renovation works, leaving standing crops under stress

Majority of victims in Kolkata Durga Puja stampede are women, children

Among the 19 dead are 13 females, including two minors; the two other deceased minors are males

‘Take action against police personnel using fake social media accounts to post objectionable comments against dept. and higher-ups’

G. Devarajan criticises LDF over unspent AMRUT funds, promises push for Keralam’s dues from Centre

Keralam’s special representative in Delhi says the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government stumbled in securing the State’s rightful funds from the Union government

Two killed, three-year-old girl injured as Thar rams into scooter in Hayathnagar

Foreign object on runway forces flight to abort landing at KIA

TDP’s Pratyusha files nomination for KMC mayoral post

Delhi’s new protest sites face access, infrastructure, visibility hurdles

From waterlogged patches at Ramlila Maidan to waist-high grass at CBD Ground and barricaded entry points at Burari, a visit to three proposed venues reveals practical challenges of relocating demonstrations away from Jantar Mantar

Fire at Athani supermarket causes property damage; no casualties

The accidental fire was attributed to a short circuit

Man dies of heart attack while collecting ice apples from 60-ft palmyra palm in Keralam

When he did not climb down from the tree, local residents checked and found him stuck at the top of the tree; he had died by the time he was brought to the ground

20-year-old Andhra student makes top 20 list for James Dyson Award with voice-enabled Braille printer

Engineering student Lingampalli Himaja says she developed RUDHRA to help visually impaired people create Braille documents independently, eliminating the complexities involved in conventional Braille typing

Six years after jumping parole, life convict arrested in Chickballapur

Karnataka extends ration card e-KYC deadline to November 10

HMWSSB to launch green water tanker services from November 1

Private STP registrations extended till Oct 25

Death toll rises to 19 in Kolkata Durga Puja stampede; CM issues crowd managment directives

After large numbers used the pandal to shelter from the rain, a misleading announcement asked people to leave the pandal as the structure could collapse at any moment, triggering the stampede, early reports say

Reconnecting with old contacts to seek support: candidates in Nellore gear up for local polls

Dasara air show: Bad weather plays spoilsport

Dharwad Dasara to be celebrated tomorrow

The Jamboo Savari as part of Navaratri will begin with the ceremonial worship of the goddess and the howdah at Bandemma Temple

West zone districts witness large-scale movement of butterflies; roadkill ends migration of hundreds midway