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Bihar Stampede: A half-open exit, lights out and no crowd plan

October 05, 2014 12:53 pm

The maximum deaths were caused on the 30 metre stretch between the gate and Ramgulam Chowk.

Patna district administration deny lapses, says tragedy result of suffocation

October 04, 2014 3:24 pm

"People appear to have died due to suffocation," District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said.

Patna stampede: 33 killed, 29 injured during Dussehra celebration at Gandhi Maidan

October 04, 2014 11:14 am

Some eyewitnesses said that panic broke out following rumours that a live electric wire had fallen to the ground.

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The DGCA has launched a probe as passenger frustration mounts nationwide.

At least ’21 cancellations, 177 delays’ in last 24 hours at Kolkata airport as IndiGo crisis deepens: Crew shortage worsened by new norms

Updated: December 5, 2025 01:57 IST

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation and summoned IndiGo’s senior management.

CJI Kant said none of the stakeholders had appeared before it, and that they were facing problems.

Supreme Court directs states to deploy more staff to support BLOs, says officers obliged to perform assigned duties

Updated: December 5, 2025 01:55 IST

The Supreme Court was hearing a petition filed by actor Joseph Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, seeking payment of compensation for BLOs who have taken their lives.

Why IndiGo has been hit so hard by new flight duty time limitation rules, explained

Updated: December 5, 2025 01:53 IST

Indigo Flight Cancellations | NEW FDTL Rules Explained: The new FDTL rules apply to all domestic airlines, so why has IndiGo been so severely affected, and the others not so much?

Putin, Akademik Lomonosov floating power unit

Putin’s N-power hard sell: SMRs, new-gen large nuke reactors, serial production in India

Updated: December 5, 2025 01:37 IST

A sizeable nuclear industry contingent is set to accompany Russian President Vladimir Putin during his upcoming India visit. Here's what Russia is offering, and what India needs.

Tamil Nadu govt can't name welfare schemes after living persons or use party symbols, High Court says

Tamil Nadu BJP chief detained as issue of lighting ritual lamp at disputed hill site heats up, HC rejects state’s appeal

Updated: December 5, 2025 00:36 IST

The hill in Madurai, which has been home to a temple and a dargah for centuries, has seen periodic legal intervention

Hans Niemann and Fabiano Caruana playing underwater chess. (PHOTO: Freestyle Chess/Stev Bonhage)

Chess underwater! Hans Niemann defeats Fabiano Caruana to win unique diving event in Cape Town

December 4, 2025 23:59 IST

In this event, players make their moves on a small chess set placed 110 centimetres deep at the bottom of a swimming pool. After moving, a player surfaces to catch their breath, at which point their opponent must immediately dive to make the next move.

Messi said that head coach Lionel Scaloni wants the Argentina legend to be around the team in some capacity or the other. (AP Photo)

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Sports How Virat Kohli’s Ranchi hundred surged ticket sales for the Vizag game

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