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At least 18 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede the Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Saturday evening. The incident occurred at around 7 pm amid heavy rain and lightning.

Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead under suspicious circumstances in Rabupura area of Greater Noida. Police said preliminary findings suggest the deaths could be a case of food poisoning and hence a field unit and a forensic team are conducting a thorough investigation at the scene.

🚨Cockroaches Janta party founder Abhijit Dipke has been granted BAIL, subject to certain conditions. He will be released upon signing a peace bond: Delhi Police

🇾🇪⚡️🇸🇦 Houthis Attacks on Saudi Arabia

🇮🇳 ‘Air India, Air India Express’ extend suspension of flights to/from Jeddah, Riyadh & Dammam until 24 Oct.

Delhi Protests Cause ₹3,000 Crore Trade Loss, Claims Trade Body; Losses Could Cross ₹10,000 Crore by Diwali

Trade Body Says Over 700 Markets Impacted by Ongoing Protests in the National Capital. ~via NDTV

🇮🇳🤝🇨🇳 PM Modi, Chinese Prez Xi expected to hold meeting in Delhi in Saturday; Announcement on the visit could happen later today, as per protocol of the visiting dignitary.

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Matthew Van Dyke case —

Under the UAPA framework, the investigating agency can have up to 180 days to complete investigation while accused remains in custody, subject to the statutory process.

If the requisite chargesheet is not filed within the applicable period, the accused can seek statutory/default bail. In the present case, the statutory period of 180 days of judicial custody was getting over on 8 September 2026.

By this stage, the offences under the Immigration and Foreigners Act had already been fully established. The NIA therefore filed a chargesheet for those offences rather than allow the statutory period to expire.

This should not be confused with closure of the larger investigation. Importantly, the chargesheet itself records that investigation under the UAPA continues.

Therefore, the fact that UAPA provisions are not part of the present IFA chargesheet does not mean that the UAPA investigation has been withdrawn, abandoned or closed.

A 17-year-old student in Maharashtra's Thane city died by suicide after he failed to secure admission to the higher education institute he wanted, police said on Monday. The Class 12 science student had scored 95.7 per cent in his board exams.