Speeding car kills 8 MGNREGA labourers, injures 12 others in Punjab’s Sangrur | India News  Hindustan Times5 workers killed, several injured as speeding car runs them over in Punjab’s Sangrur  The Times of India8 Road Workers Run Over By Car In Punjab’s Sangrur, Witnesses Say They Died Waiting For Ambulance  NDTV8 Mgnrega workers run over by speeding car in Punjab, all dead  India TodayFive mowed down by speeding car in Punjab’s Sangrur; several injured  The Hindu  Read More

10-Day Police Custody For 7 Accused In Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Stampede  NDTV’Pandal Is Collapsing’: On Camera, Kolkata Puja Crowd Scrambles, Then An Announcement  NDTVTop news of the day on October 18, 2026  The Hindu19 Dead, Books Bulldozed, North Kolkata Under Prohibitory Orders: West Bengal’s First Durga Puja Under BJP  TheWire.inBengal govt deploys 9 IPS officers to manage festive crowds and prevent repeat of Kolkata stampede  Telegraph India  Read More

Actor Tiger Shroff escapes firing attempt in Mumbai’s Juhu; manhunt launched for perpetrators  The HinduTiger Shroff escapes unhurt after three unidentified men allegedly open fire outside Juhu football venue; driver hospitalised, Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility  The Times of IndiaTiger Shroff Unhurt In Shooting: Father Jackie Shroff  RediffTiger Shroff escapes unhurt in firing, Bishnoi gang claims attack: ‘Anyone who works with Salman Khan is next’  Hindustan TimesTiger Shroff shot at in Mumbai: When the underworld turned its guns on Bollywood  The Indian Express  Read More

India news: Kolkata stampede dampens Durga Puja festivities  DW.com’Pandal Is Collapsing’: On Camera, Kolkata Puja Crowd Scrambles, Then An Announcement  NDTVRain, rush, narrow space and a single gate: Kolkata stampede probe turns spotlight on home guards’ role; 7 accused get 10-day custody  The Times of IndiaTop news of the day on October 18, 2026  The HinduSuvendu seeks judicial probe into Kolkata stampede, plans VIP queue ban at puja pandals  Telegraph India  Read More

Police register FIR after Kashmir-bound bus attacked with stones in Haryana; two held  Greater KashmirTwo held in Haryana for allegedly attacking Srinagar-bound bus  The HinduBus headed for Kashmir pelted with stones in Haryana; hate crime, say Valley leaders  The Indian ExpressElderly man injured as Kashmir-bound bus attacked with stones in Haryana  The New Indian ExpressDrunk on Hatred for Kashmiris”: Sajad Lone Slams Attack on Srinagar-Bound Bus in Haryana  Rising Kashmir  Read More

Three Men Open Fire At Tiger Shroff In Mumbai’s Juhu, Driver Injured  NDTVUnidentified persons fire at actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu  The Times of IndiaUnidentified persons open fire at Tiger Shroff in Mumbai’s Juhu, actor escapes unhurt  The Economic TimesShots fired at Tiger Shroff in Mumbai, Bollywood actor narrowly escapes  India TodayActor Tiger Shroff escapes unhurt after 3 fire at him in Mumbai’s Juhu, his driver among 2 injured  Hindustan Times  Read More

‘Love My Indian In-Laws’: JD Vance Defends ‘Foreign Indentured Servants’ Remark On H-1B Workers  News18‘My rhetoric has been imperfect’: JD Vance walks back H-1B ‘indentured servants’ remark after India’s protest  The Times of India‘Love my Indian in-laws’: Vance clarifies ‘indentured servants’ remark amid H-1B row; says his ‘rhetoric may have been imperfect’  Hindustan Times’My rhetoric was imperfect’: Vance walks back ‘indentured servants’ remark on H-1B workers  Telegraph IndiaJD Vance defends US immigration policy, says social cohesion must be a priority  The Economic Times  Read More

“Hatred In Their Hearts”: Trump Blames Immigrants For Unrest In France  NDTVParis left reeling as student-led protests turn chaotic  Al JazeeraDonald Trump says ‘France is burning’, country ‘shattered’ by immigration  The HinduFrance’s 140 year old Town Hall survived World Wars but succumbed to protesters’ fury  The Times of IndiaSeason Of Anger: Protests Break Out Across France, Italy, Portugal, US  NDTV  Read More

Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister?  Al JazeeraIran’s new defense minister threatens ‘enormous damage’ in region if US attacks  The Times of IsraelIran’s parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence  ReutersIran parliament approves new defence minister: reports  CGTNIran’s New Defence Minister’s “Enormous Damage” Warning To US  NDTV  Read More