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Kolkata pandal stampede: what happened at Chorebagan, and what we know so far
Nineteen people died in a crush at a north Kolkata Durga Puja pandal on Saturday evening. Here are the confirmed facts: the sequence of events, the official response, the compensation announced, and the questions an independent probe will need to answer.
Read the explainerThe 'Cockroach Janta Party': why a Gen Z movement is on Delhi's streets
Its leaders keep getting detained and its name sounds like a joke, but the Cockroach Janta Party has drawn thousands to protests over voter-roll revisions. Who they are, what they want, and what the Election Commission and the BJP say in response.
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