Expired food products probe has intensified in Maharashtra after the state’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) named executives associated with Reliance Retail, Reliance Consumer, Blinkit and Zomato Hyperpure in an investigation into

Kolkata stampede left at least 17 people dead and 25 others injured during a Durga Puja gathering in north Kolkata on October 17, 2026, after heavy rain and overcrowding contributed to a

Bangladesh beach resort fire killed at least 10 people at Tuptup Resto & Resort near Inani Beach in Cox’s Bazar on October 17, 2026, after flames rapidly engulfed the three-storey wooden building.

Bangladesh measles outbreak figures have exposed serious weaknesses in childhood vaccination, healthcare access and emergency preparedness, prompting health experts to warn that other countries could face similar crises if immunisation programmes deteriorate.

Cockroach movement founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained by Indian police ahead of a protest in New Delhi on October 16, 2026, before being released by a court the following day. The incident