From Dharmendra to Piyush Pandey: Public icons India lost in 2025

A look back at the artists, leaders and creative minds India lost in 2025, and how their body of work transformed cinema, ...
India West

Hema Malini To Lead BJP Probe Into Stampede; Police Hunt Absconding TVK Leaders

CHENNAI-In the wake of the tragic stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped into the fray, while ...
The New Yorker

Madhuri Vijay on the Need to Feel Exceptional

This interview was featured in the Books & Fiction newsletter, which delivers the stories behind the stories, along with our latest fiction. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. Your story “Lara’s ...
ptcnews

Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba among 26 sworn in as Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel reshuffles Cabinet

PTC Web Desk: The Gujarat Government, led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, unveiled a new 26-member Cabinet on Friday, featuring several new faces, including cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife, Rivaba ...
PBS

Stampede at political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India leaves 40 dead

NEW DELHI (AP) — The death toll following a stampede at a political rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 40, the state’s health minister ...
NPR

Stampede at a political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India kills 36, injures 40

NEW DELHI — A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state's health minister said late ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Stampede at Indian Actor Vijay’s Political Rally in Tamil Nadu Kills 38

A stampede at actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar’s political rally in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu claimed 38 lives, including 10 children, the Hindustan Times reported, citing ...
Reuters

India police file case against actor-politician Vijay's party after stampede kills 39

CHENNAI, India, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Police in India registered a criminal case against leaders of Tamil actor Vijay's political party after a stampede at his rally killed 39 people, a senior police ...
The New York Times

Stampede at Actor’s Political Rally Kills at Least 38 in India

The stampede took place at an event for Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, the popular actor known professionally as Vijay. By Pragati K.B. Dozens of people died and more than 40 suffered injuries on ...
NBC News

Stampede at political rally for actor Vijay kills 36, injures 40 in southern India

NEW DELHI — A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state’s health minister said late ...
CNN

Rally for Indian actor-politician turns to tragedy as crush kills dozens

Tragedy hit a campaign rally for a popular Indian actor turned politician on Saturday, when at least 41 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in a crowd crush. Tens of thousands of people had ...