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  "id": 15360686,
  "title": "Festival crush in Indian city of Kolkata kills at least 17, local media say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/festival-crush-in-indian-city-of-kolkata-kills-at-least-17-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444788/festival-crush-in-indian-city-of-kolkata-kills-at-least-17-local-media-say"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A crush at a religious festival in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata killed at least 17 people and injured dozens, local media reported on Saturday. Durga Puja, a multi-day annual Hindu festival in the state of West Bengal, draws huge crowds to temporary structures known as pandals that house idols of the goddess Durga. India stampede: Six dead as thousands gather for free pass to visit Hindu…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Festival crush in Indian city of Kolkata kills at least 17, local media say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/festival-crush-in-indian-city-of-kolkata-kills-at-least-17-local",
        "published": "2026-10-17T19:59:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Kolkata stampede at Hindu festival kills 19, injures 25 after sudden rainfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kolkata-stampede-at-hindu-festival-kills-19-injures-25-after-sudden",
        "published": "2026-10-18T00:58:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede kills 19, organisers detained, TMC targets BJP | Top updates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kolkata-durga-puja-pandal-stampede-kills-19-organisers-detained-tmc",
        "published": "2026-10-18T02:09:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Kolkata stampede kills 19: How do crowd disasters happen, how can they be prevented?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kolkata-stampede-kills-19-how-do-crowd-disasters-happen-how-can-they",
        "published": "2026-10-18T03:47:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}