Calcutta High Court

The disaster was reportedly triggered by severe overcrowding after panic spread through the crowd following false rumours that the structure was collapsing.

The West Bengal government has appointed a Calcutta High Court judge to lead a detailed inquiry, while a special investigation team has taken seven individuals, including Pandal organisers and security personnel, into 10-day police custody.

Meanwhile, in Jammu and Kashmir, a high-stakes espionage investigation is underway involving the wife of an army officer.

Jammu police have booked the woman under the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after alleging that she shared sensitive national security details with foreign intelligence operatives suspected of links to China.

Um, this is about the Supreme Court refusing to stay proceedings against Nicobar Project.

The Supreme Court refused the Union Government's request to hal- to halt Calcutta High Court proceedings challenging the 72,000 crore Great Nicobar Island project.

Uh, the petition filed by former Environment Secretary Meena Gupta argues that the container terminal and related development threaten the island's fragile ecology, indigenous communities, and rights under the Forest, uh, Rights Act.

A bench led by Chief Justice Suryakant urged the High Court to decide the matter promptly.