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Bhopal: An appalling incident has come to light from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, exposing criminal negligence and the collapse of basic healthcare in the state. At Maharaja Yeshwantrao Government Hospital, the city's largest state-run facility, two newborns died after being mauled by rats inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The horror surfaced on September 7, when the body of three-day-old Gudiya (name changed) was discovered in a mutilated state inside the hospital. Rodents had gnawed at he ...Read More >
Notably, Nikki's family did not immediately report the matter to police. Instead, it was first discussed in a village panchayat. Only after her cremation on August 22, nearly 20 hours after her death, did her relatives file a complaint. Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws in Greater Noida last week, told doctors in her "dying decleration" that she had suffered burns while cooking. According to the police, Nikki may have given this statement to shield her younge ...Read More >
The mother and daughter were cremated together on Saturday. Jodhpur: A school lecturer set herself on fire along with her three-year-old daughter in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Friday. While the daughter, Yashasvi, died on the spot, her mother, Sanju Bishnoi, died during treatment on Saturday morning. Police have recovered an alleged suicide note that claimed she was being harassed by her husband and in-laws for dowry. On Friday afternoon, Sanju came back from her school, sat on a chair a ...Read More >
Police claimed that the investigations pointed to the teenager dying by suicide by ingesting poison. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Haryana Government will hand over the probe into teacher Manisha's death to the CBI for impartiality * Manisha, 19, was found dead in a Bhiwani field on August 13 after going missing on August 11 * Police claim Manisha died by suicide using poison, supported by a note and purchase evidence Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Sw ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (PTI) The last rites of a 19-year-old teacher whose body was found in a field in Haryana's Bhiwani more than a week ago and whose death will be probed by the CBI, were held in the district on Thursday. Manisha had gone missing on August 11 after leaving her school, purportedly to enquire about admission at a nursing college. Her body was found in a field in Bhiwani on August 13. On Thursday morning, her last rites were conducted with a large number of people in her native vi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (PTI) The Haryana government is going to hand over the probe into the death of a 19-year-old teacher in Bhiwani last week to the CBI following public outrage and amid calls in the woman's village for an indefinite protest if the probe is not handed over to the premier investigating agency. Manisha's body was found in a field in Bhiwani on August 13. She had gone missing on August 11 after leaving the school, purportedly to enquire about admission at a nursing college. Chief ...Read More >
Bahraich (UP): A 15-year-old boy died while practising for a race at a government-aided inter college in Nanpara in Bahraich district, college officials said on Thursday. Himanshu, a class 9 student at Sa'aadat Inter College and a resident of Bhaggapurwa village, was participating in a 100-metre sprint with about a dozen classmates on Wednesday as part of preparations for Independence Day celebrations. Witnesses said he crossed the finish line in third place but collapsed unconscious moments l ...Read More >
In Gujarat's Banaskantha, an 18-year-old NEET qualifier, Chandrika Chaudhary, was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle due to fears she would choose her own partner. The family opposed her desire for medical education and independence, leading to her being drugged and strangled. Her partner's legal petition exposed the crime, revealing a premeditated act disguised as suicide. An 18-year-old NEET qualifier from Gujarat's Banaskantha was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle in what po ...Read More >
Lucknow, Aug 4 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday attacked the BJP government over the worsening flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, saying the "corrupt and failed" regime is more focused on event management than public welfare. In a post on X, the former chief minister said when the state government can organise "super VVIP" rallies, why has it failed to carry out relief and rescue operations in the flood-affected areas. As of Sunday, floods in Uttar Pradesh had affec ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Amid worsening weather conditions and continuous rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh, all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 in Lucknow will remain closed on Monday, according to district magistrate Visakh G Iyer.Several parts of Varanasi were inundated on Monday following relentless downpours and a steady rise in the water level of the River Ganga. The river has been rising continuously since Saturday, triggering concerns of urban flooding.In response, authorities hav ...Read More >
Varanasi, Aug 4 (PTI) The water level of the Ganga river crossed the danger mark here on Monday morning, submerging ghats and forcing the authorities to shift cremation and other religious rituals to rooftops and raised platforms, officials said. According to the Central Water Commission, the Ganga was flowing at 72.1 metres by Monday morning, above the danger level of 71.262 metres. Shivam Agrahari of Ganga Seva Nidhi said all ghats have been submerged, cutting off access. The famed Ganga 'a ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An ...Read More >
Ambala Prajapat (51) was seen in a video dancing to the tune of melancholic music played by a band party hired to lead the funeral procession of his deceased friend Sohanlal Jain (71), leaving the mourners and the passersby teary-eyed. Prajapat danced all the way from the home of the deceased to the cremation ground without a break. The incident took place in the village of Jawasia in Mandsaur district on Wednesday. The video of the incident went viral on Friday. "He (the deceased) was my be ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local S ...Read More >
Dharmasthala (Karnataka), Aug 1 (PTI) No skeletal remains were found on Friday at two sites in Dharmasthala identified by an anonymous complainant-witness as mass burial sites, police said. A day after skeletal remains were recovered from the sixth of 15 locations marked by the complainant, excavation was carried out under tight security at the seventh and eighth spots, located near the Nethravathi riverbank. However, the forensic and police teams reportedly found no human remains or signs of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report. Climate-related stressors such as heat, wildfires, storms, floods, droughts, diseases and rising sea levels, affect education outcomes. Most low and middle-income countries are experiencing climate-related school closures every year, increasing chances of lear ...Read More >
Jalandhar: Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner who had earned the nickname 'Turbaned Tornado' and inspired millions across the world with his spirit, stamina and legacy of resilience, was cremated at his native place near Jalandhar in Punjab on Sunday. Singh died at the age of 114 years after being hit by a speeding car with Canada-based NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon at the wheel while crossing the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway near his home village, Beas, in Jalandhar district on July 1 ...Read More >
Jalandhar, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Known as the "Turbaned Torpedo", Fauja Singh, the India-born British Sikh athlete, who inspired millions across the world with his spirit, stamina and legacy of resilience, was cremated with full honours at his native place near Jalandhar in Punjab on Sunday. The world's oldest marathoner died at the age of 114 years after being hit by a speeding car with Canada-based NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon at the wheel while crossing the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway near ...Read More >
Jalandhar, Jul 20 (PTI) World's oldest marathoner Fauja Singh, known by the nickname 'Turbaned Tornado', was cremated on Sunday with full state honours here in Beas, his native village. Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and Minister Mohinder Bhagat attended the funeral. Fauja Singh's son Harvinder Singh lit the funeral pyre. Fauja Singh was 114 when he was hit by a SUV being driven by Canada-based Amritpal Singh Dhillon on July 14. He was crossing the Jalandh ...Read More >
Jalandhar, Jul 20 (PTI) Marathoner Fauja Singh who died earlier this month in an accident will be cremated in Beas, his native village, on Sunday with scores of mourners already gathered there and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann slated to attend it. Fauja Singh, who was 114, died after he was hit by an SUV being driven by Canada-based Amritpal Singh Dhillon on July 14 in Beas. Fauja Singh was crossing the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway when the incident occurred. Cabinet minister Mohinder Bhagat an ...Read More >
Varanasi: The continuously rising level of the Ganga almost touched the warning level of 70.26 meters on Saturday, increasing threat of flooding in low-lying areas of the city, especially on the banks of the tributary river Varuna. About 800 people from over 140 families shifted to flood relief camps or safe sites.The swollen river compelled shifting of cremations at ghats, including Manikarnika and Harischandra, as well as the Ganga Aartis of different ghats to upper platforms. It also submerge ...Read More >
New Delhi: The death of a 36-year-old man, initially believed to have been due to accidental electrocution, is now the subject of a murder investigation after Delhi Police found signs of foul play. His wife who allegedly rushed him to the hospital has been apprehended.The victim, Karan Dev, a resident of Om Vihar in west Delhi, who owned an artificial jewellery business, was brought to the hospital on July 13 by his wife, who claimed he had suffered an electric shock. He was declared brought dea ...Read More >
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, has died in Chennai at the age of 77. He ventured into Tamil cinema in the 1970s, aiming to rival MGR, but his acting career didn't flourish. After a period of strained relations and a move to AIADMK, he reconciled with his father in 2009. MK Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, passed away in Chennai on Friday, reported TOI. He was 77. Muthu, who entered Tamil cin ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leaders of the 24 party I.N.D.I.A. bloc met virtually on Saturday to finalise their strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. They agreed to focus on eight priority issues, while reserving the option to raise additional local concerns as they arise. Among the key issues identified are Pahalgam terror attack and the Centre's response, Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered an India Pakistan cease fire ("five jets were sho ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The suspicious death of a 36-year-old man in Delhi Uttam Nagar has turned into a murder investigation, leading to the arrest of the victim wife and cousin brother. The deceased, Karan, was initially reported to have died of electrocution on July 13. He was brought dead to Mata Rooprani Magadh Hospital, and his family members claimed it was an accident, even requesting the police to waive the postmortem. DCP Dwarka, Ankit Kumar Singh, told ANI that due to the u ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
Kollam: Hours after the funeral of Mithun (13), who was electrocuted at the Boys High School in Thevalakkara, officials from the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) removed the electric line that claimed the boy's life. The action came amid public outrage over the presence of a hazardous electric line near the school building. Mithun died on Thursday morning after coming into contact with a low-hanging live wire. According to witnesses, he was playing with friends when he was electrocuted whi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB's investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative. On June 12, Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed into a building soon after takeoff, killing 260 people, including 19 people on the ground. Out of the 242 people onboard, one passen ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thousands gathered to bid a tearful goodbye to Mithun, 13, who tragically lost his life after being electrocuted by a low-hanging overhead electric line at Thevalakkara Boys' School in Kollam district. Mithun's body was cremated in the compound of his home, with his younger brother Sujin lighting the pyre. Their mother, Suja who had been working as a house help in Kuwait, was away in Turkey with her employers when the devastating news reached her. Heartbreaking scenes unfol ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Delhi police arrested a woman and her cousin for their alleged involvement in the death of the husband of the woman, officials said on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Sushmita and her cousin Rahul. According to the police, the victim, Karan Dev, was allegedly killed after being given sleeping pills and electrocuted by his wife and her cousin. Speaking to ANI DCP Dwarka Ankit Singh Said On 13th july information was received from a hospital in the ...Read More >
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