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BENGALURU: A local court in Bengaluru on Wednesday rejected bail for Dr Mahendra Reddy GS, who was arrested on charges of murdering his dermatologist wife, Kruthika Reddy, by administering an overdose of anaesthesia in April 2025. A general physician at the Institute of Gastroenterology and Organ Transplant in Victoria, Reddy was arrested by Marathahalli police in October 2025 after Kruthika's post-mortem report confirmed a large quantity of anaesthesia in her body. Since his arrest, Mahendra Re ...Read More >
A 32-year-old drug addict, who was hospitalised after his mother emotive appeal to save her critically ill son went viral on social media, succumbed during treatment on Tuesday. The youth was referred to Amritsar's Guru Nanak Medical College and Hospital from the Sultanpur Lodhi civil hospital on Monday. He was reportedly suffering from multiple health issues due to his drug addiction. As per his family, he was placed on ventilator in the Amritsar hospital after being diagnosed with acute live ...Read More >
PHAGWARA: In a tragic development, the fifth son of a family from Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district passed away today during treatment at a hospital in Amritsar, marking the latest loss in a family that has witnessed multiple deaths over the past several years. The deceased, who had been battling serious health complications, was referred from Civil Hospital Kapurthala to Amritsar after his condition deteriorated, where he breathed his last during treatment. Medical reports have indicated l ...Read More >
Kapurthala, Apr 6 (PTI) An elderly couple from Sultanpur Lodhi here has claimed that they have lost four sons to drugs while the fifth and last surviving son is also bed-ridden due to a severe liver infection. However, ruling Aam Aadmi Party's general secretary Baltej Pannu rebutted the claims of four deaths in a single household caused by drugs, asserting that the facts present a very different and more nuanced picture. In a statement, Pannu claimed a thorough field verification revealed that ...Read More >
BENGALURU: What was supposed to be a routine afternoon at a West Bengaluru home ended in a gruesome double whammy Wednesday.An 11-month-old boy drowned in a bucket of water at his home in Byraveshwaranagar on Nagarabhavi Main Road, following which, his mother died by suicide, leaving behind a note blaming herself for the child's death and saying she couldn't live with the guilt. A case of unnatural death has been registered, and further investigation is under way.The child, Agasthya, is believed ...Read More >
Pilibhit, March 11: A dramatic incident in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district has gone viral after a woman believed to be "brain dead" reportedly started breathing again while being taken home for last rites. The case, involving Vinita Shukla, has sparked widespread debate online, with many calling it a miracle. However, neurologists say the episode actually highlights a critical medical misunderstanding between brain death and deep coma. According to family members, Shukla collapsed at home on ...Read More >
New Delhi: The US government has decided to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. President Donald Trump signed the order related to this. According to Trump, it had become necessary to declare it a national disaster because 300,000 Americans are dying every year from the use of this drug. According to the White House, the US President has described fentanyl tablets as more dangerous than a bomb. According to Donald Trump, people die occasionally from bombs, but people are dying ev ...Read More >
Shimla/Dharamshala, Dec 1 (PTI) Issuing a strict warning to 'chitta' (adulterated heroin) mafia in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said drug peddlers have no place in the 'Devbhoomi', announcing rewards for those who help in busting major networks. The chief minister led an Anti-chitta Awareness Walkathon from the Dari ground in Dharamshala to the Police Ground on Monday. Addressing the event, he said, "This fight is not just against traffickers, it is against ...Read More >
Former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa has broken his silence following his son Aqil Akhtar's death, attributing it to an 18-year struggle with drug addiction and an overdose. He dismissed foul play allegations as "petty politics" and vowed to cooperate with the investigation, stating he has done nothing wrong. Former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa has broken his silence over the death of his son, Aqil Akhtar, amidst allegations and an FIR registered against him, his wife, Razia Sultana, daughter, and ...Read More >
Panchkula: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the death of former Punjab DGP (human rights) Mohammad Mustafa's son, Aqil Akhtar, is yet to recover a diary which contains the latter's dying declaration and could be crucial evidence in the case.In a purported social media post on Oct 3, the deceased shared a picture of the diary and wrote, "In case I die, this diary has my dying declaration. And I be checked for aluminum phosphide poisoning." An alleged screenshot of the post is availabl ...Read More >
Bengaluru, October 22: On Wednesday, October 22, the Bengaluru police said that they arrested a dermatologist for "sexually harassing" a 21-year-old woman who visited his clinic in the city for a consultation. The alleged incident occurred at around 7.30 PM on Saturday, October 18, when the woman complainant visited the dermatologist for treatment of a skin infection. The accused was later identified as Dr Praveen (56). In her complaint, the woman claimed that the doctor allegedly misbehaved wi ...Read More >
The wife, Kruthika M Reddy, reportedly fell ill and was rushed to the nearby hospital in Ayyappa Layout, Munnekolalu. The doctors examined her and confirmed that she was brought dead. Six months after the death of a 29-year-old dermatologist from Bengaluru, Marathahalli Police have arrested the victim's husband, a fellow doctor, for allegedly murdering his wife by injecting anaesthetic drugs, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the husband, Dr Mahendra Reddy, allegedly overdosed ...Read More >
Bengaluru: In a chilling incident, Bengaluru police have arrested Dr Mahendra Reddy, a general surgeon, for the murder of his wife, Dr Kruthika M Reddy, a dermatologist by administering overdose of anaesthetic drug. According to the police, the husband, Dr Reddy, allegedly overdosed his wife, Kruthika with anaesthetic drugs that caused fatal respiratory depression, leading to the death of the victim. Kruthika reportedly fell ill and was immediately rushed to the nearby hospital in Ayyappa Layo ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 16 (ANI): Six months after the death of a 29-year-old dermatologist from Bengaluru, Marathahalli Police have arrested the victim's husband, a fellow doctor, for allegedly murdering his wife by injecting anaesthetic drugs, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the husband, Dr Mahendra Reddy, allegedly overdosed his wife, Kruthika M Reddy, with anaesthetic drugs that caused fatal respiratory depression, leading to the death of the victim. The ac ...Read More >
Vijil, a native of West Hill, had gone missing on March 24, 2019, after leaving home in the morning. Kerala Police traced his mobile activity to Sarovaram Park until 2 pm that day and registered a missing person case. Police on Friday recovered skeletal remains suspected to be those of a 35-year-old man allegedly buried by his friends in 2019 after they claimed he died of a drug overdose. Vijil, a native of West Hill, had gone missing on March 24, 2019, after leaving home in the morning. Polic ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for eight weeks the hearing on a plea seeking the Union government's intervention to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta deferred the hearing on a writ petition filed by 'Save Nimisha Priya Action Council' after being informed that negotiations with the victim's family were currently underway, and granted liberty to mention the matter in case of any ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, adjourned for eight weeks the hearing on a plea seeking the Union government's intervention to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta deferred the hearing on a writ petition filed by 'Save Nimisha Priya Action Council' after being informed that negotiations with the victim's family were currently underway, and granted liberty to mention the matter in case of any urgency. I ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea seeking directions to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution. Indian national Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mehd and has been in prison for the last three years, is tentatively set to be executed on July 16. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Ju ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With just days left before Indian nurse Nimisha Priya is scheduled to be executed in Yemen, her husband Tomy Thomas said he remains hopeful. He added that he is in regular contact with Nimisha and that the central and state governments, along with the ministry of external affairs, are involved in the case. "We expect a positive response," he said."I am in contact with Nimisha. It is possible to send text and voice messages to her. I met the Governor yesterday, who offered all support ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on July 14 a petition seeking directions to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution. Indian national Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mehd and has been in a Yemeni prison for the last three years, is tentatively set to be executed on July 16, following the approval of the Yemeni President Rashad al ...Read More >
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 9: Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been convicted of the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi, is set to be executed on July 16. Priya has been in a Yemeni prison for the last three years. According to the negotiator S.J. Bhaskaran, after the news of the execution came on Tuesday, he will leave for Yemen. Priya's husband, Tomy Thomas, and their daughter are expecting that they will be able to prevail upon the family of Mehdi to resolve the case by payi ...Read More >
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been convicted of the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi, is set to be executed on July 16. Priya has been in a Yemeni prison for the last three years. According to the negotiator S.J. Bhaskaran, after the news of the execution came on Tuesday, he will leave for Yemen. Priya's husband, Tomy Thomas, and their daughter are expecting that they will be able to prevail upon the family of Mehdi to resol ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) He was 39 when he was found dead, directed just eight films and took 104 takes for that searing climax shot of "Pyaasa" where the poet protagonist stands framed in light and shadow as he asks "Ye duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai?" Guru Dutt's life can perhaps be summed up in these three numbers - a superbly talented filmmaker and actor who died just too young from a cocktail of alcohol and sleeping pills and whose films went from being easy-breezy to dark and personal, ...Read More >
Srinagar: Before towering cranes and cutting-edge engineering transformed the Himalayan landscape, the monumental dream of connecting "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" by rail began with the plodding footsteps of humble mules. This extraordinary backstory underpins the official realization of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, a project crowned by the awe-inspiring Chenab Bridge. According to Afcons Infrastructure Limited, the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Noting that a person running an elevator company would surely be "rolling in money", a sessions court increased the compensation for a domestic violence survivor from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 crore. The judge said a substantial enhancement was needed to compensate for the 20 years of torture, humiliation and economic abuse the 41-year-old woman suffered at the hands of her 44-year-old husband. The monthly maintenance was also hiked from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh for the woman and their minor dau ...Read More >
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