New Delhi: With new coronavirus cases set to breach the 1-million mark, the world is witnessing an “exponential growth” which is a bad sign as the number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday. According to latest data from Johns Hopkins University’s Center for […]
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19-year-old dies after inhaling deodorant to get high
Amsterdam : A 19-year-old recovering drug addict died after inhaling deodorant in an attempt to get high, doctors who treated him in the Netherlands have revealed in a case report to highlight the fatal consequences of inhaling chemicals. Doctors told the story of the unnamed teenager in a stark warning to people of the dangers […]
Three suspected kidnappers beaten to death in Bihar
Patna : In a fresh case of street justice in Bihar, three suspected kidnappers were on Friday beaten to death by a mob in state’s Begusarai district, police said. The incident took place near Goriya Dharamshala in Narain Pipar village under Chhaurahi block of the district. According to district police officials, three armed criminals, who […]
Mother-son hacked to death in UP
Lucknow : A 55-year-old woman and her 27-year-old son have been hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district, police said on Saturday. The villagers, on Saturday, woke up to discover the twin murders, which took place in Baagi village in the night. The deceased — Munni and Kuldeep — were found lying on their […]
Vajpayee’s ‘faceoff with death’ and how he captured the agony in verse
New Delhi : Much as he was revered as a stalwart politician, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away at the age of 93 here on Thursday, was widely recognised as a key poet in Hindi, who took poetry beyond the pages of his collections and recited them at numerous public fora. He […]
Two get death for minor’s rape-murder
Jodhpur : A special court in the city on Tuesday sentenced two persons to death for the abduction, gang-rape and murder of a minor girl in a “dastardly and grisly” manner. The convicts, Shravan Singh and Ghewar Singh, were charged with abducting a minor girl from her home in village Rinva in Barmer’s Chohtan sub-division […]
Another Nipah virus death in Kozhikode, toll now 13
Kozhikode, (Kerala) : Even as the incidence of fresh cases of Nipah virus has come down, a woman, under treatment at the Kozhikode Medical College hospital, passed away on Saturday, taking the disease toll in Kerala to 13, officials said. Kalayani, 62, had been admitted to the hospital on May 16. A majority of the […]
SC reserves verdict on Delhi gang rape convicts’ plea against death
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on the plea of two of the four death row convicts seeking a review of the top court 2017 judgment upholding their death sentence in the December 16 Delhi gang rape case which shook the nation. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice […]
Indian nurse jumps to death in UAE
Dubai : An Indian nurse has committed suicide by jumping off a hospital’s rooftop in Al Ain city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the media reported. The woman, identified as Suja Singh, was in her early 40s and hailed from Kerala. She jumped from the hospital’s building on Sunday afternoon, the Gulf News reported […]
Hundreds march for African-American killed by police
Sacramento : Hundreds of people participated in a march to demand justice and pay tribute to a young unarmed African-American who was shot dead by police in the courtyard of his grandparents house earlier this month. The march was held in the California capital Sacramento on Saturday, reports Efe news. It was led by former NBA […]