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17 Apr

Rajkot couple sacrifices lives as part of ritual

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsFeatured, LatestINDIA

A man and his wife died after allegedly beheading themselves using a guillotine-like device to offer their heads for a sacrificial ritual in Gujarat's Rajkot district, police said on Sunday. Hemubhai Makwana (38) and his wife Hansaben (35) committed suicide by cutting their heads with a device blade in a hut on their farm in Vinchia village, said Indrajitsinh Jadeja, sub-inspector of Vinchia police station. Sub-inspector ID Jadeja of Vinchhiya police station said the couple lifted the heavy blade on the guideway with the help of a rope and placed its head near the yajna kund and then unlatched the…

12 Apr

School evacuated after bomb threat in Delhi

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students of a school were evacuated on Wednesday when the school in south Delhi received a threat via email. Indian Public School in Sadiq Nagar at 10:49 am, received an email claiming that a bomb has been planted on the premises of the school. The premises have been searched by the police twice, but nothing suspicious has been found so far. As a precautionary measure school was evacuated by the police. Police arrived at the spot with Bomb Disposal Squad and the dog squad. Last year in November, the school received a similar bomb threat email from an unknown sender.…

31 Mar

6 die in fire caused by mosquito coil in Delhi

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Six members of a family died of suffocation at their Delhi home after inhaling poisonous gas overnight after mosquito repellent spilled on the mattress, police said. The family lived in the Shastri Park area of North East Delhi. Three fire engines reached the house after the fire department received information about the fire at around 8.52 am. North-East District DCP Joy Tirki said the Shastri Park police received a call on Friday morning that a house on Mazarwala Road near Machhi Market was on fire. Police reached the spot and found that the injured were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra…

24 Mar

Tufanganj police recovered body of housewife

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The police recovered the body of the housewife from inside the house in the area Kadam Bagan No. 9/203 of Nakkatigarh Village Panchayat. The dead woman's name is Rinku Debnath. Husband Subrata De alias Khokon De has been absconding since the incident. The incident created a sensation in the area. A large police force of Tufan Ganj Police Station and a Sub-Divisional Police Officer reached the spot after receiving the information about the incident. The body was rescued by the police on Thursday late night. It is known that the housewife's husband, Subrata De alias Khokon De, runs a catering…

09 Mar

Increasing risk of conflict: US report on India-China

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Increasing military deployment in LAC on both sides of the border has elevated the risk of arm conflict between both nations, which also pose a direct threat to US interest and calls for US intervention, a US intelligence report said. The Annual Threat Assessment Of the US Intelligence pointed out that India-China will remain strained in wake of all previous standoffs between both countries, even the galwan clash which led to numerous casualties on both sides, even if both countries are engaged in border talks. the report even points out that the persistent low level of friction between two nation…

07 Mar

14 killed, nearly 100 injured in explosion in Bangladesh Capital Dhaka

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Explosion in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Gulistan area left everyone shocked. As per the sources 14 people died and around 100 were found injured , they were immediately shifted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The tragedy occurred around 4 pm on Tuesday. Around 11 fire extinguishers are at the spot and rescuing process are underway. The explosion occurred in a shop selling sanitation equipments on the base floor of the seven-storey building. The shop was situated in a Siddique Bazaar.

16 Feb

Dalit IIT Student, Who Died By Suicide, Was Humiliated By Friends: Family

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An 18-year-old Dalit student at IIT Bombay, who committed suicide, had spoken to his sister and aunt about being turned down by his friends because of his caste, the family has said to media. While officials at IIT Bombay have told the news of discrimination on the campus is not true and the matter is being investigated by concerned authorities. Police filed a case of accidental death after Darshan died, apparently after he jumped off the 7th floor of the hostel building on Sunday. They haven't found a suicide note yet, but a group of student is claiming that the…

09 Feb

Andhra Pradesh: Seven workers died of suffocation in oil tank

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Around seven workers were killed due to suffocation(to die from lack of oxygen) while cleaning an oil tank in a factory in Andhra Pradesh, said a police official on Thursday. The tragedy happened at G Rampet around 7 am. An eyewitness confirmed media persons that at first an individual went into the oil tank and then the next person followed when the first one did not come up. In the same way, the other five workers entered into the oil tank and died one by one. The people died were recognised as Narasimha, Jagdeesh , Rama Rao, Prasad, Banj Babu,…

28 Jan

Two Indian Air Force planes on training mission crash in MP, 1 killed

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2 Indian Air Force(IAF) fighter planes which had taken off from the Gwalior Air Base crashed separately at Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Morena, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday morning, resulting into death of a pilot, he was recognised as Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi. Two other pilots of the Su-30 MKI that crashed at Bharatpur managed to escape safely. According to the sources, it is assumed that there may be a mid-air collision between the Mirage 2000 and the Sukhoi 30 (Su-30 MKI), due to which the two aircraft crashed simultaneously, at sites almost close to each other, but it is…

26 Jan

Cartoon show ‘Doraemon’ lesson saved this boy during house collapse

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6 yr old boy Mustafa has sustained a building collapse in the incident he lost his mom Uzma and grandmom Begum Haider. Mustafa, who is among 14 survivors, is at present under treatment at the SPM Civil Hospital and is said to be out of danger. The boy stated that he learnt the lessons from his favourite cartoon show Doraemon that helped him saved his life. "I was terrified but I recalled an episode of the cartoon show 'Doraemon' in which Nobita (the central character of the series) was taught about protecting himself during an earthquake by taking shelter in…