At least 15 newborns have died at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) in upper Assam between November 1 and 6, prompting the state health department to rush a team to investigate the matter, officials said Friday.
Three Dalits were allegedly thrashed by four men for objecting to their casteist slur in a village near Una town in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, police said Friday.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Friday dissolved parliament, paving the way for an early general election in the country which is grappling with unprecedented political crisis after the surprise sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Four car bombs by Islamic extremists exploded outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 20 people and injuring 17, said police.
BJP MLA and senior leader Suresh Kumar condemned the statement made by MP Nalin Kumar Kateel reportedly against Chief Minister Kumaraswamy.
Centurion Sitha Bai Nathu (100), wife of late Subraya Nathu, resident of Sulabettu in Nalkuru village in Belthangady taluk passed away on Friday after brief illness.
In order to fulfill the dream of ageing mother who had spent her life for family, a son decided to go on a pilgrimage along with her. The mother-son duo chose a decade year old scooter to traverse through seven states during their pilgrimage.
The district police are investigating a charge that a man lit a firecracker after putting it in the mouth of a three year-old-girl, seriously injuring her.
In a bid to prevent any untoward incident during the Tipu Jayanti celebrations by the State government on November 10, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has issued orders to impose Section 144 in the district from 6 pm on Friday to November 11’s 12 midnight.
I wish that my body is brought into use after my death. Therefore, I have decided to donate my body, stated Shivaraj Kumar.
