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- India
55 dead in five months: India’s manual scavenging crisis persists
Hyderabad/New Delhi: In March 2014, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Safai Karamchari Andolan vs Union of India, a landmark ruling meant to protect the lives of India’s sewer and septic tank…
- World
Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,430
Caracas: The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, has risen to 1,430, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. Rodriguez on Saturday, said on state television that 3,238…
- World
Death toll from Venezuelan earthquakes climbs to 235
Caracas: Venezuela’s health ministry raised the death toll to at least 235 on Thursday, June 25, after two powerful earthquakes struck the country. Venezuela is racing against time to rescue hundreds believed…
- Telangana
Telangana records steepest road accident rise among major states
Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded the sharpest rise in road accidents among India’s major states in 2024, with crashes jumping from 22,903 to 25,986 a 13.5 per cent surge that is nearly nine…
- Bangalore
Two children drown in farm pond in Doddaballapur village
Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, two children drowned after accidentally falling into a farm pond at Togarihatta village in Doddaballapur taluk of Bengaluru Rural district. The victims have been identified as Daksha…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru footpath encroachments put pedestrians at risk
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s worsening pedestrian safety crisis has come under renewed scrutiny as footpaths across the city continue to be encroached upon by shops, street vendors and commercial establishments, forcing pedestrians onto busy…
- World
Ebola death toll crosses 100 in Congo outbreak
Bunia: At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said. Attacks on health workers from angry…
- World
4.9 million children died globally before turning five in 2024
New Delhi: A series of five research papers published in The British Medical Journal estimates that globally 4.9 million children died before turning five in 2024, including 2.3 million neonatal deaths. Mortality…
- India
Married man, lover found dead near canal in UP’s Unnao
Unnao: A married man and his purported lover were found dead near a canal in the Purwa Kotwali area of Rasidpur village here, police said on Tuesday, June 2. According to police,…
- Telangana
Telangana’s relentless heatwave: Toll passes 150 in just four days
Hyderabad: A punishing heatwave has killed over 150 people across Telangana in the last four days, with Sunday, May 24, emerging as the deadliest with 61 fatalities in a single day. The toll…
- Bangalore
Death toll in Bhatkal shell collection tragedy rises to 11
Karwar : The death toll in the tragic drowning incident near Alvekodi coastal area close to Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district has risen to 11. The victims had reportedly ventured into the…
- Hyderabad
Farmer, student, daily wage worker: Telangana heatwave claims 22 lives
Hyderabad: An 89-year-old woman in Mahabubabad, a 17-year-old student in Suryapet, a daily wage worker at a paddy procurement centre, an unidentified woman found collapsed at a bus stand — these are not…
- World
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, damaging buildings and injuring 27
Lima: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific region of southern Peru late Tuesday, May 19, injuring 27 people and damaging buildings, officials said. No deaths were reported. The US Geological Survey…
- World
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Abuja: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, May 17, after more than 300 suspected cases…
- India
Akhilesh urges UP govt to step up relief work after over 50 storm deaths
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, May 14, urged the Uttar Pradesh government to undertake relief and rescue operations on a “war footing” after severe storms and rain-related incidents left…
