Kollam native confirmed dead in Mozambique boat tragedy

Kollam native confirmed dead in Mozambique boat tragedy

“The authorities have assured that all necessary steps will be taken to send the body to India,” N.K. Premachandran said. Photo: Facebook/NK Premachandran A Kollam native who went missing in the recent boat tragedy off the coast of Mozambique has been confirmed dead, MP N.K. Premachandran said in Kollam on Monday (October 20, 2025). The … Read more

One dead, 137 rescued after blizzard traps hikers on Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest

One dead, 137 rescued after blizzard traps hikers on Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest

One hiker was killed while 137 others, stranded after a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest, were rescued, local Chinese officials said Monday. They said the search is on for missing climbers. A 41-year-old male hiker died from hypothermia and acute altitude sickness, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local officials. So far, … Read more

House collapses on sleeping family in Uttar Pradesh, 1 dead, 4 in hospital

House collapses on sleeping family in Uttar Pradesh, 1 dead, 4 in hospital

A 55-year-old man was killed and four of his family members were seriously injured when a kutcha house collapsed on them in Fatehpur district early Sunday (October 5, 2025) morning, police said. The incident took place around 4 a.m. in the Gojh village of the Lalauli area. The five were sleeping inside the house were … Read more

Several feared dead as heavy rain triggers landslips in Darjeeling

Several feared dead as heavy rain triggers landslips in Darjeeling

Photo taken from ANI video shows movement of vehicles restricted on the Siliguri-Darjeeling SH-12 road after a portion of Dudhia iron bridge collapsed due to heavy rain in North Bengal.  Several people are feared dead following landslips in parts of Mirik in Darjeeling district due to incessant heavy rain, a senior police officer said on … Read more

3 dead, hundreds injured as police open fire on protesting youth in Morocco

3 dead, hundreds injured as police open fire on protesting youth in Morocco

Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. The protesters in at least a dozen cities, including Casablanca, demanded better schools and hospitals, with some calling for Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch to resign. The call … Read more

Back from the dead, Vizag waterbodies piece together a fragile ecology

Back from the dead, Vizag waterbodies piece together a fragile ecology

The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) has embarked on an ambitious project of reviving and rejuvenating defunct waterbodies under its jurisdiction. A pilot project has been taken up at Kapuluppada village, nestled between NH-16 and the sea and located about 10 km from the city centre, to revive at least four waterbodies. If the … Read more

CPI leader shot dead in Hyderabad, chilli powder used to disorient him first

CPI leader shot dead in Hyderabad, chilli powder used to disorient him first

A Telangana Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Chandu Rathod was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a Hyderabad neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. According to police sources, a group of three-four unidentified individuals arrived in a white Swift car and attacked Rathod at Shalivahana Nagar Park in Malakpet, under the South East Zone Police limits, … Read more

One dead, more feared trapped after portion of illegal coal mine collapses in Jharkhand

One dead, more feared trapped after portion of illegal coal mine collapses in Jharkhand

People gather near the coal mine in Godda, Jharkhand, where several workers are trapped, after it collapsed. File | Photo Credit: PTI One person was killed and some others were feared trapped after a portion of a coal mine collapsed during “illegal” mining in Jharkhand‘s Ramgarh district, police said on Saturday (July 5, 2025). The … Read more

Himachal Pradesh cloudbursts, flash floods: 2 dead, 20 feared swept away in Kangra

Himachal Pradesh cloudbursts, flash floods: 2 dead, 20 feared swept away in Kangra

Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away as cloudbursts, flash floods and heavy rain wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday (June 25, 2025). Two bodies were recovered from the Manuni Khad in Kangra district while around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were … Read more

Maharashtra sees a surge in COVID cases with 86 new cases reported, 6 dead

Maharashtra sees a surge in COVID cases with 86 new cases reported, 6 dead

Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu With the surge in COVID cases, the Public Health Department of Maharashtra confirmed 86 new cases of COVID on Wednesday (May 28, 2025), raising the total cases to 521 across the State from January. Meanwhile, six patients, who had underlying health conditions, died of COVID. One patient died … Read more