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Dengue patient dies after being transfused with fruit juice instead of platelets
A dengue patient in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died after allegedly being administered sweet lemon juice instead of blood platelets.
Two women killed, bodies chopped into pieces 'as part of human sacrifice' in India
Two women were killed and their bodies were cut into small pieces in a suspected case of human sacrifice.
Nearly 80% of people pushed into poverty by Covid were from India
According to World Bank estimates, 8 out of every 10 people pushed into extreme poverty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic were Indians.
'Shameful', 'unfit' Indian administrative service officer mocks schoolgirl's pad request
In India, periods are taboo and menstruating women are forced to live under severe restrictions.
Man travels to Dubai just to buy iPhone before its India launch
An Indian man travelled all the way to Dubai from the Indian state of Kerala just so he could buy the latest Apple phone hours before its launch in India.
Pregnant woman 'crushed to death' by loan recovery agents for £1,300 in India
A 27-year-old pregnant woman was crushed to death allegedly by the recovery agent of a finance company in the Indian state of Jharkhand on Thursday.
Indian man's nose, ear chopped off for getting his daughter remarried
A 55-year-old man's nose and ear were cut off allegedly by his daughter's estranged husband and his family in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Indian doctor leaves car stuck in traffic, runs 3 km to perform surgery in time
An Indian doctor ran for 3 km to save his patient's life in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Seven factory workers in India attempt mass suicide
As many as seven men attempted mass suicide by consuming poison after not being paid their wages consistently by their employer.
UK PM contender Rishi Sunak performs cow worship in London
British prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak was seen performing a "Gau Puja" (cow worship) in London last weekend.
Professor 'slut shamed,' forced to resign for posting swimsuit pictures
A professor in India was forced to resign from her job at a prominent university for posting pictures of herself in a swimsuit on her Instagram account.
Indian police officer sent on leave for complaining about 'bad quality' of food
A police officer's complaint about the "bad" quality of food has not gone down well with the Indian establishment.
Man dies from snakebite hours after attending brother's funeral who also died from snakebite
An Indian man, who had gone to attend the last rites of his brother following the latter's death due to a snakebite, also died after being bitten by a snake.
Woman's chilling video moments before suicide: 'Can't take daily beatings'
A 30-year-old woman, Mandeep Kaur, who was abused by her husband brutally for eight years, allegedly died by suicide at her house in New York.
Elderly woman found in cardboard box after being dumped by roadside
An elderly woman was found inside cardboard boxes on the side of a highway after being dumped by her family in Puebla, Mexico.
India's most wanted criminal acted in 28 films while in 'hiding'
It took Indian police more than 30 years to arrest the man wanted in connection with an alleged robbery and murder case.
Woman gives birth minutes after being crushed by truck in India, dies minutes later
A 26-year-old pregnant woman managed to deliver her baby minutes before she died after being mowed by a truck in the Firozabad city of Uttar Pradesh in India.
Pit bull mauls 82-year-old owner to death, pet handed over to authorities
An elderly woman's pet pit bull killed her by ripping her stomach open at her house in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Villagers capture crocodile to slit open its stomach believing it had swallowed a boy whole
Villagers in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh captured and tied up a 13-foot crocodile who they believed had swallowed a 7-year-old boy.
India on course to surpass China as most-populous country in 2023
India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country by next year, according to a United Nations report.
Man slits woman's throat for rejecting his sexual advances
A 25-year-old man killed a woman by slitting her throat after she rejected his sexual advances at the latter's apartment complex in east Delhi, India.
Woman and 6-year-old daughter gangraped in moving car
A woman and her six-year-old daughter were allegedly gangraped in a moving car in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Endangered Hornbill tortured to death in distressing video from India
A distressing video from the Indian state of Nagaland shows three men brutally torturing a Great Indian Hornbill.
Elephant kills woman, returns to trample on her corpse during funeral
In a bizarre and shocking incident reported from the Indian state of Odisha, an elephant killed a 70-year-old woman.
Elderly couple forced to beg after hospital staff asks for bribe to release son's body
In a heart-wrenching video from the Indian state of Bihar, an elderly couple could be seen begging for money.
Al-Qaeda threatens to attack India over BJP leader's remark on Prophet Muhammad
Terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has threatened suicide bombings all over India to avenge purported remarks made against Prophet.
Indian man chops off wife's hand to stop her from taking government job
A 26-year-old man from the Indian state of West Bengal, allegedly chopped off his wife's right hand.
British tourist raped in front of her husband near Goa beach: Police
A British woman on a vacation to India has accused a local masseuse of raping her in front of her partner near a famous beach in Goa.
Indian gov't punishes bureaucrat couple for closing national stadium to walk their dog
Two senior Indian bureaucrats posted in the national capital, Delhi, have been transferred to different corners of the country.
India's top court recognises sex work as a 'profession'
India's Supreme Court directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and consenting sex workers.