Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the heat in Europe exceeded 15,000 in total across Spain, Germany, the UK, France, and Portugal.
Pawar said," I wrote to the Governor to get information on what exactly happened in Khargar, there is confusion about the exact death toll too. Some people are saying that during the event some facilities were not given. We have not received the post-mortem report yet. I have asked for it th
"It was 100 per cent the state govt responsibility, as they organised the event, keeping elections in mind. A sitting judge must investigate this incident and the actual facts must come out," Pawar said while addressing the organizational meeting for BMC polls.
A controversial new measure against homosexuality that calls for the death penalty in some circumstances has been rejected by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has asked that it be changed, according to Al Jazeera.
Maharashtra Navirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Thursday hit out at Uddhav Thackeray for "politicising" the issue of deaths in Kharghar due to heat stroke during an event.
Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday filed a case against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for allegedly spreading "fake news" regarding the number of deaths from heat stroke in Kharghar.
After learning about the demise of Pamela Chopra, megastar Amitabh Bachchan reached Aditya Chopra's home to offer his heartfelt condolences. He was accompanied by his son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed by Army Chief General Manoj Pande on the death of five soldiers in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, defence sources said on Thursday.