A man-eater leopard, responsible for three deaths in Pune district's Pimparkhed village and surrounding areas in the last 20 days, was shot dead during a joint operation by the Forest Department and a rescue team, officials said.
A 17-year-old boy, Mayank Kharare, was hacked to death by three masked assailants on Pune's Bajirao Road in Khadak area. Police said the accused, all minors, have been arrested and the attack stemmed from old enmity, not gang rivalry.
However, Congress leader TS Singh Deo has alleged "extreme negligence" and demanded that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw resign on moral grounds. He said that such accidents keep happening in different parts of the country, leading to the deaths of people.
The death toll in the Bilaspur train accident has risen to eight, and several other people were injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Born on February 29, 1940, the Indian-British billionaire was the chairman of the Hinduja Group. Hinduja was known for transforming his family business, which he joined in Mumbai in 1959, into a multi-billion-dollar global conglomerate. He was fondly known as 'GP' in business circles.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday assured full cooperation to the Judicial Commission, headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the Gauhati High Court, in the investigation relating to the death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg.
According to Mandya SP Mallikarjun Baladandi, the farmer, Ramesh (38), was working in his fields when the coconut feathers accidentally came into contact with 11 kV power lines (likely using a long pole that came into contact with a live wire). Ramesh died on the spot.
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Kenya over the heavy rainfall that caused landslides in the west of the country, resulting in a number of deaths.
Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar-nominated actress known for her roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose, passed away on Monday morning at her home in Ojai, California. She was 89, Variety reported.
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with Afghanistan over the victims of an earthquake that struck Mazar-e Sharif city, in northern Afghanistan, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of people.
The death toll in the Jaipur accident has risen to 14 after a trolley overturned in the Loha Mandi area under the Harmada Police Station limits, Rajasthan Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said on Monday.