Democratic congressman from New Jersey, Bill Pascrell, who served in the House of Representatives since 1997 passed away at the age of 87, CNN reported.
"Six passengers died and 22 others were injured when a private bus traveling from Leh to Eastern Ladakh fell into a 200-metre deep gorge. The injured have been shifted to District Hospital SNM Leh. Some of them are critical. Further details awaited," said Santosh Sukadeva, Deputy Commissi
BJD and Congress leaders have criticized the BJP-led government in Odisha after two persons died and several others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Ganjam district.
Post Office Superintendent T.P. Singh allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday after a CBI raid in Bulandshahr Main Post Office regarding a corruption investigation.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday prorogued both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha of Parliament which were adjourned sine die on August 9, one sitting ahead of the scheduled end of the Budget Session in which the newly elected Modi 3.0 government presented its Union Budget 2024-25.
Rajasthan Congress formed a four-member committee to investigate an incident in which a class 10 student in Udaipur died on Monday three days after he was stabbed by his schoolmate on August 16.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday asked District Collector Abhilash Abhinav to take care of Durga who was orphaned after her mother died by suicide.
"The students had consumed snacks including samosa and biriyani on Saturday and had rice and sambar at night. They had complained of vomiting and uneasiness on Sunday. Hostel management sent them home after informing their parents on Sunday," said Vijaya Krishnan.
Three children died and several others were hospitalised due to a suspected case of food poisoning in a hostel run by a religious organisation (Aaradana Trust) in Kailasa Patnam, Kotavuratla Mandal of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh, on Monday.
Four people have died and 24 others were injured when the tyre of a truck they were travelling in burst on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) in Dankaur area here, police said on Monday.
In a tragic incident, an elephant died after being electrocuted by an illegal electric fence in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, said forest officials.