The Memphis Police Department announced on Saturday to deactivation of the 'Scorpion Unit' to which the police officers belonged who reportedly were involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old, Black man earlier this month, who later died due to injuries.
The deadly spell of cold wave continues in Afghanistan as over 200,000 livestock have died in the country apart from loss of human lives in the last two weeks, Afghan news agency TOLOnews reported.
Those who died were identified as Jari Kol (30), Kapil Vishwakarma (21), Raj Mahato (20) and Rahul Kol (23). All of them were residents under Dhanpuri police station limits.
Vidisha Superintendent of Police Umashankar Bhargava on Thursday said that a former BJP corporator who died by suicide, took the extreme step as he could not save his children suffering from a genetic disease, treatment for which isn't available.
In a shocking incident, an ex-corporator from the BJP and his wife and their two children - who were suffering from muscular dystrophy - died by suicide in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday evening, said the police.
At least 11 people have died in the Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine on Thursday, CNN reported citing the Ukrainian State Emergency Services. The strike also left 11 people injured.
The incident occurred at GTB road in Dhubri town where a four-wheeler, in which the victims were travelling, collided with a truck and two motorcycles parked on the roadside.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the project proponent to pay Rs 70 crores within one month to be utilized for the restoration of the environment in relation to stone quarry collapses in Mizoram state where several persons had died.