Mysterious Deaths
-
Kenya: Authorities investigate 47 deaths linked to suspected starvation cult
The police arrested a pastor named Paul Makenzi on allegations that he told his followers to starve themselves in order to ‘meet Jesus’.
Scroll Staff
-
Before being killed by truck, Bhind journalist Sandeep Sharma had asked for police protection
He feared for his life after purportedly exposing a police officer’s involvement in illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh.
Anant Zanane
-
In a tea garden in Assam, 19 deaths in one month leave workers scared and confused
Golaghat district’s health department puts it down to alcohol poisoning. Families of the deceased say some of them never drank liquor.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
-
What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
-
‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
-
For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
-
Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
-
CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
-
Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter says a DNA test of his remains will clear doubts about his death
Anita Bose-Pfaff said the Indian and Japanese governments must agree to extract DNA from the freedom fighter’s bones.
Scroll Staff
-
‘The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies suddenly at 46
The cause of death is yet unknown.
Scroll Staff
-
Andhra Pradesh: Seven family members found dead at a poultry farm near Hyderabad
Local residents and the farm owner alleged that poison was mixed into their food the previous evening.
Scroll Staff
Video
-
Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
-
Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
-
Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
-
Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
-
Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
-
Anatomy of a murder: A photographer stages deaths to put focus on Iran’s bloody history
Azadeh Akhlaghi’s images, on display in Delhi, form a poignant social commentary.
Chanpreet Khurana
-
Mystery over the death of an AIIMS doctor deepens as his autopsy report rules out suicide
The Delhi Police is yet to file an FIR in the case even as Dr Ganesan’s friends and relatives in Tamil Nadu have held protests demanding a CBI investigation.
Abhishek Dey
-
Sunanda Pushkar death: Shashi Tharoor questioned by Delhi Police for five hours
The Congress MP reportedly said throughout the interrogation that he does not suspect foul play and claimed she died after overdosing on medication.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
-
In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
-
Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
-
Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
-
In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
-
‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
-
Sunanda Pushkar overdosed on anti-anxiety drug: AIIMS
The medical board also reaffirmed the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s conclusion that the businesswoman did not die of poisoning from polonium or any other radioactive substance.
Scroll Staff
-
Former MP S Rajaiah, wife, son arrested after fire kills four family members
The Congress leader has since decided to opt out of the by-election to the Warangal Lok Sabha constituency.
Scroll Staff