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’.

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· Apr 24, 2023 · 07:52 pm

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

· Mar 27, 2018 · 08:50 pm

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

· Mar 15, 2018 · 09:00 am

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.

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· Jan 24, 2018 · 11:14 am

‘The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies suddenly at 46

The cause of death is yet unknown.

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· Jan 16, 2018 · 08:57 am

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.

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· Dec 22, 2017 · 08:32 pm

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

· Oct 24, 2016 · 06:30 pm

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

· Oct 05, 2016 · 08:30 pm

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.

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· Feb 14, 2016 · 01:20 pm

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.

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· Jan 15, 2016 · 03:42 pm

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.

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· Nov 04, 2015 · 04:49 pm