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US civil rights veteran and two-time US presidential candidate Jesse Jackson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84, his family confirmed. He was also a longtime associate of another American civil rights stalwart Martin Luther King Jr.He died at home surrounded by relatives after prolonged health complications, including Parkinson’s disease and a rare…
LUCKNOW: In a glaring example of medical negligence and quackery, the Ambedkar Nagar police on Friday arrested a class 12 student and an Arts graduate for allegedly conducting a caesarean surgery at an unregistered private hospital, resulting in the death of a woman during childbirth. Probe revealed the illegal hospital had been running for five…
SALEM: A 37-year-old guest worker from Maharashtra suddenly died during the Tamilaga Vettrik Kazhagam (TVK) executives meeting held near Seelanaickkanpatty in Salem city on Friday.The man, identified as Siraj, was from Sivasakthi Nagar, Seelanaickkanpatty. He came to Salem with his wife, son and daughter 20 years ago and had been living there.Annadhanapatty Police said Siraj,…
The nurse who had recovered from Nipah virus infection died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in West Bengal’s Barasat on Thursday, news agency PTI reported quoting a state health department official. She had been in a prolonged coma, and later developed a lung infection. She had been taken off ventilator support at the…
Image used for representative purpose only KOLKATA: The 25-year-old female nurse infected by the Nipah virus succumbed to secondary infections on Thursday evening, after a 37-day-long battle with the infection and the complications caused by the virus at Barasat Hospital. The male nurse, who was also found infected by the virus and was discharged from…
KANPUR: In a grim reminder of the Greater Noida tragedy, a 25-year-old man remained trapped for nearly 12 hours after his motorcycle fell into a mud-filled pit on a deserted road in Kanpur Dehat, 45 km from the city, and died later while being treated at a local hospital on Wednesday. The tragedy took place…
Doordarshan icon Sarla Maheshwari passes away at 71 (File photo) NEW DELHI: Veteran Doordarshan newsreader Sarla Maheshwari, a household name on Indian television through the 1980s and 1990s, died in Delhi on Thursday at the age of 71, family friend and broadcaster Shammi Narang said.Maheshwari was part of Doordarshan from 1976 to 2005 and belonged…
NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old labourer died after allegedly falling into an open sewer manhole in Rohini’s Begumpur area. Though a rescue operation was launched by police and fire department, the man could not be saved on Tuesday.The incident occurred near Mahashakti Kali Temple in Sector 32, Rohini, on a vacant plot. Police identified the victim…
NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old man died after falling into an open drain in Delhi. The man fell in the manhole near the Mahashakti Kali Temple in Rohini’s Sector 32 on Tuesday evening, ANI reported.The incident occurred in the Begampur area, where local residents alerted emergency services after the man slipped into the uncovered drain. A…
Richa Chadha reacted to the Kanpur tragedy where a newborn died after a short circuit caused a fire in an NICU. She questioned the hospital’s negligence on X, expressing sorrow over the loss. Officials sealed the unlicensed unit. Richa, now a mother, urged accountability and compassion in healthcare. On Sunday evening (February 8), a tragic…
