Neeru, 62, was browsing different drug stores' websites to purchase sleeping pills, a medicine she takes every month for her neurological illness. She then received a call from an officer, accusing her of buying "illicit drugs".
The stampede erupted after an electric shock in the temple premises, causing panic among devotees and resulting in a stampede.
A four-year-old was made to sit on a shoe rack. But she got up, tried to sit on the windowsill, and fell off the window.
The Petrol pump staff refused to provide fuel to a group of men as they were smoking at the station. This led to verbal and physical altercation.
Anil Chavan, a resident of Dombivali, has a house in Baiganwadi, a suburb in Mumbai, which he had rented to Syed Ali against a heavy deposit of Rs 6 lakh.
IIT Guwahati students are protesting fee hike. They allege they were promised a revision in hike but nothing happened and on Tuesday, the day of registration for the July-November semester, the students were forced to pay fee.
A black plastic bag with a decomposed body inside was found buried under the house.
While in Delhi, 20 schools got 'hoax' bomb threats via email, 40 schools in Bengaluru were sent a similar message.
Three boys in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr took the girl to a secluded place, on the pretext of a bike ride, where they raped her.
In Himachal Pradesh, the road connecting Badripur, Kishanpura, Santokhgarh and Puruwala of Sirmaur district has electric poles in the middle.
The Punjab Police has arrested Canada-based Amritpal Singh Dhillon for ramming his Toyota Fortuner into the world's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh.
Amritpal Singh Dhillon, originally from Kartarpur in Jalandhar, lives with his family - mother and three sisters - in Canada, where he works as a labourer.
The man, identified as Kumar, left a handwritten suicide note, describing how he was blackmailed and coerced into transferring Rs 11 lakh into several bank accounts.
Cloud seeding is the process of adding special substances to clouds to make it rain or snow in areas experiencing water scarcity, less snowfall, or to reduce hail and clear fog.
Usha Devi from Bihar's Purnea district wanted to elope with her lover but with her husband's return to the village, the plan was in shambles.
A man was returning home from work when two men on a scooty snatched his phone and fled the scene. Upon investigation, the police found that the man's wife orchestrated the snatching to hide a secret - her intimate pictures with a lover.
Savita has been arrested by the Basaveshwaranagar police for allegedly defrauding more than 20 women in a multi-crore scam.
Nine of two families took shelter in a house, made of brick and mortar, thinking it will withstand the heavy water flow. But all were swept away.
A day after the shooting, Kap's Cafe shared a message "from the heart" stating the team is "processing this shock" but "not giving up".
As seen in the CCTV footage, a speeding Hayabusa bike hits a Zomato delivery bike rider, riding along the roadside and drives for several meters before it skids and crashes.
Tomy and Shiny, a Kerala-based couple, used to run 'A&A Chits and Finance', a chit fund institution offering high returns, ranging between 15 to 20 per cent on investments.
A 55-year-old woman from Karnataka was beaten to death over her being allegedly possessed by an evil spirit. A case of murder has been registered against the woman's son, an 'exorcist' and her husband.
A young woman, Akanksha, was seen thrashing and dragging her mother-in-law down the staircase at their Ghaziabad home.
In a suicide note, the teenager has blamed teacher for scolding him for not answering his questions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a total lockdown in India from midnight for 21 days to fight the spread of coronavirus.
India must also straight away allow internationally-recognized testing kits to be used here - these are already in use in the USA and Europe (do not delay by waiting for Indian clearance).
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Hopefully, you are following social distancing and not mingling, especially with large groups or in crowded places. Can wearing a mask help? Here's what doctors say:
People across the world are worried about the rising cases of COVID-19, a highly contagious disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus that was first detected in China's Wuhan in December last year. What should you do if you're feeling any little ill, flu-ish and you are worried that you have symptoms of coronavirus?
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With some 400 positive cases within a population of 1.3 billion, the burning question in the minds of many is whether India is under-reporting. Until a couple of days ago, there were strict, conservative criteria for COVID 19 testing.
Soap and water is still the best way to clean your hands. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Wash hands with warm or cold water. Lather soap to get it on the backs of hands, between fingers and under finger nails before rinsing off. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the time spent should be 20 seconds (or the time taken to sing the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice).
If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60 per cent alcohol.
The hand sanitizer should be applied to one palm before rubbing the hands together. While rubbing, the gel should be spread all over the hands and fingers, covering all surfaces until completely dry.
Cleansers and wipes are effective in cleaning and disinfecting objects and surfaces that are frequently touched.
Alcohol is effective at killing different types of microbes, including both viruses and bacteria. Coronavirus is the type of virus with an outer wrapping, called an envelope, which alcohol can kills.
Despite many DIY sites and programmes suggesting it, vodka doesn’t have enough alcohol content to effectively kill microbes.
India Coming Together Against COVID-19 campaign, an RB and NDTV initiative, aims to provide a platform to highlight the works of the unsung heroes, NGOs and community leaders at the frontline of the hygiene battle against COVID-19.
It is a small effort to keep Indians well informed with medical facts and the news that matters the most in their daily lives during the current lock-down. A campaign of hope despite of all of us being isolated.
The campaign will recognise and acknowledge the unsung heroes who are at the forefront of this battle against the coronavirus – doctors, the police, community kitchens, the suppliers of essential commodities. Pan-India stories on the effort being made to combat the virus – narrated by the administrators, the police and government bodies. We will also showcase how hygiene and handwashing are critical in this fight against Novel Coronavirus.