A heartbreaking incident in Maharashtra saw a couple forced to carry their dead sons for 15 kilometers after being denied an ambulance by the hospital. The incident, which has sparked outrage, highlights the lack of basic healthcare facilities in rural areas of the state.
Rebecca Cheptegei, an Olympian from Uganda, has tragically passed away in Kenya after being set on fire by her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach. Cheptegei, who competed in the Paris Olympics marathon, suffered severe burns and died four days after the attack. The incident has sparked outrage and highlighted the ongoing issue of domestic violence in Kenya.
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics, has tragically passed away after being attacked by her boyfriend. The attack, described as a domestic dispute, involved the use of petrol, leaving Cheptegei with severe burns.
Four Indian students died in a devastating five-car pileup in Texas on August 30. The victims, identified as Aryan Raghunath Orampati, Dharshini Vasudevan, Farooq Shaik, and Lokesh Palacharla, were carpooling to Bentonville, Arkansas. Their SUV caught fire after being struck by a speeding truck, leaving the bodies charred beyond recognition. Authorities used DNA testing and carpooling app data to confirm their identities.
A landslide on the new track leading to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district resulted in the deaths of two women pilgrims and serious injuries to a girl. The incident occurred near Panchi, three kilometers from Bhawan, around 2:35 pm on Monday.
King Charles III is reportedly seeking reconciliation with his son, Prince Harry, while also offering condolences to victims of a fatal knife attack in Southport, England. The monarch has expressed his desire for Harry’s return, despite the latter’s decision to step down from royal duties and relocate to the US. Meanwhile, Charles faced criticism for his initial silence on the violent riots that followed the tragedy, but ultimately acknowledged the public’s response with compassion and resilience.
A tragic bus accident in Pakistan claimed the lives of 29 passengers, leaving only one survivor. The bus, traveling from Haveli Kahuta to Rawalpindi, fell into a ditch near Pana bridge in a mountainous area. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, and authorities are working to retrieve the bodies and identify the victims.
A bus carrying Indian pilgrims from Maharashtra to Nepal plunged into the Marsyangdi River, killing 27 and injuring 16. The accident occurred in Tanahun district, with an eyewitness describing a harrowing scene of passengers screaming for help and attempting to escape through windows. Rescue efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain and the bus’s fall of 150 meters.
A 15-year-old boy, Sourabh, tragically drowned in a waterlogged street in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri area on Friday. The incident occurred during heavy rainfall, highlighting the dangers posed by monsoon waterlogging in the city. The boy’s friends alerted his family, who rushed him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.
The body of Hannah Lynch, the daughter of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, has been found after his family’s yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. The yacht, the Bayesian, capsized and sank during a storm on Monday, killing six people. The recovery of Hannah Lynch’s body marks the end of a harrowing search effort involving hundreds of people.
