Death toll reaches 524 in Andhra Pradesh heat wave

The death toll in the heat wave that continues to grip Andhra Pradesh mounted to 524, officials said on Sunday. The commissioner disaster management, who had on Saturday put the toll at 294 since...

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Mexico bus accident: 16 dead, 19 injured

Mexican authorities say a bus apparently went out of control after a blowout and turned over, killing 16 people in central Hidalgo state. State attorney general’s spokesman Fernando Hidalgo says...

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Etah bus mishap: 19 bodies found, compensation announced

[Update]Nineteen people were confirmed dead after a bus from Farukkhabad to New Delhi fell into a canal in Etah late Sunday, police said Monday. The accident took place 265 km from Lucknow. While...

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Bus dives into canal in Etah, more than 24 feared dead

Over two dozen people are believed to have lost their lives as the bus in which they were travelling from Farukkhabad to New Delhi fell into a canal in Etah late on Sunday, the police said on Monday....

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India: betting on the dead is a tradition

Bizarre though it may sound, people are making a quick buck by betting on the dead. Betting and fixing, apparently, is not restricted to cricket alone and in Varanasi’s famous Manikarnika Ghat, the...

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