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‘Glorious century rests at God’s feet,’ says PM Modi on mother Hiraben’s death

In tribute, PM Modi said his late mother had 'the presence of an ascetic's journey, selfless doer & life committed to values'. The 100-year-old passed away Friday in Ahmedabad.

Brazilian legend football star Pele dies at 82 in Sao Paulo

Pele, the only player to have won the World Cup three times, died Thursday at the age of 82, due to cancer, said Albert Einstein hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.

Mourning your pet can be harder than grieving a family member. There’s science to it

Research suggests that when people are in anguish over the loss of a pet, disenfranchised grief makes it more difficult for them to find healing.

7 Indians among 10 who died in Maldives garage fire, confirms Indian High Commission

The garage was located below cramped living quarters housing migrant workers from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka in Male. There were cooking gas cylinders placed next to each bed.

Coffin, casket, or cremation? How to make death more environmentally friendly

In a one-of-its-kind study, this team analysed human bodies exhumed from grave pits and stone tombs to find out what conditions help speed up decay.

Committee probing J. Jayalalithaa’s death finds 4 ‘at fault’, including close aide Sasikala

The Arumugasamy Inquiry Committee tabled its report in the Tamil Nadu assembly Tuesday and recommended further investigation.

Why do we mourn those we don’t know? Queen Elizabeth’s death prompted grief across the world

Here's what explains the 'familiarity' we felt by 'knowing' Queen Elizabeth II.

Former Planning Commission member & prominent economist Abhijit Sen dies of heart attack

In a career spanning more than four decades, Abhijit Sen taught economics at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, and held several important government positions.

Sonali Phogat murder case: Goa Police arrests 2 more persons including restaurant owner

Police said they have arrested the owner of Curlies beach shack in Anjuna and a suspected drug peddler Dattprashad Gaonkar taking the total arrests in the case to four.

Telangana BJP leader Gnanendra Prasad found dead at his residence in Hyderabad

Prasad was found hanging from a fan when police reached the spot. Police said the reason for his suicide is not known yet, but he was staying at his penthouse for the past few days.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.