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‘Tragedy King’ Dilip Kumar dies at 98 after prolonged illness

The actor had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Hinduja Hospital since Tuesday and had been in and out of hospitals in the last one month.

Charred body of project staff found at hockey stadium inside IIT-Madras campus

IIT-Madras said the temporary project staff had joined the institute in April. Officials said it appeared to be a case of suicide and police have registered a case of suspicious death.

Body of Shopian militant found in Srinagar lake

Militant Amir Ahmad Malik was reported missing in October 2020 and had joined terror outfit the Resistance Front, a shadow outfit of LeT, the officials said.

5 dead and 22 hospitalised as hooch tragedy strikes UP’s Aligarh again

Aligarh: Five people died and 22 more were hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in a village here, days after another hooch tragedy resulted in the...

Most countries used ‘Swiss cheese’ model to reduce Covid. In India, the holes were too big

An infectious disease expert writes India’s second wave is the result of the failure of 3 basic measures.

2 Delhi civic bodies give nod to use cow dung for cremation as Covid deaths surge

With surge in Covid deaths leading to shortage of wood at crematoriums, NDMC Mayor asks cow sheds to install machines that convert dung into cakes that can be used on funeral pyres.

Tobacco killed 500,000 Americans in 2020 — same as the pandemic

A potential solution to tobacco-related deaths is a corporate ‘death penalty’.

Do people die when the heart stops? There’s a gap in what we know

We still don’t know how long to wait after a heart stops to determine death.

61% Indians know one or more people in their social circles who died of Covid, survey says

Survey by LocalCircles also found that deaths before Covid results and patients who have comorbidities are not included in the official toll in many cases.

A ‘skeleton bent like a bow’, Sri Ramakrishna’s battle with cancer made him child-like

In ‘Preparing for Death’, Arun Shourie traces Sri Ramakrishna’s battle with cancer and his pleading with the doctor to lessen the unbearable pain.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.