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Filmmaker Kumar Ramsay dies of cardiac arrest at 85

Kumar was the eldest of the seven Ramsay brothers, who were famous for their horror films and low-budget cult movies in the 70s and 80s.

‘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.

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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.