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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Funerals

Navy officer Vinay Narwal’s family wants the media out—‘Please don’t ruin our reputation’

The excess of the press—the volley of cameras, the questions that are being hurled at them—is causing Vinay Narwal’s family to retreat further into their grief.

Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest after state funeral, attended by world leaders, watched by millions

The late monarch’s last resting place is St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, next to her husband Prince Philip, father King George VI, mother and sister Princess Margaret.

Brother, farmer ally, singer — At Moose Wala funeral, fans count the many ways they loved him

Moose Wala’s funeral at his village — Moosa in Punjab’s Mansa district — witnessed a massive gathering Tuesday. Hundreds had camped outside the singer's mansion Monday night.

‘It is about journey of soul’ — Parsis seek exemption, want Covid funerals on their terms

Surat Parsi Punchayet has petitioned SC to permit Parsi last rites for Covid victims. Protocol only allows burial & cremation. A look at the pandemic's impact on the community.

Delhi has registered 443 ‘Covid funerals’ since 14 March, four times the govt death figures

Data from Covid-19 cremation and burial grounds in Delhi is for confirmed and suspected cases, corroborated by the North and South Delhi municipal bodies.

Indians buried even Pakistani Kargil soldiers, but now denying last rites to Covid victims

Families of a Padma Shri awardee in Punjab and two doctors in Chennai and Shillong had a traumatic time performing the last rites — as if Covid-19 has robbed us of all humanity.

Coronavirus pandemic is changing funerals and how we deal with the dead

While all possible steps are taken to uphold respect for the dead, in pandemics the emphasis inevitably shifts to public health.

In Photos: Allies, rivals come together to bid farewell as Arun Jaitley is cremated

Cutting across party lines, a number of political leaders paid their respects to Arun Jaitley, who was cremated in Delhi Sunday.

Funerals are becoming the final opportunity to flaunt wealth

Businessmen and billionaires are often aggressively competitive in life, and funerals become one last extravagant display of wealth. 

On Camera

Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.