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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicIndore water contamination deaths

Topic: Indore water contamination deaths

After Indore tragedy, 25 sick due to toxic drinking water in Mhow. Complaints ‘ignored’, kids miss exams

Madhya Pradesh health dept carrying out door-to-door survey, water pipeline crossing through drain seen as 'primary reason for infection'. Kids, elderly among infected.

Indore crisis laid bare gaps in MP BJP power structure. Local leaders: ‘officials don’t take our calls’

After Bhagirathpura crisis, local party leaders say they warned civic officials for months but were sidelined as Bhopal called the shots.

Amid water crisis, families in Bhagirathpura’s narrow lanes are hit the hardest—’no facilities reach us’

Lives of residents of these ‘galis’ now revolve around arranging for water, approaching authorities for clean supply, looking after the sick & mourning the loss of loved ones.

Photos of the week: Indore water contamination crisis, Unnao rape convict’s life term suspension stayed

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Cracks emerge in MP BJP over Indore deaths; Uma Bharti opens front, calls contamination ‘maha paap’

MP govt is facing flak over its response to the health crisis, especially after a video showed Minister Vijayvargiya's irritable reply to a journalist over a question on the deaths.

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Why Hyundai Creta is still the king of Indian roads after 11 years—brand value to looks

Hyundai was never scared of rivals overtaking them last year. But in 2027, the mythical ‘Creta Killer’ may finally emerge. Or it could continue to remain a myth.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.