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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicLast rites

Topic: last rites

In pictures: Kathmandu drowns in grief as young ‘revolutionaries’ laid to rest draped in national flag

Anti-corruption Gen Z protesters who died during violent agitation are being given a martyrs’ farewell, with hundreds turning up to pay their last respects.

After a week’s search, family working in hostel mess cremates mother & 2-yr-old killed in Air India crash

Ravi Thakor’s daughter & mother were inside BJ Medical College hostel when the Air India flight crashed. Thakor’s family had been working in the hostel mess for 15 years.

At Manmohan Singh’s last rites, BJP in limelight, Congress complains of being put in shadows

Only Doordarshan cameras allowed inside at funeral, with footage showing mostly BJP leaders. Congress lambasts govt, police officer cites security for dignitaries, family's concerns.

Former PM Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

The last rites were performed in the presence of the President, V-P & PM, among other top leaders & foreign dignitaries including King of Bhutan & Mauritius foreign minister.

Former PM Manmohan Singh’s last rites on Saturday, mortal remains to be kept at Congress headquarters

According to Congress sources, Singh’s daughter will arrive after midnight on Friday, & that the ‘last darshan’ would be scheduled for Saturday between 8:00 and 10:00 am.

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.

A decade-long legal battle for permission to attend Parsi parents’ last rites

Two sisters moved court a decade ago to fight for Parsi women’s right to retain their religion after marrying outside their community.

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.