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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicPostmortem

Topic: postmortem

Dalits are doing the work doctors reject—‘No postmortem without a safai karmachari’

Thousands of Dalit sanitation workers across India are forced to perform autopsies in place of doctors. ‘This practice is even worse than manual scavenging.’

11 DNA matches 48 hrs after Air India crash: Process of releasing victims’ bodies to families begins

The Gujarat government has created 230 teams to establish contact with families of victims of the plane crash.

Air India crash: Inside Ahmedabad hospital morgue, bodies await DNA ID as doctors race against heat, time

All of Ahmedabad’s morgues combined don’t have enough space to store the bodies, it is learnt. Cold storage is available only at a few hospitals, and in limited capacity.

On Camera

A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act

They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...

Nirmala Sitharaman says ‘kartavya’ 13 times in Budget 2026 speech. Aligns with ‘Bharatiya’ culture

This is not the first time the Centre has used this term. The name Kartavya Bhawan was given by PM narendra Modi symbolising India's shift from colonial rule to a governance focused on duty, responsibility.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.