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NEW DELHI: A day after a woman was allegedly hit by a bus at Kashmere Gate ISBT, she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Delhi on Tuesday, police said. Indu, a resident of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, was injured after she met with the accident on Monday. The accused bus driver has been arrested, they added.Indu's husband Karamveer Kumar reported to the police that a Punjab Roadways bus hit his wife...

CHENNAI: A worker of an Indian Oil fuel refilling station in Chennai’s Saidapet died on Friday evening when its roof collapsed during rain. Six others suffered injuries in the accident.The fuel station is located on the Jones Road off the Anna Salai.Fire and rescue services personnel and police were involved in rescue operations. They removed the collapsed roof using cranes.Seven people, who were...

PALGHAR: A 74-year-old woman named Jayanti Mhatre died due to electric shock after she came in contact with an electrict poll during Ganpati Visarjan procession in Nalla Sopara area in Palghar district. The incident unfolded as Mhatre ventured outside her residence on Thursday evening to witness the visarjan procession.She accidentally came in contact with an electric pole and lost consciousness. She...

CHENNAI: A pedestrian died while another sustained severe injuries after being mowed down by a car on Alagappa Road in Kilpauk on Wednesday. At least three two-wheelers and an autorickshaw were also damaged in the accident. Police arrested the man behind the wheel, who said he had hit the accelerator instead of applying brake.The video of the shocking accident went viral on social media on...

MUMBAI: A 16-year-old died at Juhu Chowpatty in Mumbai while Ganpati immersions were ongoing at the beach on Thursday. The teenager was identified as Hasan Yusuf Shaikh. According to the Mumbai fire brigade, Shaikh was traced near the sea at around 4.15 pm on Thursday and was immediately rushed to civic-run Cooper Hospital by an ambulance at the site. Video: What's behind 61,000 lightning strikes within...

MUMBAI: Amid the beating of drums and chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya', various Ganesh mandals in Mumbai on Thursday started processions to immerse the idols of the deity, marking the culmination of the 10-day festival. By 6pm, a total of 7,950 idols had been immersed, comprising 7,513 household ones, 329 'sarvajanik' or public idols and 108 of goddess Gauri, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official...

NOIDA: A 17-year-old boy who allegedly fell from his apartment on the 24th floor of a building in a group housing society in UP's Noida died on Tuesday, police said. The police suspect the incident, which took place in Gaur Saundaryam society in the Bisrakh area of Greater Noida, to be a case of suicide."Around 6.30 am on Tuesday, a supervisor of the housing society alerted the police that a 17-year-old...

NEW DELHI: A sub-inspector succumbed to his injuries and the driver of the police van was seriously injured after an allegedly speeding car hit them while they were on routine patrolling duty in Pandav Nagar area of Delhi on Tuesday. Search is under way to arrest the accused who fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind.According to police, the deceased identified as Gangasaran, posted as a...

Another student suicide rocked Kota on Monday as a 16-year-old girl from Mau in UP, preparing for NEET at a coaching institute in the city, died after consuming pesticide. Priyas Singh, a Class 12 student, was staying at a PG in the city's Vigyan Nagar area.DSP Dharmveer Singh said she consumed pesticide in her room at noon and started vomiting. Other students rushed her to hospital, but she succumbed...

NAMAKKAL: A Class IX girl student died on Monday after eating chicken shawarma bought from a hotel in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal town.The deceased has been identified as D Kalaiyarasi, 14, of AS Pettai in Namakkal town. Kalaiyarasi, her father Dhavakumar, 44, mother Sujatha, 38, brother Boopathi, 12, uncle Sinoj, 60, and aunty Kavitha, 56, went out on September 16 night. They later bought parcels of food,...