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In a shocking turn of events, a man in northern China was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly buried his mother in an abandoned grave where she was found alive after three days. Representational Image According to AP, the accused’s wife told police her husband carried his mother away in a type of wheelbarrow …

In a stunning projection, credit rating agency Moody’s has projected India’s gross domestic product growth for the financial year 2020-21 at Zero per cent.  Moody’s Investors Service said the negative outlook on sovereign rating reflects increasing risks that GDP growth will remain significantly lower than in the past. The outlook also partly shows weaker policy effectiveness to address economic and …

An MLA from Uttar Pradesh is convinced that cow slaughter is on the rise because there are visibly fewer cows on the roads during the countrywide lockdown. A BJP legislator from Mahasi assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich has alleged that incidents of cow slaughter are rising in the district. Sureshwar Singh had written to the state’s additional chief secretary …

The United States is the worst-hit country due to the COVID-19 outbreak and has around 1.21 million confirmed cases and 69,680 deaths from it. This alone accounts for almost one-third of the COVID-19 cases globally.  AFP Between 1,000 and 2,000 deaths are currently being reported in the US each day.  But things are likely to get even worse in the …

After going ‘dry’ for over 40 days, liquor shops in Delhi opened on Monday to the ‘relief’ of thousands, who had assembled outside the outlets hours in advance. But the happiness turned out to be a short-lived one after the prices shot up drastically.  AP This after the Delhi Government imposed a ‘Special Corona Fees’ of 70% tax on Maximum …

British Sikh doctors want a better procurement strategy by the National Health Service for PPE needed on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. This was after many failed to get important roles in hospital due to their beards. The Sikh Doctors Association had reports of at least five Sikhs being shifted at the NHS hospitals for refusing to shave their beards.  …

As the coronavirus lockdown extends, it is getting difficult to obtain liquor for those who love to drink. In an incident that sends shockwaves throughout , a man in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh allegedly shot his pregnant wife dead when she did not give him cash for liquor.  After 42 days of lockdown, May 1 saw sale of alcohol permitted in …

The deadly coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 2,50,000 people across the world since its outbreak late last year. Alarmingly, 85 per cent of the total death toll is reported from the US and Europe, according to the AFP tally. Till Monday, the US had recorded 68,689 virus deaths, the most for any single country, while Europe was the hardest-hit …

Showing how government building can be put to good use in times of crisis, a European Parliament building in Brussels has been sheltering 100 homeless women, many of whom are victims of domestic abuse.  RTBF The Helmut Kohl building, an office block in the city centre, opened its doors to them on Wednesday. Offices have been turned into bedrooms, each for …

The human nature is such that people are often fascinated by death and tragedy. That is not to say that people have no remorse, but there is curiosity that knows no bounds.  It is this curiosity that takes people to places across that world that have had the unfortunate opportunity to meet a calamity. We are talking about dark tourism. Dark …