Cremation

An Indian Army Captain died by suicide after her husband and Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant's death in Agra.

The final rites of Ratan Naval Tata - the industrialist with a heart of gold - are being performed with full State honours at a Mumbai crematorium Thursday afternoon.

Industrialist Ratan Tata, who died at the age of 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, will be cremated with full state honours, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced. The state government has also declared a day of mourning on Thursday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has ordered to enforce uniform rates for various activities at the cremation grounds under its jurisdiction, according to an official order.

A man allegedly shot dead his elder brother after an argument over a petty issue involving a tractor in a village in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Wednesday.

Raising big questions about the Kolkata Police's response after the horrifying rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, victim's parents have alleged they wanted the body preserved, but were forced to proceed with cremation

Family members of a doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered last month, joined the protesting medics at RG Kar hospital on Wednesday and accused the Kolkata Police of attempting to suppress the case by hurriedly cremating the body of the doctor.

Justice (Retired) Madan Lokur today outlined some of the lapses in the investigation in the Kolkata rape-murder case that has raised a storm of protest from the medical community across the country.

After her remarks went viral, the author of the post apologised for its "misleading and vicious impact" and closed her Weibo account.

Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe.

The incident took place at Simlitola in Rongjuli police station area when the boat with around 20 people on board was returning after the cremation of a person in a nearby isolated location.

After Haridwar was hit by heavy rainfall, many vehicles parked in a cremation ground were washed away by the strong currents of a seasonal river.

A man who cremated his 40-year-old "wife" four days ago in this Uttar Pradesh district was reunited with her after she was found alive about 600 kilometres away in Jhansi, police said on Sunday.

A pall of gloom has descended over Karunapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. As many as 24 of the 39 who have died after consuming illicit liquor are from here. A mass cremation is taking place, and many bodies are still lined up.

Family members of a village in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district completed the last rites of an elder wearing PPE kits after a swarm of honey bees attacked them while they had started the cremation process, police said.

An Indian Army Captain died by suicide after her husband and Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant's death in Agra.

The final rites of Ratan Naval Tata - the industrialist with a heart of gold - are being performed with full State honours at a Mumbai crematorium Thursday afternoon.

Industrialist Ratan Tata, who died at the age of 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, will be cremated with full state honours, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced. The state government has also declared a day of mourning on Thursday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has ordered to enforce uniform rates for various activities at the cremation grounds under its jurisdiction, according to an official order.

A man allegedly shot dead his elder brother after an argument over a petty issue involving a tractor in a village in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Wednesday.

Raising big questions about the Kolkata Police's response after the horrifying rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, victim's parents have alleged they wanted the body preserved, but were forced to proceed with cremation

Family members of a doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered last month, joined the protesting medics at RG Kar hospital on Wednesday and accused the Kolkata Police of attempting to suppress the case by hurriedly cremating the body of the doctor.

Justice (Retired) Madan Lokur today outlined some of the lapses in the investigation in the Kolkata rape-murder case that has raised a storm of protest from the medical community across the country.

After her remarks went viral, the author of the post apologised for its "misleading and vicious impact" and closed her Weibo account.

Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe.

The incident took place at Simlitola in Rongjuli police station area when the boat with around 20 people on board was returning after the cremation of a person in a nearby isolated location.

After Haridwar was hit by heavy rainfall, many vehicles parked in a cremation ground were washed away by the strong currents of a seasonal river.

A man who cremated his 40-year-old "wife" four days ago in this Uttar Pradesh district was reunited with her after she was found alive about 600 kilometres away in Jhansi, police said on Sunday.

A pall of gloom has descended over Karunapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. As many as 24 of the 39 who have died after consuming illicit liquor are from here. A mass cremation is taking place, and many bodies are still lined up.

Family members of a village in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district completed the last rites of an elder wearing PPE kits after a swarm of honey bees attacked them while they had started the cremation process, police said.