Indian Deaths

Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Ela founded SEWA in 1972, which has over 2 million self-employed women as members across 18 states in India

Warning that health is at the mercy of fossil fuels, from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021 heat-related deaths increased by 55 per cent in India, the 2022 Lancet Countdown report said

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away on August 14, is said to have 'meticulously' planned everything about his wealth as he had been sick for over 8 months

In India, the number of hooch tragedies has only gone up. According to a report in ABP live, India sees the death of 3 people every day due to the consumption of spurious liquor

Patients are turning up many days after onset of symptoms, say doctors

Noted environmentalist M K Prasad, a prominent figure in the historic grassroot level movement to save the evergreen tropical rain forests in Kerala's Silent Valley from destruction, died on Monday

President Ram Nath Kovind said the demise of legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj marks the end of an era

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish over the sudden death of Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj.In his tweet, Modi acknowledged Pandit Birju Maharaj's remarkable contribution to the Indian dance form."Extremely saddened after learning about the demise of Pandit Birju Maharaj, who gave Indian art a special recognition across the globe. It's an irreparable loss to the entire art world. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans. Om Shanti," he tweeted.Maharaj-ji, as he was popularly known, died surrounded by his family on Monday after suffering breathlessness. He was 83.Reportedly, the Kathak exponent had been suffering from a kidney ailment and was under treatment for the past one month.

Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj died at his home in the early hours of Monday, his granddaughter said

Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj has passed away, news agency ANI reported on Monday. He was 83.

Teams of the crime branch and the forensic unit were rushed to the spot

The business deaths included 4,226 vendors, 4,356 tradesmen and 3,134 individuals involved in other businesses

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his condolences to the kin of those who lost their lives after they fell into the well in the Ganjbasoda area in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha

In just over five weeks, from May 23 to July 1, the country reported 100,000 deaths from Covid even as the second wave waned

For the first time since March 30, Rajasthan on Thursday recorded no Covid-19 death, giving a sigh of relief to one and all

Infections have been rising for months, creating exorbitant pressures on health personnel and infrastructure.

Former head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and the longest-serving bishop in India Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom died due to age-related ailments on Wednesday, a church spokesman said

Since April 2010, water- and earth-based natural calamities caused 15,287 deaths in India