Police are investigating whether the 11 members of the family, aged between 15 and 77 years, killed themselves as part of a suicide pact, after they found handwritten notes from the house, which indicated a "religious or spiritual angle" to the deaths.
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Those killed included three couples and three children, superintendent of police B L Sujata Rao said.
Women and children have been given short shrift with these crucial sectors facing substantive budgetary cuts, discovers Rashme Sehgal.
She was travelling in an Ola cab when unknown persons stopped the vehicle, pulled her out and thrashed her.
Hindi cinema has not just explored various instances of brute force, but often glorified its misogyny.
Swaraj said the Centre was taking immediate action and that UP CM Yogi Adityanath had assured her of a fair and impartial investigation.
He will take over from Navtej Sarna who will become joint secretary (disarmament) in the external affairs ministry.
Her son is suffering from muscular distrophy, which is incurable. So, the latter wants to donate his organs.
The Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club named the East Bengal striker best player for 2002-03.
A high voter turnout was recorded in West Bengal, Assam Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections on Tuesday. The massive polling exercise following COVID-19 health protocol and involving lakhs of personnel began at 7 am and the last hour from 6 pm to 7 pm was set aside for COVID-19 patients and those under isolation. The counting of votes in the states will be held on May 2.
The CM is expected to call a press conference on Monday, say JD-U sources.
A look at the pictures from the prayer meet.
In the two-day summit, the SCO will kick off the process of India's accession to the grouping as a full-fledged member along with Pakistan.
Malhotra was administered the oath of office and secrecy in a ceremony held at court number 1 in the apex court.
What makes Indian abstract art more valuable is its relative rarity. V S Gaitonde, S H Raza and J Swaminathan are the only major names in modern Indian art known for their abstracts.
Along with her, Uttarakhand high court Chief Justice K M Joseph has also been cleared for elevation to the apex court.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
Daily wagers are running out of resources, including ration and cash, and the state governments might not be able to sustain their needs for a longer period of time, given the lockdown has already been extended until May 3.
Modi put forward new initiatives for the BRICS grouping
As we eagerly wait to see what 'farq' it makes when it hits the screens on June 28, Sukanya Verma looks at the few occasions caste came up in Hindi movies.
The notes also mentioned about "other souls accompanying the spirit of Lalit's father", who had died in 2007, and "how those spirits are still yearning for salvation."
The woman, whose complaint of wife swapping rocked the naval base in Kochi in April, was on Saturday arrested by Delhi police for allegedly committing a forgery by procuring a credit card in the name of her estranged husband.
Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
There is no woman judge among the five new judges appointed in the Supreme Court who were sworn-in on Friday.
She is the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly.
The crisis will strengthen Nitish Kumar's position as Lalu's troubles erodes his bargaining power within the ruling coalition in Bihar.
They detailed how by following the rituals, one would not actually die "but would be saved by God and attain something great".
Urimai Kural, part of the Gram Vaani community radio station that spans 15 states, serves as a much-needed helpline for harassed garment factory workers.
Maharashtra CM said a high-level committee will probe the circumstances under which the 40-year-old overbridge collapsed.
Hansal Mehta preceded over the do as the chief guest.
Soldiers remain firm in their protest against the delay in the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme.
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The RBI is not statutorily independent from the government but has long enjoyed wide latitude
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