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9 of family killed after van falls into River Ganga in Bihar Updated: Updated: Seven others missing after accident Share Article Seven others missing after accident   At least nine people were on Friday killed and seven missing after a van with 18 of a family fell into River Ganga at Danapur, near Patna. The bodies of nine people, including three children and three women, were recovered. Two swam to safety. The tragedy occurred when a pick-up van with the family of Chandradeo Rai from Nasriganj area of Danapur overturned from a makeshift iron bridge and fell into the Ganga. The family was re...

COVID Weighs On Shanty Town Life In New Delhi Residents of the state's "bastis" get free rations and state-provided services on the back of ID documents with proof of address. But their homes are also subject to frequent demolition on the grounds that they are illegal encroachment. 2021-04-09 The distribution of rations and other necessities during the crisis created by last year's COVID-19 lockdown took place mainly in the slum areas of Delhi. The irony, however, is that although the Delhi government provides the residents of these settlements with essenti...

Text Size: A+ Koderma, Giridih (Jharkhand):  Earlier this month, when the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) began probing a complaint against cosmetics brand ‘Fenty Beauty’, owned by pop star Rihanna, for allegedly using mica from mines in Jharkhand that use child labour, it shone the spotlight on a dark, illegal but thriving business in two remote districts of eastern India.  Mica, the shimmery, translucent mineral, is used in cosmetics and automobile paint among other sectors. The illegal trade of scrap mica has been an open secret in Jharkhand s...