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Madhya Pradesh anganwadi cook dies saving 20 children from bee attack, shields them with mats and tarpaulins

It started out as a normal sunny afternoon in Ranpur, Madhya Pradesh. Kids were laughing, running around outside the Anganwadi, completely oblivious to what was about to happen. Then suddenly, a huge swarm of bees appeared from nowhere, buzzing furiously, circling the children like a dark, angry cloud. Panic broke…

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This popular Indian actor’s mother overcame Kashmir violence to build a legacy of 60 Anganwadis

In the winter of 1989, when fear quietly replaced snowfall in Kashmir, a young mother stepped out of Baramulla with two small sons and a single suitcase. She thought she was leaving for a holiday. History had other plans. Violence sealed the valley shut. Her husband stayed behind, trying to…

Times Life

Light, Healthy and Quick: Why Poha Is the Perfect Breakfast

Poha is one of the most popular breakfast options in Indian cuisine. Poha is made with flattened rice, and it is particularly common in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Poha is easy to digest, naturally gluten-free and is a good option for a quick breakfast. Nutritional Benefits of PohaPoha has…

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No primetime debate on NDTV for Indore water contamination story, despite editor’s viral moment

A video of NDTV's Anurag Dwary confronting Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya over the Indore water contamination tragedy went viral on New Year's Eve. According to NDTV India, 14 people died from the contamination in the city’s Bhagirthpura area. Dainik Bhaskar listed the number of casualties at 14 and published…

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TV anchors slam ‘fringe’ Bajrang Dal, gush over Modi – miss the connection entirely

Christmas festivities in India have been overshadowed by acts of vandalism, intimidation, and violence by right-wing Hindutva groups this year, whether it’s in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and even Kerala. You can read our reports on such acts committed by members of the Bajrang Dal, VHP and others here…

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In India, Christmas is marked by reports of Sangh-linked organisations attacking Christians

With Christmas around the corner, festivities for Christians in India have been overshadowed by reports of targeted attacks on the community by Hindutva right-wing groups. Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and other states saw mobs harassing or assaulting Christian groups during prayer meetings and carol processions. In Kerala, a group of carolling…

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Over a dozen children go blind playing with new ‘must-have’ Diwali toy

Social media-driven Diwali craze turns tragic for families of dozens of children in India

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TV Newsance 316: Poison in cough syrup, satsang on primetime

This week on TV Newsance, we talk about the most horrifying tragedy in Madhya Pradesh, where over 20 children died due to a poisonous cough syrup. A medicine to cure cough contained an alarming amount of a chemical used in brake fluid and antifreeze.

Newslaundry

MP cough syrup deaths: Ground report from TN company that made deadly drug

On August 16, a quiet village in Madhya Pradesh witnessed the beginning of one of India’s worst medical tragedies in recent years. Seventeen children lost their lives after consuming a cough syrup laced with toxic industrial chemicals. The investigation led to Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district, where Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer…

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India’s top drug regulator admits widespread lapses after 20 children die from contaminated cough syrup

Drugs Controller General of India says inspections reveal many companies were not testing every batch of raw materials and finished products

The Independent UK

Death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20 children as WHO demands answers

Five children remain in hospital with kidney failure as India widens ban on tainted medicine

The Independent UK

4 ml of poison, four times a day: Inside the Coldrif tragedy that claimed 17 children

It began quietly on a rainy August afternoon in Madhya Pradesh. It was around 3 pm on August 16, when six-year-old Divyansh Yaduvanshi developed a fever. His temperature read 100 degrees Fahrenheit – mild enough to seem harmless, yet enough to worry his father, Prakash Yaduvanshi, a small farmer from…

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India files criminal case against cough syrup maker linked to child deaths

Sample of locally-produced cough syrup contained diethylene glycol beyond ‘permissible limit’

The Independent UK

Man Reported 'Missing' By Family Beheads Five-Year-Old Indian Boy in Unprovoked Attacked

A five-year-old boy in Madhya Pradesh was beheaded in front of his mother by a stranger, sparking outrage and calls for better policing and mental health care.

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How poachers targeted areas outside protected zones to traffic 100 tigers to Myanmar

Poachers have, of late, been targeting tigers outside protected areas instead of the core zones. Involvement of Myanmar-origin traffickers on either side of the border has enabled seamless coordination between traders. The arrest of serving and former personnel from enforcement agencies has heightened concern among authorities. Authorities need to keep…

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7 FIRs, a bounty, still free: The untouchable rogue cop of Madhya Pradesh

A handlebar mustache. A gold ring glinting in one ear. Four rifle-toting men at his side. A bulky frame wedged into a green open jeep. Ramvir Singh Kushwah looked like he had just driven out of a crime film. As he cruised through the dusty streets of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna,…

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The swagger’s gone: What the last two decades taught me about India’s fading growth dream

Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…

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Built a library, got an FIR: Welcome to India’s war on rural changemakers

In the village of Shukrawasa, tucked deep inside the jungle in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district, a quiet transformation was underway. A group of young professionals – a NEET topper, an MBA graduate, a filmmaker, a dancer, two students, and two journalists – had come together with one goal: to change…

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SC refuses interim protection to MP journalists who alleged police harassment

The Supreme Court has refused to pass any interim order in favour of two Madhya Pradesh-based journalists who have alleged custodial violence, caste-based abuse and ongoing threat to life from Bhind police, Bar and Bench reported.

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Journalists allege assault, casteist slurs inside SP’s office; approach PCI after DGP

Four journalists from Madhya Pradesh have alleged that they were assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the police inside Bhind SP Asit Yadav’s office on May 1. Nearly three weeks later, they say they are hiding in Delhi to escape what they fear could be a possible police reprisal.…

The Independent UK

At least 12 killed after speeding van hits bike and falls into well

Villager trying to rescue passengers killed by toxic gas leak

Newslaundry

MP journalist stabbed after ‘complaint about rice miller, attackers paid Rs 30,000’

A week after a journalist was stabbed in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat, the police have arrested four of the five accused.

The Independent UK

Man posing as British doctor held in India after fatal surgeries

Narendra Yadav allegedly faked medical qualifications and posed as top British cardiologist Dr John Camm

Newslaundry

MP journalist’s home burnt down after ‘threats over water tankers report’

The Congress has claimed a law and order breakdown in Madhya Pradesh after the house of journalist and YouTuber Ravi Kumar Pandey was burnt down in Sidhi district last week.

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Madhya Pradesh: 3 dead as MUV hits motorcycle in Raisen

The incident took place at 4pm near Sirsouda village and the impact was such that deceased Shravan Singh Meena (23), Aniket Meena (24) and Rohit Meena (20) were thrown 10 feet away. Read further on Dynamite News:

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