Alcohol is banned in the state of Bihar in India, leading drinkers to resort to black market liquor which can cause intoxication, stomach pain, blindness, and even death.
The sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited in many states across India but bootlegged cheap quality liquor has become a hugely profitable industry, and its consumption often leads to many deaths.
The big cat had attacked locals near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in eastern India.
The National Investigation Agency and the Enforcement Directorate conduct a joint search operation across the country against the Popular Front of India, according to an official statement.
The unprecedented change in weather patterns is estimated to bring a 20-35 percent reduction in crop yields this year, according to a global environmental group.
Authorities in India and Bangladesh are struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters as floods continue to wreak havoc in the region.
Scrap metal thieves have dismantled and stolen a 500-tonne iron bridge in India's eastern state of Bihar.
Many experts believe India’s death toll is several times higher than the official number. The previous world record was 5,527 in the US on February 12, also due to an upwards revision of earlier deaths.
More than 150 bodies reportedly found near the banks of Ganga river in northern Bihar state, with officials saying they were bloated and decomposed, as if they had been in the river for at least five to seven days.
The order comes after the New Delhi High Court stayed a contempt notice earlier issued to the government for defying its order to supply adequate oxygen to more than 40 New Delhi hospitals.
A 20-year-old Muslim girl Gulnaz Khatoon was allegedly burned to death by a Hindu man and his friends after rejecting a marriage proposal in India's eastern province of Bihar.
With no work and little public transport during a lockdown, many urban migrants attempting to return to their home villages have set out on gruelling journeys on foot or hitching rides in the back of trucks.
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