Anand Mahindra says whenever he will feel low in life he will look up to Odisha's Payal Nag for inspiration. She lost her four limbs at age 8, yet became archery championOdisha's Payal Nag, who lost all four limbs at eight after an electrocution, has achieved remarkable success in para archery. Discovered th...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was once almost electrocuted during a show, and it inspired one of the band’s greatest songsRock legend Ace Frehley, KISS co-founder and solo artist, passed away at 74. His death followed complications from a fall at his home. Freh...
17 Oct, 2025, 07.08 AM IST
West Bengal government offers Rs 2 lakhs compensation and jobs to families of electrocution victimsFollowing the electrocution deaths of ten people in Bengal due to torrential rains, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Rs 2 lakh comp...
24 Sep, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
India records 1.1 lakh electrocution deaths in a decade; Kolkata tragedy highlights crisisKolkata faces severe flooding, highlighting infrastructure issues. Electrocution deaths are a major concern. Nine deaths occurred on Tuesda...
23 Sep, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
Kerala explores AI to prevent electrocutions from snapped wiresKerala’s Electricity minister, K Krishnankutty, said the government is looking into advanced technologies like AI to prevent deadly acciden...
17 Sep, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
SC permits Jharkhand to cut power supply during Ram Navami processions to avoid electrocutionThe Supreme Court permits the Jharkhand government to cut power supply on Ram Navami procession routes to prevent electrocution. The decisi...
04 Apr, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
Lethal injection, electrocution, now firing squads. Look at US execution methodsSouth Carolina is set to execute a man by firing squad, a method unused in the US for nearly 15 years. The article reviews the various exec...
03 Mar, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
NHRC notice to Delhi govt, HR & UP authorities over deaths due to drowning, electrocutionThe NHRC issued notices to the Delhi government and authorities in Haryana and UP after 13 deaths due to drowning and electrocution in Delh...
03 Aug, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
Kota Horror: 14 kids electrocuted during Maha Shivratri celebrationsDuring Maha Shivratri celebrations in Rajasthan's Kota, nearly 14 children were electrocuted during a procession. SP Amrita Duhan has initi...
08 Mar, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
Bengaluru: 9-year-old girl found dead in society swimming pool in Varthur; Residents allege electrocutionA nine-year-old girl was discovered dead in the swimming pool of Prestige Lakeside Habitat apartment in Bengaluru. The victim, identified a...
29 Dec, 2023, 03.29 PM IST
16 electrocuted in Chamoli: How traffic challan saved a lifeIncomplete bike documents saved Mohd Faizan from being present when 16 people, including a sub-inspector and three home guard personnel, we...
21 Jul, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Balasore Train Crash: 'Electrocution may have killed 40 in Coromandel Express'According to a supervising police officer involved in the rescue operation, around 40 bodies recovered from the derailed carriages of the C...
07 Jun, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Bengaluru electrocution case: Electricity supply company Bescom denies any compensationAccording to reports, Bescom has put the entire blame on GS Media Advertisement Agency and said that the woman died due to negligence of th...
07 Sep, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Woman, a pillar of support for family, electrocuted in water-logged BengaluruAccording to eyewitnesses, on reaching the stretch of a road that was waterlogged, the lady's vehicle broke down and she lost balance. As s...
06 Sep, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
TN CM Stalin announces Rs 5 lakh compensation for families of victims in Thanjavur electrocution incident"This morning in Kalimedu village of Thanjavur district, unexpectedly at the chariot festival eleven people died in the electrocution incid...
27 Apr, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Electrocution of tigers seizes Maharashtra government's attentionPoachers have been found lowering the 11 kw high tension power lines of the State Electricity Board (MSEDCL) with hooks in the tiger sanctu...
02 Feb, 2013, 10.11 AM IST
Despite poaching cases, Madhya Pradesh hopes to become 'tiger state' againFour tigers died recently in the state-- three due to electrocution and another one succumbed to its injuries after it was allegedly trappe...
14 Dec, 2012, 01.12 PM IST