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If Ravana Was Evil, Why Is He Worshipped in Some Places?

“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः” Rama is the embodiment of dharma. This declaration from the Valmiki Ramayana sets the tone for how generations have understood the epic. Rama represents righteousness. Ravana represents adharma. Every year on Dussehra, his effigy is burned to symbolize the destruction of evil. Yet here is a question…

Times Life · Feb 18

India’s 7 Most Mysterious Forests Where Black Panthers Still Walk

Black panthers are not a different species. They are leopards touched by melanism, a genetic gift that turns their coat into moving shadows. In India, spotting a black panther feels less like wildlife watching and more like witnessing a secret. These animals do not announce their presence. They glide, observe,…

Times Pets · Feb 13

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…

Times Life · Feb 5

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…

Newslaundry · Dec 25, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

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 · Oct 11, 2025

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…

Newslaundry · Oct 9, 2025

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 · Oct 9, 2025

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 · Oct 8, 2025

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…

Newslaundry · Oct 7, 2025