Few years on the Earth
Hira Mokariya 
A Sunday afternoon thunderstorm in South Florida turned into a devastating tragedy when a mother and her 2-year-old daughter were struck by lightning in Margate, leaving both dead despite immediate efforts by bystanders and first responders to save their lives. The incident happened as thunderstorms moved through the area, bringing dangerous weather conditions and a … Read more
A routine tree-trimming job in Apple Valley, Minnesota, turned deadly after authorities say two co-workers began horseplaying around a truck-mounted hydraulic grapple. Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, is accused of operating the powerful machine when its claw closed on the head of his 26-year-old co-worker, Tyler Anthony Lynch, killing him at the work site. According to … Read more
The death of 19-year-old Alli Renee Singh, an Indian-origin student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has left her family, friends and university community mourning after a tragic vehicle accident near the iconic Steamer Lane surf break in Santa Cruz, California. Singh was travelling in a car that plunged from the cliffside into the … Read more
A 19-year-old Texas woman, Carrieale Williams, is facing an aggravated assault charge after authorities say she stabbed a pregnant woman during an incident at a home in northeast Houston. The case has drawn attention because investigators allege that the victim was dating Williams’ former boyfriend and that the confrontation involved a knife. According to information … Read more
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, a 26-year-old construction worker from Switzerland, has become the subject of widespread attention after being sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for violating restrictions associated with Nyepi, the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence, and posting an insulting video about the religious observance on Instagram. The case has highlighted the strict … Read more
The tragic death of 28-year-old Gurdeep Singh has left his family and community in Punjab devastated after the young Indian man was reportedly shot dead while delivering pizza in New York City. Gurdeep, who had travelled to the United States as a young man with hopes of building a better future, was working hard to … Read more
The two-year-old son of Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver, died after being found unresponsive in a residential swimming pool outside Houston, Texas. The heartbreaking news was publicly acknowledged by the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, with the organization expressing its condolences to Oliver and his family during what the team described as an “unthinkable tragedy” … Read more
Rajiv Acharya, an Indian caregiver working in Jerusalem, was killed in a violent attack at the residence where he was employed, turning the death of a migrant worker into a case that has drawn attention from Indian diplomatic authorities and the wider Indian community in Israel. Acharya was working for an elderly couple when he … Read more
The deaths of Ketan Swali and Sheetal, his wife, have brought renewed attention to a tragic light aircraft crash in a remote part of northern Wales. The Indian-origin couple, both believed to have been in their 50s, were killed after the Piper PA-28 aircraft they were travelling in crashed in an isolated area of the … Read more
Josh Outram was identified in local reports as the pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu County on Wednesday, August 19, killing all seven people aboard. The crash involved a Eurocopter EC130 B4 operated by Lady Lori Helicopters and chartered by luxury safari company &Beyond. Among those killed were Ecuador’s … Read more