Himanta Biswa Sarma has been appointed Assam's chief minister by governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, marking the NDA's third consecutive term. Following his unanimous election as leader of the BJP-led NDA legislature party, Sarma staked his claim with support from 102 MLAs. He will be sworn in on May 12, with Prime Minister Modi expected to attend.
A new survey funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) suggests snakebite deaths in India may be significantly rarer than previously thought, with a mortality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 population. The study also highlights that 43% of deaths occur outside hospitals and that snakebite envenomation disproportionately affects impoverished populations.
New images reveal Connor Murphy's Thailand apartment filled with trash, medication, and stains before his drowning death. Police are investigating the circumstances after he reportedly fled officers and jumped into a lake.
Pedro Alexander Díaz Franco, a 15-year-old TikTok streamer from Honduras, was found dead in trash bags after an alleged kidnapping. He was reportedly abducted by armed men from a soccer field in Choloma on July 5. His body was discovered the next morning near the CA-13 highway and identified by family through physical details.
Following US strikes against Iran in response to attacks on cargo ships, President Trump warned Tehran that 'things will become much worse' if further aggression occurs. The US Central Command stated the strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Mahadev betting app founder Sourabh Chandrakar, wanted in India, has been detained in Oman following an Interpol Red Notice. India is seeking his extradition or deportation amid allegations of a Rs 6,000 crore illegal betting syndicate.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Rs 440 crore in three TMC bank accounts in HDFC Bank as part of a money laundering investigation. The funds were allegedly used to purchase an aircraft and a helicopter for Rs 112 crore through a Kolkata-based company, Carewell Aviation.
