229 LPG cylinders explode turning truck into a massive bomb
Staff correspondent, NewsCrunchA truck carrying 229 LPG cylinders was burnt to ashes after it caught fire and set off a chain of explosions. The incident occurred near Nainital at 11.30 am on Monday....
View ArticleFriends’ selfie captures moment a student drowns in pond
Correspondent, NewsCrunchA 17-year-old student drowned in a pond near Bangalore, India, just as his friends were clicking group selfies.A photo taken during the selfie session caught Vishwas drowning...
View ArticleTumour removed from mouth of python in rare surgery
Correspondent, NewsCrunchIn a rare surgery, a team of veterinary doctors removed a 300 gm tumour from the mouth of a python at the Kamla Nehru zoo in Indore, India.The zoo staff had noticed that the...
View ArticleTerrified car driver stranded in flash flood
Correspondent, NewsCrunchA man was stranded after his car got caught in flash-flood in the South Indian city of Hyderabad on Monday.The gushing waters pounded his car, overflowing its bonnet and...
View ArticleSchool girls wade through flooded river to write exams in Chattisgarh
Correspondent, NewsCrunchSeven girls in school uniform were caught on camera crossing a flooded river just holding each for support. They were desperate to get to their school on the other side of the...
View ArticleHeavy rain cuts off major software hub in Bangalore
Correspondent, NewsCrunchHeavy downpour cut off Electronic City, one of the major software hubs of India’s tech capital, Bangalore. The city received an average 42 mm of rainfall Between 1 p.m. and 2...
View ArticleOnlookers save woman driver from dangerously flooded road
Correspondent, NewsCrunchA woman car driver, who was being swept away on a flooded road, was saved by a group of onlookers. The incident took place on the outskirts of Bangalore, India, on October 13...
View ArticleShop employees run for cover as customer’s mobile phone explodes
Correspondent, NewsCrunchEmployees of a shop went through a scare when a customer’s mobile phone exploded into a ball of fire. The incident occurred at Batala, Punjab, India, on October 10. The...
View ArticleBrave security guard shot, but fights off ATM robbers
Special correspondent, NewsCrunchA security guard valiantly fought off two ATM robbers even after being shot. The incident occurred at a village in outer Delhi, India, on November 15. Two men had...
View ArticleElephant pulled out of dry well after marathon rescue effort
Special correspondent, NewsCrunchAn elephant was rescued from a 18-feet well after a 36-hour long operation in Chattisgarh, India. The adult female elephant was part of an 18-member herd, which had...
View ArticleIndia's dancing cop spreads traffic awareness, reduces accidents
Special correspondent, NewsCrunchA traffic policeman in Indore, India, who dances his way to managing traffic has been grabbing headlines.Whistling constantly, he twists and turns in style, and does...
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Correspondent, NewsCrunchIndian Christians celebrated Christmas with caution on Monday following a spate of attacks from radical Hindu groups on festivities.Hindu groups have targeted the run-up to...
View ArticleUnderwater prayer meet held for fishermen killed by Cyclone Ockhi
Correspondent, NewsCrunchA team of scuba divers held an underwater prayer meet to pay homage to fishermen killed by Cyclone Ockhi.Twelve divers – 10 of them drawn from the affected fishing community –...
View ArticleCommuter recalls daily horror of overcrowded Mumbai local trains
Correspondent, NewsCrunchMumbai's local trains carry more than eight million people a day, a population of a small country.They are also among the world’s most overcrowded trains and tourists are...
View ArticleHundreds of Indian villages organise traditional cockfighting defying ban
Correspondent, NewsCrunchHundreds of villages organised cockfights, defying an official ban, as part of traditional celebrations during Sankranti, a harvest festival, which concluded on January...
View ArticleLeopard sacrifices love for chicken in cage
A male leopard torn between a female companion and a chicken in a cage found the tasty snack too tempting to resist.But it was not an easy decision to make.While the bird lured him, his warning signals...
View ArticleAbuse cry after elephant gets prosthetic tusk
An elephant in Kerala, India, has been fitted with a prosthetic tusk.The elephant, owned by Kochin Devaswom Board, had lost its tusk in an accident a few years ago.A video shows a man fitting the...
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