DEATH CLAIMS

Brain-eating amoeba: A 14-year-old boy, Mridul, has died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living "brain-eating" amoeba found in contaminated water, at a private hospital in Kozhikode. This marks the third suc...

UP Hathras Stampede: In Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh, a stampede during a religious event resulted in the deaths of over 100 individuals, primarily women and children. The incident occurred as attendees rushed to leave following a religious preac...

The death toll in the stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has risen to 121, a senior official said on Wednesday. According to the Office of the Relief Commissioner, the number of people injured in Tuesday's incident stand...

In Karunapuram, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, the tragic toll of spurious liquor has reached 53 deaths. The incident has devastated families like that of M Radha, whose husband succumbed after consuming the toxic brew. The community, largely co...

IRCTC travel insurance: Do you know that IRCTC offers an optional travel insurance policy at just 45 paisa premium per passenger. This policy offers coverage up to Rs 10 lakh in cases of death and permanent disability. God forbid if you perish in a ...

Delhi Heatwave: Delhi's severe heatwave has resulted in a significant increase in heat-related deaths and hospital admissions. At least 34 deaths, including both confirmed and suspected heatstroke cases, have been reported. Hospitals are overwhelmed...

Public Provident Fund is a popular long-term savings scheme offering tax benefits and attractive interest rates. Here’s how nominees or legal heirs can claim a PPF account on the death of the subscriber.

Covid vaccines have come under the scrutiny across the world. Now a new research report has made shocking claims.

New EPF rules: The changes include an extended facility of auto-settlement, multi-location claim settlement, faster New rule for EPF death claim. Let us take a closer at each of these four changes.

Unclaimed shares: If you have found that your shares have been transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) then do not worry. You can get these shares back from the IEPF Authority by filling up the online IEPF-5 e-form. However befo...

Irdai has also mandated the insurer to decide on the cashless authorisation within one hour of receipt of the request.

Health insurance: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has released a master circular to streamline health insurance claim process. Previously, delays in claim approvals forced patients to stay in hospitals longer. Now...

Dr Snehal Lunawat was the first case in which the AEFI committee accepted there was a direct correlation between vaccination and death. Many of the petitioners, like her father Dilip, have questioned why information about the side-effects wasn’t mad...

Cyclone Remal has caused six deaths in Bangladesh, with three confirmed deaths so far. The 'Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal' has weakened into a 'Cyclonic Storm', with South 24 Parganas district being the most affected. The cyclone has caused significan...

In a major twist in the Pune accident horror, the 17-year-old accused, as well as his father, claimed that the family driver was behind the Porsche crash that killed two people, Indian media reports said on Thursday (May 23). Two friends of the accu...

Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressed concern over the recent diarrhoea outbreak at Tongona Tea Estate in Tinsukia, resulting in 11 deaths. He engaged with Assam's chief secretary and the district commissioner to provide immediate assistance.

EPF death claim: The EPFO stated that it has received specific references from field offices indicating that they are unable to seed and authenticate Aadhaar in cases of death of EPF members. Note that Aadhaar details cannot be updated or corrected ...