INDRAJIT SINGH

Associated Press
31 suspected Maoist rebels and 2 police officers are killed in forest combat in central India
At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels and two police officers have been killed in the deadliest combat so far this year in central India.
February 9
Indian troops kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in forest battle
At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a battle with Indian troops in central India, police said Saturday.
October 5, 2024
Dozens of children drown while bathing during 3-day Hindu festival in eastern India
Dozens of children have drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds as part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India. Heavy monsoon rains recently had raised the levels of waterways across Bihar state.
September 27, 2024
A girl covers her head with a repurposed engine oil container to shield herself from the sun as she walks to collect water from a leaking municipal pipe on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, May 31, 2024. Officials say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of India this week. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week.
May 31, 2024
Firefighters douse a fire which broke out in a restaurant and hotel near the Patna Junction railway station, in Patna, Bihar, India, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
Fire burns a restaurant and hotel in eastern India, killing 6 and injuring 20
A major fire that engulfed a restaurant and hotel in eastern India killed at least six people and injured 20.
April 25, 2024
Rescuers and other gather around coaches of the North-East Express passenger train that derailed late Wednesday near Raghunathpur railroad station in Buxar district of Bihar state, India, Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. The train was on its way to Assam state from New Delhi. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
Passenger train derails in eastern India, killing 4 people and injuring dozens
A passenger train has derailed in eastern India, killed at least four passengers and injuring dozens. All 21 coaches of the North-East Express Train derailed near a railroad station in Bihar state late Wednesday. Two of the coaches overturned.
October 12, 2023
India’s Bihar state fights twin threat of virus and floods
Monsoon floods have swamped large parts of India’s densely populated Bihar state and displaced more than 300,000 people, exacerbating the risk of coronavirus and stymieing the state’s response to the pandemic.
July 31, 2020
Lightning storm kills 39 in eastern India
A government official says lightning has killed at least 39 people during thunderstorms and heavy rains lashing eastern India.
July 24, 2019
India police arrest principal after 23 pupils die
Meena Kumari fled as soon as the children began falling ill after eating the lunch cooked at the school in Bihar state. Twenty-three children between the ages of 5 and 12 died after eating the meal and many others fell ill.
July 24, 2013