Tag Archives: West Bengal

Angry mob lights baby elephant on fire with flaming tar ball in horrific photo

If there is a God, which I’ve argued there isn’t, may every one of the people responsible for this despicable act be stricken with the worst form of cancer imaginable. A slow, painful, debilitating death is what each of them … Continue reading

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Child sacrificed, liver offered to gods: Indian police

Isn’t superstitious belief a “wonderful” thing? I know, I know, anyone who reads this (particularly Christians) will say that this is barbaric, and that “their” faith doesn’t believe in such cruelty. But wait, several hundred years ago witches were being … Continue reading

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Staff at Indian hospital flees as fire kills 89

People are admitted into a hospital to be cured of bodily injuries or illnesses and leave the hospital dead as a result of a fire… There is no excuse for so many lost lives and shattered families due to human … Continue reading

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“Wife-sharing” haunts Indian villages as girls decline

The suffering that women endure in these third world countries as a result of their society’s antiquated ideologies is a terrible tragedy. Men have been abusing women since the beginning of time, a trend unlikely to subside anytime soon, especially … Continue reading

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17 infants die in 48 hours at 1 Indian hospital

Seventeen dead babies in a span of two days, in one hospital; this is insane. Either the mothers are ill or malnourished and the babies are extremely weak and/or diseased, or the hospital is doing something wrong; or both. TGO … Continue reading

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Police: building collapse in New Delhi kills 65

These third-world countries, which India is (despite its technology) are full of corruption and unstable governments. This lends itself to a great deal of “corner cutting,” and  one of the major areas where shortcuts are taken is in building construction.  … Continue reading

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Indian train crash kills 61, injures 165

What a horrendous accident. Next to plane crashes which are obviously more devastating, train crashes are the second-most deadly. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press BY BIKAS DAS, Associated Press Writer Bikas Das, Associated Press Writer SAINTHIA, India … Continue reading

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Police: Cyclone kills 56 people in India

Why does it seem as if natural disasters always strike the underprivileged? TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press CALCUTTA, India – Police say a cyclone demolished thousands of mud huts and uprooted trees in several villages in … Continue reading

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