RAIPUR, India, Oct 12 (Reuters) - An elderly woman in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh jumped into her husband's funeral pyre, killing herself in an outlawed custom, police said on Sunday.

An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a post-mortem, medical officials said yesterday. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who had speaking and hearing ...

A 25-year-old man who was declared dead and about to be cremated in India this week was found to be still alive by witnesses, according to reports. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who was deaf and mute, was ...

Trichy: A 75-year-old drunk man, allegedly slipped and fell into the funeral pyre of his relative, and was burned to death in Ariyalur district on Thursday. On Friday, unaware of the incident, his ...

An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday.