216 swine flu deaths in India |
As many as 216 people died due to swine flu across India in the first ten days of February as the death toll due to the contagious disease mounted to 407 in 2015, mostly in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan. The latest government data said that 5,157 cases of the disease have been reported since January 1 this year till February 10 and the health ministry is drafting guidelines for vaccination of health workers who are in contact with H1N1 patients. US cops beat up, paralyze IndianSureshbhai Patel was walking on the footpath outside his son`s home in Madison, Alabama, when patrol cops accosted him because someone called the police to report a suspicious character in the neighborhood. Patel, who came to the US only two weeks ago to help his son and daughter-in-law with their 17-month-old child, was roughed up, shoved to the ground, and cuffed — a standard operating procedure that usually involves excess force if the suspect is colored. The incident, which occurred February 6th left Patel temporarily paralyzed and hospitalized for surgery. On February 9, Madison police issued a statement saying the department had suspended the officer concerned and were investigating the use of force in the case. The police also wished Patel a speedy recovery, while suggesting there may have been a communication barrier.
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