Ten stories by The News Minute you may have missed this week

When the assassins of Rajiv Gandhi saw human-bomb Dhanu’s ghost: Nalini’s account

"Dhanu was in front of the house we were going to enter and then disappeared into the walls."

Growing up with Balamuralikrishna: Why his passing away feels like a personal loss

As Balamuralikrishna garu joins Pt Bhimsen Joshi up there, it will be ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’ time amidst the clouds.

Denying Dalits their place in history: Time to awaken Rani Jhalkaribai to India

The exemplary contribution of Rani Jhalkaribai has unfortunately been forgotten.

Ground report: Hyderabad's pharma boom leaves this village with toxic water, burning soil

Despite protests, petitions, boycotts and rallies, Edulabad’s residents see no end in sight to their toxic problems.

From CCTV cameras to Any Time Water, how this Telangana village became a model for the rest

No booze and no open-defecation, this village was a tiny hamlet a few decades ago.

These Chennai mannequins show how often women are groped on streets

The campaign run by Prajnya seeks to highlight the high prevalence of sexual harassment on the streets.

Stranded man who lived on a terrace in UAE to return to Kerala, philanthropist extends help

After having nothing but a mattress to sleep on for eight months, Sajeev will finally return to his family in Kollam on Sunday.

Garbage dumping made it a ghost town, now Kochi's Bhramapuram gets the worst gift

Adding to the misery created by the existing waste-treatment plant, the government has now said that a new bio-medical waste treatment plant, will be set up in Brahmapuram.

Why CBI concluded that DK Ravi committed suicide: Excerpts from report

The News Minute has a copy of the 40-page report and we are quoting from it.

In the name of development: The tale of Kadugodi’s depleting green cover and a land battle

The Revenue Department, Forest Department and the state government are at loggerheads over who owns this piece of land and what should be done with it.