Horrific Remnants of Chernobyl Disaster - The Gallery

On April 26th 1986 at 1:23 A.M. reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the town of Pripyat, ruptured a vessel during several extreme power spikes. Several explosions followed and these caused the graphite moderator components of the reactor to be exposed to air, setting them on fire. The fire sent a plume of radioactive fallout into the atmosphere. It drifted over large parts of the Sovjet Union and Western Europe.

50 People died as a direct result of the disaster and it is thought up to 4000 people have died as a result of being exposed to the radioactive materials which entered the atmosphere. Over 350.000 were evacuated from contaminated areas around Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Even Today, the area surrounding Chernobyl still looks like a ghost town.

Gorgeous Bollywood Actress Pratyusha Banerjee Commits Suicide At 24

Actress Pratyusha Banerjee has reportedly committed suicide. The 24-year-old actress, who was also a popular contestant in the reality show 'Bigg Boss', hanged herself from a fan at her Kandivali residence but was detected and taken to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital where she succumbed. 

However, no suicide note was found from the flat, a police officer said, adding the exact cause of the death, which occurred around afternoon, will be known only after an autopsy is conducted. 

According to rumors, Pratyusha Banerjee took her life, because she learnt that her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh secretly married someone, breaking her heart. It is also heard that he dropped her body off at the hospital and absconded with her phone — the only link connecting him to her death.

Her friends and colleagues Shashank Vyas, Gurmeet Choudhary, Debina Bonnerjee and several others were spotted at the hospital. It seems the actress hung herself at 4-5 p.m. when there was no one at home. Singh spotted her and brought her home.

Reason for the extreme step was not yet known, but Banerjee was reportedly facing problems in her relationship with boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh.  Her last status message on Whatsapp read, "Marke bhi muh na tuzse modana" (even after death won't be turning my face away from you) with a smiley. Pratyusha and her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh, who had appeared on the TV show 'Power Couple' recently, had been according to the rumour mills facing some relationship problems.

Mumbai Police spokesperson Dhananjay Kulkarni, deputy commissioner of police, as well as officials from Kokilaben hospital confirmed the news of her death. Her body will be sent to Cooper post mortem centre. He said that the hospital had sent a report on the Jamshedpur-born actress's death. 

According to the officials at Kokilaben Hospital, she was brought to the emergency room by a relative by around 6 pm. The doctors then carried out an ECG, but did not get a pulse. They finally declared her dead and informed the police who arrived at around 8.30 pm to conduct the panchnama. 

The actress made her debut on TV with "Balika Vadhu" as Anandi. She gained immense popularity and stardom with the show. Almost a few years into the show, the actress started falling ill too often and was asked to leave. The actress cited that her mother was too sick and needed her care; hence, she quit the show and walked out. She was replaced by Toral Rasputra.

She then signed up for "Bigg Boss 7" for a hefty sum. The actress became friends with Kamya Punjabi through this stint and later went on to become the brand face of Kamya's BCL team. She was also seen on "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5," and, while everyone thought her popularity would take her to the end, the actress was ousted soon. Banerjee  was next seen in "Sasural Simar Ka," where, for the first time, Pratz played the negative role of a witch, aka Daayan. Her last stint was "Power Couple" with her beau, Singh. 

A source reveals that her friends were not too happy with her choice. They didn't get the right vibe from Singh, and, in the process, avoided her.  Before Singh, Pratz was dating Makrand Malhotra. Sources claim that their relationship was very violent. The actress had even lodged a complaint against Malhotra at the police station for following and harassing her after the breakup. During her stint on "Power Couple," the actress confessed to Mahek Chahal, her co-contestant, that she was planning to marry Singh by March 2016.

The case has been registered under Section 174 of CrPC.

Tamil TV actor Sai Prashanth kills Self; Suicide note Found

Popular Tamil TV actor Sai Prashanth committed suicide at his residence in Chennai, police said, adding he had left a suicide note saying no one must be blamed for his death.

Prashanth is said to have mixed poison in his drink and consumed on 14 March 2016, leading to his death. He was 30.

Police said the reason behind Prashanth’s suicide could be loneliness and depression.

In his suicide note, released by the police next day, Prashanth said his second wife Sujitha or for that no one else should be blamed for his decision.

He also said that his death would not create any problems for Sujitha and that his parents would return all her jewellery along with Rs.500,000.

After divorcing his first wife, Prashanth remarried three months ago.

In the suicide note, the actor also urged his wife to give up her anger and said he had been a good father to his daughter Rakshitha. He also wrote that he was a ‘problem’ for himself.

In his letter, Prashanth thanked actress Radikaa Sarathkumar, with whom he worked in serials, and her company Radaan for their support.

Known for working in serials such as ‘Annamalai’, ‘Selvi’ and ‘Arasi’, Prashant also starred in Tamil films like ‘Neram’, ‘Thegidi’ and ‘Vadacurry’. Prashanth started his career as a video jockey and hosted a popular show, ‘Dil Dil Manadhil’. His last day of shoot was on the sets of Radaan’s Tamil serial “Thamarai” on March 10. He is survived by his parents, his second wife and a daughter. 

Mass Grave of Women and Children uncovered in Palmyra.

A mass grave including the bodies of women and children has been uncovered in the former Isis stronghold of Palmyra.

The government-controlled Syrian Arab News Agency (Sana) said at least 40 corpses had so far been recovered from the site, with some beheaded and others showing signs of “brutal” torture.

The report linked the discovery to a massacre documented in May 2015, when Isis militants were reported to have slaughtered more than 400 mostly women and children in Palmyra just two days after capturing the city.

State employees, their families and those believed to be loyal to the regime were said to be among those targeted.

Isis committed numerous atrocities during its reign over Palmyra, when its world-famous ancient ruins became a favoured backdrop for gruesome propaganda videos showing the execution of prisoners.

During their nearly 10-month occupation of Palmyra, the jihadists executed at least 280 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor which confirmed the discovery of the mass grave.

Soon after IS stormed Palmyra, it shot dead 25 soldiers in the ancient Roman theatre.

It later released a video of the mass killing in which the executioners appeared to be children or teenagers.