Toilet

BJP Pulls Up Pragya Thakur Over "Not Elected To Clean Toilets" Remark

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 22, 2019

Pragya Singh Thakur, a first-time BJP parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh, has told party workers that she "wasn't elected to get drains and toilets cleaned", a statement that many saw as arrogant and at odds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" or clean India mission.

Motorman In Maharashtra Stops Train Midway To Urinate On Track

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The video of a local motorman in Maharashtra, stopping it to urinate on the tracks has gone viral on social media, prompting demands to install toilets in cabins of motormen and guards.

India Is The Top Exporter Of Virtual Water As Cities Stare At Scarcity

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday July 18, 2019

After Chennai's water shortage, people are rushing to fix leaky taps and toilets in their homes. Good move, say water experts, but time to stop sweating the small sweat and tackle India's biggest water consumer. No, not factories, not power plants, not homes but farms.

Man Accused Of Raping British Woman Escaped From Court Toilet, Arrested

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 18, 2019

A 30-year-old rape accused who escaped from judicial custody last month has been arrested in Bengaluru, Goa Police said on Tuesday.

The Longest Toilet Break? Belgian Man Sits For 5 Days In Bid For Record

World News | Reuters | Friday July 12, 2019

A Belgian man sat on a toilet for nearly five days this week in a bid to set a world record. Jimmy De Frenne, a 48-year old who is learning to be a bus driver, set himself a challenge of sitting for 165 hours on a toilet set up specially for the feat in the middle of a bar, but gave up on Friday morning after 116 hours.

Google Maps Adds Over 45,000 Toilets in Indian Government’s 'Loo Review' Campaign

Gadgets 360 Staff | Friday July 12, 2019

Google Maps has added more than 45,000 community and public toilets as part of the Central government's "Loo Review" campaign, according to media reports.

Madhya Pradesh Minister's Sister Accused of Pinching "Toilet" Funds

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday June 28, 2019

Tara Bai, the sister of Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bala Bachchan, has been accused of misappropriating public funds meant for constructing toilets, among other projects.

Woman Delivers Baby In UP Health Centre's Toilet, Nurse Transferred

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

A staff nurse at the government community health centre in Shamli district was transferred while two senior officials were warned after a pregnant woman delivered her baby in the clinic's toilet, an official said today.

Karnataka Man Found With Throat Slit In Assembly Toilet

Karnataka News | Reported By Nehal Kidwai, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday June 24, 2019

A man in his early thirties was found today with his throat slit in one of the toilets of the state assembly in Bengaluru in Karnataka.

Girl With Slashed Wrist, Plastic Over Head Found In Kolkata School, Dies

India News | Reproted by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 21, 2019

A teenage girl was found with her wrist slashed and a plastic bag over her head in the toilet of a prominent school in Kolkata on Friday.

Cleaners Find Abandoned Foetus Blocking Plane's Toilet In South Africa

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 21, 2019

Cleaners found an abandoned foetus blocking the toilet of an plane in South Africa today, the domestic FlySafair airline said, prompting the offloading of passengers and a police investigation.

Roof Of School Toilet Collapses In Nepal, 4 Students Dead

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Four students died when the roof of a school toilet collapsed in Nepal's Darchula district on Tuesday, authorities said today.

Swachh Bharat Toilets In UP Use Tiles With Mahatma Gandhi's Photo, Officer Suspended

India News | ANI | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Around 13 toilets built in Uttar Pradesh's Ichhawari village had tiles with Mahatma Gandhi, national emblem symbols on the toilets walls.

Passengers Trapped In Train Off Paris Without Toilets, Power For 6 Hours

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Train passengers were stuck for six hours in a tunnel outside Paris on Tuesday after their high-speed service suffered a power cut just minutes after departure, leaving them in sweltering heat, without electricity or working toilets.

In Video, Mumbai Idli Vendor Seen Using Toilet Water; Probe Ordered

Mumbai News | ANI | Saturday June 1, 2019

A video of a Mumbai street food vendor was widely shared on social media, which shows him using tap water from a railway station toilet to prepare food. After the video went viral, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated an inquiry.