In Sonbhadra’s Duddhi town, a 1.5-year-old girl died after falling into boiling chickpeas meant for her father’s golgappa stall. Her mother had briefly stepped away when the tragedy occurred.

Daily chickpea consumption lowers cholesterol in prediabetics, study shows Participants consuming a cup of chickpeas daily saw total cholesterol decrease from 200.4 to 185.8 mg/dL over 12 weeks.