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New Delhi, March 19 While fire-related calls declined by 19% in the first two and a half months of 2026, data from the previous year and recent incidents in Palam highlight the persistent safety gaps.According to data from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), 2,716 fire calls were received between...

Karachi, March 19 At least 19 people have been killed in various incidents related to heavy rain in Karachi, Pakistan, which was hit by torrential downpours, thunderstorms, and strong winds.The casualties on Wednesday night occurred due to the collapse of roofs and walls, electrocution, and...

New Delhi, March 18 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire incident at a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam on Wednesday, and announced financial assistance for the victim families.In a post on X, Gupta expressed her distress over the...

New Delhi, March 18 While the intense fire in a residential building claimed the lives of nine family members on Wednesday, Sachin (29), one of the surviving family members, sustained burns all over his body.He is currently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), unaware of the deaths of...

March 18, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire incident in Palam, Delhi, and announced ex-gratia compensation for the affected families.Expressing his condolences, the Prime Minister extended heartfelt sympathies to those who lost their loved...

New Delhi, March 18 As a fierce fire in a residential building claimed the lives of nine members of his family on Wednesday, a man along with his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter jumped from the third floor in a desperate attempt to save themselves after a rescue ladder could not reach them...

New Delhi, March 18 Neighbours of the family that got trapped in a fire in Delhi's Palam area said they made frantic attempts to get them out by trying to break windows and a portion of the building's wall, while others alleged that the malfunctioning equipment of firefighters delayed their...

New Delhi, March 18 Nine members of a family, including a 70-year-old woman and three of her granddaughters, one just three years old, were killed after a massive fire tore through a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said.Three...

New Delhi, March 18 – Following a tragic fire in a building in New Delhi's Palam, which claimed nine lives on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences and announced a relief of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.A major fire broke out in a multi-story building...

A fire broke out in a multi-story building in the Palam area of the National Capital today. The Delhi Fire Service has reported 7 casualties in the incident. The department stated that 31 fire engines were deployed at the scene after a call was received at 7 am. Further details are pending.In...

New Delhi, March 18 – The number of fatalities in the fire incident at a multi-story residential building in Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday has risen to nine, prompting Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to initiate a magisterial investigation.A major fire broke out in a cloth shop located in Ram...

New Delhi, March 18 Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said.Three others were injured, two of whom jumped from the building at Ram Chowk Market...

New Delhi, March 18 Seven members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said.Two people jumped from the building in an attempt to escape the flames and were...

Indore, March 18 Eight members of a family were killed when a fire broke out in a three-story house after an explosion at an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point outside the building in Indore early on Wednesday, officials said.The deceased included two minor children and three women, they...

Guwahati, March 17 At least one person died and another was injured as a storm lashed large parts of Assam since Monday night, affecting around 8,000 people, according to an official report.The casualties were reported from the Baksa district.In a report on Tuesday, the Assam State Disaster...

New Delhi, March 17 India on Tuesday "unequivocally" condemned Pakistan's airstrike on a drug treatment center in Kabul, describing it as a "blatant assault" on Afghanistan's sovereignty and a threat to regional peace and stability.Afghan media reported that over 200 people were killed and...

Lead 1March 17, New Delhi — Multiple explosions rocked Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria on Monday evening, with police saying the blasts were caused by suspected suicide bombers.The explosions occurred in areas including the city’s main market and near a hospital, leaving several people...

Kabul, March 17 – Abdul Matin Qane, spokesperson for Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior, warned on Tuesday that the country would respond "with force" to the airstrikes carried out by Pakistan in Kabul, according to local media.Afghan officials stated that the strikes targeted the 2,000-bed...

New Delhi, March 17 – India on Tuesday condemned the Pakistani airstrikes on a hospital and rehabilitation center in Kabul, where over 400 civilians were killed and at least 250 were injured, and said that Islamabad is "now trying to dress up a massacre as a military operation."The Pakistani...

Kabul, March 17 – A Pakistani airstrike on a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured at least 250 others, according to reports from Taliban officials and local media. This incident could be one of the deadliest in the Afghan capital.According to...