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Jaipur, March 18 One person was killed after a tanker carrying a flammable substance overturned and caught fire on a section of National Highway-48 in Jalore district of Rajasthan on Wednesday, police said.The incident occurred near the Sinwara overbridge on the Jaisalmer-Jamnagar highway when...

Gandhinagar, March 18 – Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi convened a high-level security meeting in Gandhinagar on Wednesday after receiving an anonymous email threatening to bomb the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex just minutes before the scheduled session of the Budget Session...

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...

New Delhi, March 18 Delhi Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who chaired his first Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting on Wednesday, directed a comprehensive fire audit across the city.The directive came in the wake of a fire in a multi-story building in southwest Delhi's Palam...

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 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the fire at a multi-story residential building in Delhi's Palam area, in which several people from a family have died.Gupta, in a post on X, said she was extremely distressed to learn about the...

March 18, New Delhi – An Iranian projectile struck near the Australian Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates this morning.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that all Australian defence personnel are safe.He added that minor damage occurred to a housing block and a medical...

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...

Hardoi (UP), March 17 Panic spread through parts of the Hardoi city on Tuesday after a sudden leak in an underground PNG gas pipeline triggered a loud noise, causing residents to rush out of their homes and shops, officials said.The incident occurred near a water tank on Bawan Road in the city...

Raipur, March 17 Three people died, apparently due to inhaling toxic gases, inside a septic tank at a private hospital here late Tuesday evening, police said.The incident took place at Ram Krishna Care Hospital in the Pachpedi Naka area, a police official said.The deceased were cleaning the...

Kabul, March 17 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called for de-escalation and an immediate ceasefire on Tuesday, following Pakistan's bombing of a rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, which killed more than 400 people seeking medical care and recovery.Expressing...

New Delhi, March 17 An old, rusty bridge in the Roop Nagar area of north Delhi was never just a crossing; it was a crucial shortcut that saved time and effort for hundreds of locals who continued to use it despite its unsafe status and signs of decay.On Tuesday morning, a portion of the bridge...

Bhadohi (UP), March 17 A 58-year-old man, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, climbed onto a high-voltage pole here and precariously perched himself between two 11,000-volt wires, triggering panic among locals and a two-hour operation for his rescue, police said.The incident took place...

New Delhi, March 17 The Delhi government has formed a three-member committee to investigate the collapse of the overbridge in the Roop Nagar area of north Delhi and submit a report within 48 hours, Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Tuesday.The 60-foot bridge over a drain collapsed earlier...

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...

Panaji, March 17 Five people were rescued from drowning at various beaches and the Dudhsagar waterfall in Goa over the weekend, a rescue agency said on Tuesday.Three others received immediate medical assistance after being bitten by stray dogs at a beach in South Goa, it said.A 29-year-old...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 A fire broke out in a section of the multi-specialty block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.The fire was caused by a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added...

Kollam (Kerala), March 17 – A Kerala court on Tuesday found a man guilty in the sensational murder of Dr. Vandana Das in a taluk hospital in May 2023.The accused, G. Sandeep, was found guilty by the Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court of the brutal murder, according to public...

Palghar, March 17 A fire broke out at a pharmaceutical company in the Palghar district of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning, an official said.There were no reports of any casualties, Vivekanand Kadam, chief of the district disaster management cell, said.The fire erupted at the pharmaceutical...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 A fire broke out in a section of the multi-specialty block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.The fire was caused by a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added...