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New Delhi, March 30 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a fact-check on Monday, rejecting certain social media posts and maps alleging the closure of fertiliser production units in the country and a potential resulting shortage threatening foodgrain availability in the next season as...

Srinagar, March 30 – A timely rescue operation on Monday helped the safe evacuation of 22 vehicles carrying tourists and other passengers after snow and a landslide blocked the Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora-Gurez road.Officials said that the Bandipora District Administration, in close...

New Delhi, March 29 Four people, including a child, were injured after they jumped from the first floor of a residential building in northeast Delhi's Gokal Puri area to escape a fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday.The incident was reported around 2:30 am from a house in F block...

Mumbai, March 29 – In a case of a false bomb threat, a 58-year-old passenger was arrested at the Mumbai airport for allegedly causing chaos with a hoax bomb alert, police said.According to officials, the accused, Shanti Kothari, was arrested after immigration officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati...

New Delhi, March 29 Four people, including a toddler, were injured after they jumped from the first floor of a building in northeast Delhi's Gokal Puri area to escape a fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.Eight people were rescued from the six-storey building that...

Jaipur, March 27 Post offices and passport offices in several cities of Rajasthan received bomb threats, prompting thorough checks by authorities on Friday. Nothing suspicious was found, police said.The news of a bomb triggered panic in the post offices and passport offices in Jaisalmer...

New Delhi, March 26 Panic briefly gripped commuters at the Jafrabad Metro station in north-east Delhi on Thursday evening after a loud, explosion-like sound was heard on a Metro line towards Burari, officials said.According to police, upon receiving information at 6:05 pm, teams from the CISF...

Ahmedabad, March 26 A major fire broke out in an apartment on the third floor of a multi-story residential building in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning, officials said.No casualties were reported, they said, adding that residents from the third floor upwards were evacuated to the terrace in time...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 25 Post offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, Maharashtra, were thoroughly searched by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) on Wednesday after an email received by the administration warned of blasts in their premises, an official said.So far...

Jaipur, March 25 A bomb threat to the district and sessions court complex in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, triggered panic on Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises and launch a search operation, officials said.The threat later turned out to be a hoax after a bomb disposal team...

CrashMarch 24, New Delhi – At least 66 people were killed in Colombia after a military Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff in the southern Amazon region.The aircraft was carrying approximately 125 people. Rescue and evacuation efforts are currently underway following the...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stated that the difficult global conditions caused by the West Asia conflict are likely to persist for a long time and called upon the nation to remain prepared and united, just as it had stood together during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Los Angeles, March 23 – Hollywood star Jason Momoa was forced to evacuate the area where his family was staying on Oahu after a massive storm hit Hawaii, causing the worst flooding the island has seen in 20 years.The “Aquaman” star took to Instagram to reveal that he and his family fled Oahu’s...

Shimla, March 22 On Sunday, instructions were issued to evacuate nine houses in the Ropdu village in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, following a massive landslide.A landslide occurred in the Kotli subdivision after intermittent rainfall over the past three days. A cow shed was...

Palghar, March 22 Nine people were rescued after a fire broke out in a 12-story residential building in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Sunday morning, an official said.There were no reports of injuries in the blaze that erupted on the eighth floor of the building in Virar East around 11 am...

Oahu (Hawaii), March 22 – More than 5,500 people have been evacuated as the Hawaiian island of Oahu experienced its worst flooding in over 20 years, authorities said.Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to affect the US state of Hawaii on Saturday (local time), posing major risks to Oahu...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – The deaths of five patients following a fire at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital have sparked a major controversy, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan, demanding an immediate and transparent investigation on...

Today, the government reassured that all refineries are operating at full capacity with adequate crude oil inventory. Domestic LPG production remains stable, and sufficient stock is available. Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia held in New Delhi today...

Satna/Barwani, March 20 Police evacuated district courts in Satna, Maihar, and Barwani in Madhya Pradesh, and carried out a thorough search following email threats to detonate multiple "poisonous gas bombs" on Friday, but found no suspicious objects, officials said.Courts in these three...

Daejeon, March 20 – A fire broke out at a car parts factory in Daejeon, a central city in South Korea, on Friday, injuring at least 50 people, including 35 with serious injuries, authorities said.The fire was reported around 1:17 p.m., prompting the National Fire Agency to issue a national...