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NDRF closes rescue ops in Meghalaya mine blast. HC says failure to curb rat-hole mining ‘distressing’

Two arrests have been made in the case. Accountability would be fixed, and an independent or central agency probe could be ordered if required, the high court has said.

Swiss Alps bar fire: What we know & what we don’t about blaze that killed 40

The fire broke out on 1 January at a bar called Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana.

Ammonium nitrate: The readily available chemical believed to have been used in Delhi Red Fort blast

Investigators suspect ANFO or ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil was used in the 10 November blast near Red Fort that killed at least 12.

How Instagram reel led Maharashtra cops to duo who orchestrated Beed mosque blast

Blast on Sunday shocked Maharashtra Ardhamasla village, considering Hindus and Muslims have been living peacefully in the area.

After grenade lobbed at temple, Amritsar top cop draws link to Pakistan’s ISI, narco-terror module

Amritsar Police said the incident may also be linked to arrest of 3 BKI operatives in Bihar. While this was the 15th such incident in Punjab, this is the 1st time a temple was targeted.

At least 28 killed in coal mine blast in Iran’s South Khorasan Province, 24 missing

The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of mine run by Madanjoo company, state TV said. There were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion.

Police probe terror link to Chandigarh blast, Punjab ex-cop on separatists’ hit list was likely target

Police suspect Pakistan-based gangster-turned-militant Harvinder Singh Rinda's involvement. Family currently living in the Sector 10 house, narrowly escaped. Auto driver held.

Blast damages railway bridge across Volga river in Russian city

Authorities said passenger train service was halted due to 'unauthorized persons interfering' with the operation of the Zvezda-Chapayevsk railway.

‘Links between explosion at Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram cafe & 2023 Mangaluru blast,’ says Shivakumar

Photos of suspect wearing cap, mask & carrying a bag being circulated on social media along with CCTV footage of the blast. Bengaluru Central Crime Branch forms 8 teams for probe.

Imphal on high alert after blast at DM university kills 1, civil society bats for political solution

A hand grenade was thrown at All Manipur Students’ Union office within Dhanamanjuri University campus, it is learnt. The blast, which also injured 1 person, sparked incidents of violence.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.