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IED wires, detonators found: Deadly blast in illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya raises glaring questions

It has been three days since blast in Thangsko region of East Jaintia Hills. While 27 mine workers are dead, nine are in hospital and more bodies are believed buried in illegal mines.

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.

Delhi blast: White i20 car that exploded near Red Fort belongs to doctor from Pulwama

Home Minister Amit Shah directs multi-agency probe. UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana issue precautionary alerts.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

Explosion reported near a PVR complex in Delhi’s Rohini, police & fire tenders at the spot

According to the owner of a shop near the PVR, the explosion was not very loud & a 'white powder was found' at the spot. Police are investigating the possible cause of the blast.

Ukraine strikes deep in Russia with US ATACMS missiles on 1000th day of war

Russia claims to have intercepted 5 of 6 ATACMS missiles fired at Bryansk, while Ukraine says it struck an arms depot 110 km inside Russia, causing secondary explosions.

2 Chinese nationals killed in blast near Karachi airport, Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility

The Sunday attack allegedly targeted convoy of Chinese nationals employed by Port Qasim Electric Power Company. China has demanded a thorough probe & strict punishment for perpetrators.

Trucks with aid for Gaza Strip arrive at Rafah crossing, yet to pass through

Around 160 trucks reportedly left al-Arish in Egypt's Sinai peninsula in the early hours of Tuesday, where hundreds of tonnes of aid has been awaiting an agreement on aid delivery.

‘Wish I’d spoken up’: James Cameron found the hull design of submersible Titan risky

Other experts in industry and whistle-blowing employee raised alarms in 2018, criticizing OceanGate for opting against seeking certification and operating as experimental vessel.

Several police officers, firefighters hurt in explosion at apartment building in Germany

Police and firefighters were called to aid a helpless person, and when they arrived, there was an explosion at the door to the apartment, said a police spokesperson.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.