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170 building destroyed as biggest fire in 50 years ravages Japan

Aerial footage showed houses reduced to rubble & thick plumes of smoke rising from the hilly Saganoseki district, the flames had also spread to an uninhabited island 1km off the coast.

Kurnool bus fire tragedy: At least 20 killed in Hyderabad-Bengaluru route accident

The Volvo bus of a private travel company was carrying 41 people, 12 managed to escape with minor injuries via emergency exit. President Murmu expressed grief over the deaths.

Similar fire 6 yrs ago, no mock drills in a decade. Jaipur SMS Hospital was set up for tragedy

Cause of recent fire isn’t known, but police suspect it was a short circuit. Govt has asked 6-member panel to investigate incident that claimed at least six lives.

At least 20 killed, 134 people injured in blast at factory in Russia’s Ryazan region

The governor of the Ryazan region said that the incident had been triggered by a fire breaking out inside a workshop at the factory.

At least 2 dead in pharma factory explosion In Hyderabad, say police

Search and rescue operations are ongoing for those trapped inside the Sigachi Industries plant at the Pashamylaram industrial estate In Telangana's Sangareddy.

4 dead, three injured after massive fire breaks in Delhi’s Rithala chemical factory

The fire broke out at a five-storey building in Rohini Sector-5 area Tuesday. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, and further investigation is in progress.

Decade after City Kinara fire, some closure for victims’ kin as HC makes ‘grossly negligent’ BMC pay

On 16 October 2015, 8 people including 7 students were at the Hotel City Kinara in Mumbai’s Kurla (West), when a blaze engulfed the restaurant that harboured several fire hazards.

PM Modi condoles death of 8 people in Solapur fire, announces ex-gratia relief for kin

In a post on X, the PM said, 'An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.'

8 killed in fire at a building in Hyderabad

Fire dept official says they received a call at around 6.30 am and rushed to the spot. Several people were found unconscious and shifted to various hospitals.

UK counter-terror police investigate fire incident at PM Starmer’s London home

The incident occurred Monday when a resident heard a loud, one-off bang, that sounded like a 'firebomb' at UK PM Starmer's London home. No casualties were reported.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.