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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicFire safety

Topic: Fire safety

What is bamboo scaffolding? Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 100 years was made worse by it

The recent fire at a housing estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has already claimed 94 lives.

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Should you pick your partner from the airport? It can be the ultimate gesture or a lovebomb

Imagine someone came to pick you up at Bengaluru airport. Spend more than two hours in traffic to see you? And pay for a cab both ways? There’s no bigger confession of love.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.