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Former DSP, grandson among six dead as house catches fire in J&K’s Kathua

Four others have been injured and are undergoing treatment. Locals noticed the rented accommodation on fire at 2.30am Wednesday.

Probe to begin at Hosur Tata plant making components for Apple iPhones

The fire at the Tata plant in the city of Hosur began Saturday in an area used to store chemicals, a fire official told Reuters.

INS Brahmaputra ‘nearly keels over’ at Mumbai naval dockyard after fire, one sailor missing

Navy has launched an operation to salvage indigenous missile frigate undergoing a refit at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Fire incident took place Sunday evening.

Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh reaches Kuwait, meets Indians injured in Mangaf fire

Singh met 6 injured Indians at Jaber Hospital. Around 40 Indians have reportedly succumbed and over 50 are injured in the tragic fire incident at Mangaf’s labour housing facility.

Fire in Kuwait building housing migrant workers kills 41, several Indians among injured

Ambassador Adarsh Swaika visited Al-Adan hospital where over 30 Indian workers have been admitted. External affairs minister Jaishankar expresses shock, assures all help from embassy.

Over 1,000 exotic animals, reptiles killed after fire breaks out in Thailand market

Police Superintendent Phuwadon Ounpho said the blaze in Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok Tuesday led to the burning of 118 shops.

106-yr-old wooden temple in Gulmarg featured in Bollywood song ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shankar’ gutted in a fire

Investigation reveals a short circuit led to the fire and the burnt idols were immersed in a river after a ceremony. The temple, maintained by Dharma Trust, will soon be reconstructed.

10 major fire disasters India has seen in the past 3 decades

In light of Rajkot and Delhi hospital fires, remembering similar tragedies, such as the Kerala temple fire of 2016 that killed 111 & Uphaar cinema fire of 1997 that killed 59.

Rajkot gaming zone fire: Gujarat suspends 7 officers, including 2 cops, for negligence

They have been held responsible for gross carelessness in allowing the place to operate without necessary approvals.

27, including 4 children, killed in fire at TRP game zone in Rajkot

Relief and rescue operations have been underway for more than 6 hours. Police have detained owner and manager of TRP Game Zone.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.