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Fire at Maha Kumbh being contained, no fatalities, say authorities

This comes barely a week after a pre-dawn stampede at the mela, in which 30 were killed and several others injured, according to authorities.

Several feared dead after blast in ordnance factory in Bhandara, Maharashtra

Rescue and medical teams are on location, a defence personnel said.

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.

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Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.