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Major fire breaks out at police facility in Egypt’s Ismailia, at least 25 injured

Videos posted on social media showed the city’s security directorate engulfed in flames. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Not just sailors, Navy’s new fire suit could help soldiers with stealth & save pilots from burns

Currently, Navy uses imported suits weighing over 18 kg while this innovation weighs only about 1.8 kg. The cost of this suit is also much less

Over 100 killed, 150 injured after fire engulfs wedding party in Iraq

The fire ripped through a large events hall in the country's Nineveh province after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defence said.

Over 60 killed, 43 hurt after massive fire engulfs building in South Africa’s Johannesburg

According to reports, fire engulfed a five-storey building that had been abandoned at one stage but where people had been living. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.

10 dead as fire caused by ‘illegal gas cylinder’ engulfs train coach in Madurai

Southern Railway says fire was caused by gas cylinder being used by passengers on board 'private party coach' attached to Punalur-Madurai Express.

9 die, 2 missing as fire breaks out at France’s holiday home for disabled people

PARIS (Reuters) -Nine bodies were found in the smouldering ruins of a holiday home housing disabled people that caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday in eastern France, a chief firefighter said.

Fire at Ahmedabad hospital: 125 patients evacuated, no casualties reported

Due to renovation work underway at Rajasthan Hospital in Ahmedabad's Sahibaug area, several items stored in the basement caught fire and caused massive smoke, a fire official said.

Union minister RK Ranjan Singh’s house in Manipur attacked again; students take out peace rally

Imphal: A women's rally outside the Imphal residence of Union minister R K Ranjan Singh turned ugly when the protestors threw stones at it...

25 killed as bus catches fire on Maharashtra’s Samruddhi Expressway

The private bus was on its way from Nagpur to Pune when it reportedly rammed into a divider at 1:30 am Saturday near Buldhana.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.