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A 400,000-year-old fire pit & iron pyrite: What this UK discovery tells us about human evolution

Researchers believe the location served as a hunter-gatherer camp frequented by homo heidelbergensis, an early human ancestor. Study published in Nature journal.

Birch by Romeo Lane is a prime example of how Delhi’s audacity survives in Goa

The more we get to know about Birch, the more it becomes clear that it was operating in the gaps between jurisdictions.

Massive fire at Goa nightclub leaves 25 dead including tourists, 6 injured

The fire was reported around midnight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased.

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.

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.

Types of Fire Insurance Policy in India

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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.

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.

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.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.