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Fire breaks out at Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Alwar

The cause of the blaze, which erupted Monday evening, is yet to be ascertained. Tiger movement in the area has been affected by the fire, forest officials said.

Inquiry committee formed to probe Ahmednagar hospital fire that killed 11 Covid patients

Speaking to the media, Union minister Bharati Pawar said action will be taken against the guilty. The fire broke out Saturday in the ICU unit of a hospital in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Who’s making those EV batteries that are catching fire?

Poorly made batteries of electric vehicle are putting people’s lives at risk. This is a result of carmakers’ impatience, inability to properly assess risks in emerging technologies.

Why insurers won’t save a heating world from floods and fire

Anyone who’s tried to put in a claim knows insurance isn’t charity. If it becomes too expensive to cover losses for natural disasters, insurers will pull back toward areas that are profitable.

Three patients die in fire at private hospital in Thane

The fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra locality near Thane at 3.40 am. There were no coronavirus patients in the hospital. said an official.

13 Covid-19 patients die in hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Palghar

The fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit, District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said.

5 dead in fire at Pune’s Serum Institute, officials say Covishield production won’t be hit

SII official says Covishield vaccines are safe and the manufacturing site is also unaffected after fire breaks out at the Serum Institute's Manjari facility, which is under construction.

Fire in wood godown kills man in Delhi’s Mundka on Diwali night

Fire incidents were also reported from two West Bengal districts where nearly 50 shanties were gutted on Diwali night. No casualties were reported.

Oil tanker authorities ignored warnings of possible fire from crew, Sri Lanka court told

The MT New Diamond, carrying two million barrels of crude oil from Kuwait to India, caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast on 3 September, killing one crew member and injuring another.

Oil tanker in Sri Lankan waters catches fire again, Indian Navy joins containment efforts

The MT New Diamond, which was transporting crude oil from Kuwait to India, caught fire on 3 September, killing one Filipino crew member and injuring another.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.