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After 8 Covid patients die in Ahmedabad hospital fire, relatives allege doctors ran away

Gujarat govt says fire started at around 3.30 am in ICU of 50-bed Shrey Hospital. The remaining patients and an injured nurse have been shifted to SVP Hospital.

Explosion at pharmaceutical plant in Vizag sees massive fire break out, 1 worker injured

The incident is said to have taken place in the Coastal Waste Management Project, a unit of Ramky Solvents, and is the third industrial accident to have occurred in Vizag since May.

Several trapped under collapsed building after fire breaks out in Delhi’s Peera Garhi

The building collapsed following an explosion while firefighting operations were underway. Those injured, including firefighters, have been rushed to nearby hospitals.

Man sets himself on fire at India Gate, police say unrelated to citizenship protests

The 25-year-old man, identified as Kartik Maher, suffered 90 per cent burns.

Plastic fumes, no access for fire tenders — how Delhi’s Anaj Mandi fire tragedy unfolded

The Sunday morning fire in Delhi killed at least 43 people, most due to suffocation. The victims were labourers in factories, and were sleeping at the time.

Fires across Delhi, including Sunday’s factory blaze, have killed over 70 people this year

At least 43 people are believed dead in a fire that erupted early Sunday morning at a Delhi factory.

Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for 43 killed in Delhi factory fire

Chief Minister Kejriwal also announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to those injured in the blaze

‘Horrific, tragic’ — PM Modi, CM Kejriwal step in as Delhi fire toll hits 43

PM Modi says authorities are providing all possible assistance at the site of the tragedy. Firemen doing their best, says Kejriwal.

43 killed as fire breaks out in factory at Delhi’s Anaj Mandi

Over 50 people were inside the factory, which was operating from a residential area, when the fire broke out early Sunday morning.

Fire breaks out at ONGC plant in Navi Mumbai, four dead

The fire broke out in the storm water drainage at ONGC's Uran Plant early Tuesday morning. The oil company said there was no impact on oil processing.

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.