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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.

Opposition leads protest against Pinarayi Vijayan government over Kerala Secretariat fire

The protesters alleged that Tuesday's fire was a 'move to destroy the files' related to the gold smuggling case. Kerala govt has said that none of the important files were destroyed.

Opposition alleges destruction of Kerala gold smuggling files after fire at secretariat

The Congress demanded an NIA probe into the matter while BJP state chief K Surendran courted arrest for forcefully entering the secretariat complex soon after the fire broke out.

California fights ‘historic’ fires as 1.4 million acres burn in more than 7,000 blazes

The burned acreage in California this year is 25 times larger than a year ago. Firefighters are currently battling 625 blazes.

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.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

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.