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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicRescue

Topic: Rescue

‘Pulled friends from debris, zero visibility’— how BJMC medical students became first responders

Five people from the medical college have died in the crash—four MBBS students and the six-month pregnant wife of a neurosurgery resident. One student is still missing.

Heroes of Rajkot fire — tea stall owner who ‘didn’t think twice’, 18-yr-old hit with survivor’s guilt

Tea stall owner Mahesh Bharwar was a first responder, and student Prithviraj Zala lost two friends but helped save many others. Their actions were critical during wait for fire tenders.

Sepoy honoured with Army Chief’s Commendation Card for heroic rescue

The incident happened last week when, on noticing a large crowd, the sepoy saw a drowning woman in the Bhakra Canal and jumped in to save her.

How brave crane operators battled smoke & flames to save 50 women from deadly Mundka fire

Well before fire tenders arrived, cousins Dayanand and Anil Tiwari risked their own lives to save people trapped in burning Delhi building, using just their crane and quick thinking.

With Rohtang tunnel still not finished, this chopper remains Lahaul-Spiti’s winter lifeline

Over 1,000 people were stranded in Himachal’s remote district and the chopper couldn’t fly due to bad weather. But it’s finally back in action & rescuing them.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.