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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicRescue operations

Topic: Rescue operations

7 bodies recovered after building collapses in Surat, one rescued

A search and rescue operation was conducted by officials Saturday night. The Chief Fire Officer said that there are no reports of any more missing persons.

Navy rescues Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew onboard. 9 pirates forced to surrender

Indian navy’s patrol vessel INS Sumedha first intercepted the hijacked vessel on 29 March & was subsequently joined by guided missile frigate INS Trishul. The rescue ops lasted 12 hrs.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Debris cleared by Auger machine, manual drilling to start soon

Earlier today, the auger machine being used for horizontal drilling of the tunnel that got stuck inside the pipe was cut and removed using a plasma cutter.

Missing Titanic sub, its rescue operation’s race against time captivate worldwide audience

Those onboard vessel include British billionaire Hamish Harding, businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Stockton Rush, OceanGate founder.

For Indian students going abroad, only destinations change — and the crisis

As Indians stuck in Ukraine call for rescue, many in India debate why they go abroad to study in the first place. Here's why India isn't a preferred 'destination'.

Drones, mountaineers, rock climbers: How Army rescued amateur trekker trapped on Kerala hill

Specialists from Parachute Regimental Training Centre and Madras Regimental Centre were deployed in operation to save R. Babu, who was stuck for two days without food or water.

3 killed, 1 missing after cloudburst hits Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi

Police and State Disaster Response Fund personnel immediately launched rescue operations and succeeded in rescuing most of the people trapped in slush after the incident Sunday night.

Why borewell deaths are so frequent and rescue measures fall short most of the time

Death of 3-yr-old Sujith Wilson who had fallen into a borewell in Tamil Nadu Friday, has once again brought to focus the dangers posed by open & abandoned borewells.

High above its flooded streets, Mumbai plans helicopter rides for commuting

Helicopters will be used for regular commute, medical and other emergency services as well as rescue operations.

Fire at Calcutta Medical College under control, over 250 patients evacuated

Officials say no one was injured in the fire that broke out in the dispensary of the state-run hospital.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?