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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicTunnel Collapse

Topic: Tunnel Collapse

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers consider manual drilling as auger machine encounters hurdles

Drilling work to rescue the trapped men was halted again Friday night, in yet another setback to the multi-agency effort. Auger machine apparently hit a metal object.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: NDRF conducts evacuation rehearsal using wheeled stretchers

A passage has been made using 800 mm diameter steel pipes through the rubble at the tunnel to rescue the workers who have been trapped inside for the past 12 days.

Faith & perseverance — glimpses of 10-day rescue ops for 41 workers trapped inside Uttarkashi tunnel

As many as 13 govt agencies are working on war footing to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside the under-construction Silkyara tunnel, a section of which collapsed on 12 November.

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Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy

It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.