Six killed in illegal firecracker factory blast in Bengal

IANS | April 1, 2025 12:23 AM

Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) At least six persons, including three children, have been reportedly killed following a major blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Monday night.

Mumbai Police DCP Sudhakar Pathare dies in tragic road accident in Telangana

IANS | March 29, 2025 6:08 PM

Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) In a heart-wrenching incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mumbai, Sudhakar Pathare lost his life on Saturday in a tragic road accident in Telangana. The accident occurred near Domalapenta village in the Nallamala forest area of Nagarkurnool district, on the Ghat Road of the Srisailam-Hyderabad national highway.

‘First Responder’: How India’s Operation Brahma helping quake-hit Myanmar

IANS | March 29, 2025 5:01 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Hours after a high-intensity earthquake jolted Myanmar, causing widespread devastation, India came to the quick rescue of the neighboring country by sending rescue teams and providing humanitarian aid to assist in evacuation efforts as well as comforting the displaced populace.

One body recovered from Telangana tunnel on day 16 of rescue operation

IANS | March 9, 2025 9:02 PM

Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) Rescue workers on Sunday - the 16th day of the operation - pulled out the body of one of the eight missing persons from the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district after the cadaver dogs from Kerala identified the spot for presence of human remains under the rubble.