A devastating fire broke out aboard a sleeper bus travelling on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida late Wednesday night, killing nine passengers and leaving several others injured. Preliminary findings indicate that a spark or blast in the bus’s air-conditioning system ignited lubricating oil in the engine, causing the fire to spread rapidly through the...
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has cancelled the weekly days off for its drivers and conductors as it prepares for a possible escalation in the ongoing contractual workers’ agitation. The move comes ahead of a fresh strike call for September 28, with employee representatives warning of a complete work stoppage if their demands are not...
Piyush Desai, Chairman of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group and a prominent figure in India’s tea industry, passed away in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. His death marks the loss of one of the key business leaders associated with the growth and modern expansion of one of India’s best-known tea brands. Desai was widely...
Saudi Arabia said its air defence forces intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Mecca before it could enter the restricted airspace over Islam’s holiest city, amid a sharp escalation in attacks involving Yemen’s Houthi movement and growing security concerns across the region. The incident took place on Tuesday evening, according to Saudi authorities. The...
Four people, including a couple and their daughter, were killed after a car collided with a dumper in Rajasthan’s Didwana-Kuchaman district early Wednesday morning, police said. The accident took place in the Nawa area at around 5 am when the family was travelling from Jaipur towards Nawa. The crash was reportedly severe, leaving the front...
Four members of the Kuki-Zo community were killed in two separate suspected militant attacks in Manipur on Sunday, September 13, according to Kuki-Zo community organisations. The incidents were reported from Tollen village in Tamenglong district and Longpi village in Noney district, raising fresh concerns over the continuing violence in the northeastern state. Officials confirmed that...
Authorities have restricted traffic movement on the newly opened Porvorim elevated corridor in Goa after a series of mishaps, including a car crash that killed two people, raised concerns about traffic management and the design of the corridor’s southern entry and exit. The 5.15-kilometre elevated corridor was inaugurated on Wednesday and opened to traffic on...
The death toll from a devastating ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, after rescue teams recovered 30 additional bodies from the burned-out vessel off the coast of Palawan. Authorities said 54 people remain missing, while 43 survivors have been accounted for. The disaster occurred on Wednesday night aboard the MV June Aster,...
Senior Congress leader and socialist thinker Ratnakar Mahajan died in Pune at the age of 80, bringing an end to a political career that spanned several decades and major phases of Maharashtra’s political history. Mahajan died late on Friday, and his final rites are scheduled to be conducted at the Vaikunth crematorium in Pune on...
The death toll in the suspected toxic liquor tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has continued to rise, deepening concerns over the circulation of spurious alcohol and exposing serious questions about the illegal liquor supply chain operating in the region. The latest deaths were reported after victims who had allegedly consumed illicit liquor in villages...