Four people, including three workers employed at a brick kiln, were killed after a tractor-trolley loaded with bricks overturned on Sultanpur Highway in Lucknow’s Gangaganj area early Saturday morning. The accident occurred at around 4:45 am, leaving the victims trapped beneath the overturned vehicle. According to police, the tractor-trolley overturned on the highway under circumstances...
Apple has issued a fresh round of threat notifications to users in 110 countries, warning that their devices may have been individually targeted by highly sophisticated mercenary spyware. The latest alerts were sent on August 13, 2026, and have renewed concerns among iPhone, iPad and Mac users about the growing threat posed by advanced surveillance...
Four people have died and five Army personnel remain missing after two separate rain-related incidents struck Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, with a major landslide reported at a road construction site in Upper Subansiri district and a flash flood sweeping through an Army camp in Dibang Valley. The incidents occurred amid heavy rainfall in the...
At least seven workers have died and three others remain missing after a sudden inflow of water, mud and debris entered an under-construction tunnel at a hydroelectric project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, triggering an extensive rescue operation. The accident took place at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project on Thursday evening. According to officials, 22 workers were...
India is stepping up the modernisation of its armed forces with a major investment in loitering munitions, commonly described as kamikaze or suicide drones. The Defence Ministry has signed two contracts worth a combined ₹1,577 crore for the Indian Army, marking a significant expansion of the country’s focus on unmanned systems and precision-strike warfare. The...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is alive, Pakistan’s military has said, rejecting speculation that the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder had died in custody. The clarification came after claims by Pakistani journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan triggered widespread uncertainty over the former premier’s condition. The controversy erupted after the journalist initially suggested that Khan may...
Nine members of a family were killed after a passenger van carrying 11 people was swept into a swollen drain while attempting to cross an unfinished bridge in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning. Two occupants, including the driver, survived after managing to swim to safety. The accident took place near Padana village...
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s helicopter made an emergency landing in the Kolaghat area of East Midnapore on Tuesday after deteriorating weather conditions made it unsafe to continue the journey, officials said. The helicopter had taken off from Dumdum and was headed towards Keshpur, where Adhikari was scheduled to attend a programme commemorating freedom...
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, causing widespread destruction across several parts of the country, killing at least 111 people and leaving dozens injured. The powerful tremors damaged around 1,600 buildings, with at least 61 structures reported to have completely collapsed. The earthquake triggered scenes of panic as residents rushed out of homes...
Seventeen schoolchildren had a narrow escape on Tuesday after the bus carrying them caught fire near Dhauwa village in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. All the students were safely evacuated from the vehicle before the fire spread across the bus, officials said. The incident occurred while the school bus was carrying children from Pithla village to a...