Mumbai witnessed a major scare on Friday afternoon when a CNG-run bus operated by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) caught fire in the Vikhroli area. Fortunately, no passengers were injured in the incident. This marks the second case of a BEST bus fire within a month, raising concerns over passenger safety and bus...
The Ahmedabad City District Education Officer (DEO) has fined Diwan Ballubhai Kankaria Primary School ₹10,000 after a teachers’ strike disrupted classes and left students unattended. On Monday, teachers from both English and Gujarati medium sections of the Kankaria and Paldi branches staged a protest demanding a lawful salary hike. However, the strike drew criticism when...
A matrimony meeting in Kerala’s Idukki district turned into a dramatic gold chain theft and high-speed police chase, leaving residents stunned. The incident involved a 25-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu, living in Thodupuzha, who had registered on a Tamil matrimonial site seeking a second marriage. She connected with a man identifying himself as Abhishek A...
The death toll from a devastating cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district has risen to 60, with more than 100 people injured and several others feared missing. The disaster struck on Thursday afternoon when a massive cloudburst hit the Chositi area in the Paddar sub-division, causing a flash flood that swept through the region....
A tragic road accident in West Bengal’s Burdwan district claimed the lives of at least 10 people and left more than 30 others injured. The mishap occurred when a high-speed private bus rammed into a stationary truck parked along the roadside. The impact of the collision was so severe that the front portion of the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day, praised the Indian Armed Forces for the success of Operation Sindoor, a mission launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Modi revealed that after the massacre, which shocked the nation and the world, his government gave...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the longest Independence Day address of his tenure on Friday, August 15, 2025, speaking for a record 103 minutes from the ramparts of the Red Fort. This year’s speech surpassed his previous record of 98 minutes set in 2024. The address marked India’s 79th Independence Day and included several key...
The Indian Army rescued four civilians, including one injured person, after flash floods struck parts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred in the higher reaches of Rishi Dogri valley in Kinnaur district, following a cloudburst that inundated a bridge across the Sutlej river, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The...
A massive fire broke out early Thursday morning at Parsik Cafe, located on the ground floor of a six-story residential building in Kharegaon, Kalwa (West), Thane, prompting the evacuation of 35 residents. Officials confirmed that no casualties have been reported. According to Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management chief, Yasin Tadvi, the blaze started around...
In a tragic accident in Ranchi, four members of a family lost their lives and one woman sustained serious injuries after an autorickshaw collided head-on with a truck on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. The accident took place at Chamghati on the Ranchi-Purulia Road, under the jurisdiction of Angara police station. “Four members of...