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Photo: IANSAmmonia leak death toll rises to nine in Tiruvallur
Chennai: The death toll due to the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export unit near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district has risen to nine, with health authorities confirming another fatality on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred on June 21 at a facility in the Kannigaipair-Manjangaranai area, has emerged as one of the…
Photo: XinhuaTechnical Malfunction Triggers Major Explosion at Qatar’s Barzan Gas Facility
Doha: An explosion ripped through Qatar’s key natural gas export infrastructure, injuring at least 54 people while 18 others remain missing, according to official reports. The blast occurred on Sunday night in the Ras Laffan industrial area, one of the world’s most important energy hubs, during ongoing efforts to resume operations at the facility following…
Photo: Twitter/@telegramTelegram CEO claims Reliance, WhatsApp’s role behind efforts to ban company’s app in India
New Delhi: Messaging app Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that Reliance Group, in which Meta has a partial stake, may have lobbied, along with its competitor WhatsApp, to impose a ban on the company’s app in India. He also accused Reliance of sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users outside India (including the…
Photo: IANS6 killed, 20 injured as bus crashes into truck on highway in Vadodara
Vadodara: Six persons were killed and nearly 20 others injured after a private bus rammed into a parked truck on a highway in Gujarat’s Vadodara district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred near Kotambi village on the Vadodara-Halol highway at around 4 a.m. The luxury bus, heading from Rajasthan to…
Photo: AI Image/ChatGPT8 died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base
Los Angeles: A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a US Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. Monday during a routine test mission at Edwards…
Photo: IANSIAF AN-32 Goes Down During Landing at Jorhat Airbase
An Indian Air Force, AN-32 transport aircraft, crashed while landing in Assam’s Jorhat district on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The incident occurred while the aircraft was landing at the IAF’s airbase in the Rowriah area. Senior IAF officials have rushed to the site, and casualties, if any, are yet to be ascertained, the spokesperson…
Photo: AI-generated image/for representation onlyLightning strikes kill 5 in Bihar’s Khagaria
Patna: A series of tragic lightning strike incidents amid sudden adverse weather conditions claimed five lives in Bihar’s Khagaria district on Thursday, leaving several others injured and triggering widespread grief across affected villages. One of the most devastating incidents occurred in Kanhauli village under Baltara Panchayat in the Gogri block, where three people, including a…
Photo: AI Generated/ChatGPTFire at residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area; no casualties
Mumbai: A fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit at an 11-storey residential building in the upscale Juhu area of Mumbai on Thursday morning, no casualties were reported so far, the officials said. As per preliminary information, the blaze erupted in the Manisha Building located near Arogya Nidhi Hospital and was reported at 7:43 am.…
Photo: AI Generated/ChatGPTWoman killed, 20 injured in two separate road accidents in UP
Hardoi: A 32-year-old woman was killed and 20 others injured in two separate road accidents in Hardoi and Bahraich districts, police said on Wednesday. In Hardoi, the incident took place on Tuesday night when the driver of the bus — travelling from Amethi district to Delhi — lost control of the vehicle and overturned. Harpalpur…
Photo: Xinhua/IANSAt least 12 injured in shooting near Toledo community festival
Washington: At least 12 people were shot near a community festival in Toledo, in the US state of Ohio, with two in critical condition. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon (local time). It appeared there were at least two people who were “probably shooting at each other,” Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan said, adding…
