A devastating fire tore through seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, leaving 36 people dead and 279 others missing, authorities confirmed. At least 15 residents were injured in the blaze, and about 700 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters. The fire
A woman from Maharashtra’s Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) has been arrested after police uncovered suspicious links suggesting a possible connection to the recent blast near Delhi’s Red Fort. Investigators say the woman, who identified herself as Kalpana Bhagwat, had been living under a fake IAS identity and may have links to individuals in Pakistan’s army as […]
Puducherry’s Cyber Crime Police have uncovered a massive ₹90-crore cyber scam allegedly run from inside an engineering college—turning the campus into what investigators describe as a “hub for cyber crime.” The racket came to light after students started selling bank accounts of friends and classmates to fraudsters, who then laundered the money across India and […]
Delhi shivered through its coldest November morning since 2022 as temperatures dipped to 8°C on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported. This marks the chilliest start to the day this season, dropping well below Tuesday’s minimum of 9°C. With temperatures falling 3.3 degrees below the seasonal average, Wednesday’s reading also broke the earlier
Two members of the U.S. National Guard were reportedly shot near the White House on Wednesday, prompting a large emergency response in the heart of Washington, D.C. According to two law-enforcement officials who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, the soldiers’ conditions remain unclear. Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene, and […]
A vacation in Turkey turned tragic for a family of four after all members died from what was initially believed to be food poisoning. However, emerging evidence now suggests that toxic pesticide exposure at their hotel may have played a critical role. The victims — a Turkish-German woman, her husband, and their two young children […]
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has strongly defended the value of immigrants in the United States, especially within the technology sector, saying their contributions have been “nothing short of phenomenal.” Speaking to the BBC, Pichai said the US government recognises this importance and is working to maintain pathways for skilled workers despite recent debates over the […]
A Class 10 student from a prominent Delhi school died by suicide after jumping from a Metro station, leaving behind a note in which he accused his teachers of driving him to the extreme step. His father has filed an FIR alleging that three teachers and the school principal mentally tortured his 16-year-old son, ultimately […]
Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, arrived in New Delhi on November 19 for a five-day visit—one of the most significant engagements between India and the Taliban administration since 2021. The high-level trip underscores Kabul’s growing urgency to diversify trade routes as tensions with Pakistan escalate and frequent border closures
At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday in fresh Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Gaza’s civil defence agency reported, as Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants following what it described as a breach of the ongoing ceasefire. According to the civil defence authority, which operates under Hamas, 12 people died in Gaza […]
