NEW DELHI — A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, gutting several vehicles and killing at least eight people, officials said. Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area was milling with people. The injured were […]
FATEHGARH SAHIB — A fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar–Saharsa Garib Rath Express near Sirhind railway station on Saturday morning, officials said. According to the Railway Board, one passenger sustained minor burn injuries in the incident, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained. The fire erupted around 7:30 a.m. when […]
CHENNAI — At least 39 people were killed and over 50 injured on Saturday in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said. “So far, 39 people have died, including 13 men, 17 women, 4 boys, and 5 girls — while […]
NEW DELHI — A 13-year-old Afghan boy’s “curiosity” brought him to Delhi from Afghanistan after he somehow managed to get inside the landing gear compartment of an aircraft that took off from Kabul, official sources said on Monday (September 22, 2025). The incident was reported around 11 a.m. on Sunday (September 22, 2025) when KAM […]
NEW DELHI — An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane bound for New Delhi returned to its origin of Hong Kong as a precautionary measure on Monday after a technical issue was suspected mid-air, the latest incident affecting the airline in recent days. AI315 “returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off due to a technical […]
AHMEDABAD — An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport this afternoon, in one of the worst ever aviation tragedies in India. There were 232 passengers and 10 crew on the flight which was headed to London. None of them survived the crash, officials said. The plane […]
JAIPUR — Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, shopkeepers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, have replaced the word ‘Pak’ on their sweets with ‘Shree’. A shopkeeper told NDTV that they have renamed various sweets by replacing the word ‘Pak’ with ‘Shree’. For instance, ‘Moti Pak’ is now ‘Moti Shree’, ‘Gond Pak’ has become ‘Gond Shree’, and […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan has handed over a BSF jawan, Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was in their custody since April 23, through the joint check post at Attari in Amritsar. Shaw was handed over to Indian authorities at 10:30 am today (May 14) following established protocols. “Today BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been […]
AMRITSAR — The Border Security Force (BSF) has shot dead a Pakistani intruder along the International Border in Punjab, officials said Thursday. The man was shot during the intervening night of May 7-8 in the Ferozepur sector, they said. He was found crossing the International Border purposefully in the dark, the officials said, adding that […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Monday. The measures to be taken during the drill include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training of civilians on civil defence […]
