A fire broke out in a ghee factory in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. Fire engines were rushed to the spot to put out the fire. According to reports no causalities have been reported by ghee worth lakhs of rupees has been burnt in the fire.
A chemical factory in Ambala, Haryana, caught fire and spread quickly to surrounding houses and factories as well. The reason behind the fire is still unknown.
Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been acquitted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by Delhi's Karkardooma court. As soon as the verdict was passed, protests erupted outside the court and the police were unable to control the chaos. Sajjan Kumar, along with six others...
In what comes as a major disappointment to all the families affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Delhi's Karkardooma Court has acquitted the main accused, Sajjan Kumar in the case. Sajjan Kumar was once a very powerful leader in the Congress party. Sajjan Kum...
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who is under intense pressure after the Supreme Court's observations on Centre's vetting of CBI report on coalgate, has kept mum over whether he will resign from the post.
Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan addresses the media on SC observations on the coalgate scam. The Supreme Court slammed the government saying that vetting CBI's report on coal block allocation was a massive breach of trust.
Delhi's Karkardooma court will pass its judgement on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar along with six others, has been accused of killing five people and setting a Gurudwara on fire in the Delhi Cantonment area. The court cou...
A minor was raped in Uttar Pradesh and when she opposed, the accused threw kerosene on her and set her on fire. The villagers rushed her to the hospital, but she succumbed to burn injuries. The accused consumed poison but did not die. The police have registere...
The Supreme Court will hear the CBI's plea on the coal allocation scandal probe today. Along with this, the Karkardooma court might pass its judgement on Sajjan Kumar, and five others, accused of killing people and setting a Gurudwara on fire in the Delhi Cant...
A fire broke out at the DRDO's missile testing facility in Chandipur, Odisha. Reports say explosions were heard at the site. The reason for the fire is still not clear. The casualty has been reported.
Following the fire in a high-rise building in Sulur, near Coimbatore, that killed four and injured several others, the police begin their investigations. Two have been arrested in connection with the fire and are being questioned. It is alleged that there was ...
Fire at a psychiatric hospital near Moscow has left at least 38 people dead. The blaze reportedly started in a wing providing special treatment to patients.
A fire in a high-rise building in Sulur, near Coimbatore, kills four and injures several others. The building also houses the Axis Bank office and initial reports suggest that a short circuit could have been the reason behind the fire. Fire tenders have been p...
Fire in a high rise at Sulur in Coimbatore kills four and injures 13. Axis Bank branch was on the third floor of the buliding and there were no emergency exits.
A fire in a high-rise building in Sulur, near Coimbatore, kills four and injures several others. The building also houses the Axis Bank office and initial reports suggest that a short circuit could have been the reason behind the fire. Fire tenders have been p...
A senior citizen, Pattamal, in Virudhunagar, decides to immolate herself but inadvertently sets the entire locality on fire. It was late in the night, when she decided to immolate herself. However, she lost control and set her house on fire. The fire quickly s...
A 15-year-old girl was raped by a minor boy from her village in Madhya Pradesh. The victim's brother who saw the incident, went to call his parents. By the time he returned with help, his sister had set herself on fire. A case has been registered agianst the a...
A sudden fire, caused due to an explosion, at a private chemical unit critically injures four men. The impact of the chemical tub exploding was so much that all four of them were thrown up in the air, and an entire floor of the building collapsed.
A massive fire broke out today in the Bawana slum area in Delhi. Around 20 fire tenders were rushed to the area to still the massive blaze. Three people have been reported dead and five are critically injured. A team of police have reached the spot. Initial re...
A massive fire broke out in Delhi's Bawana slum which has caused widespread destruction. 25 fire ambulances were rushed to the spot. The reason behind the fire is yet to be determined but the residents of the slum vented their anger on the fire authorities as ...
A fire breaks out in a slum cluster in the Bawana area of outer Delhi this afternoon gutting several hutments. Around 25 fire tenders have been pressed into service, but the fire still rages.
At least 10 firetenders are batting a massive fire on the outskirts of Delhi in a slum cluster in Bawana. Five people have been injured in the incident.
The Supreme Court has demanded an answer form the Uttar Pradesh government following the jailing of a 10-year-old rape victim in Bulandshahr Police station. The child was locked up after she came with her family to register a rape case. Initially in its defen...
A fire breaks out at a private girls' school in Dindigul, causing clouds of smoke to billow upwards. The fire broke out at 3.45 PM near the computer lab and quickly spread to other areas. The girls quickly escaped the premises, averting a major crisis.
Five painting contractors meet a tragic end as the car they were travelling in catches fire. They had finished a painting job in Rajapalayam and were returning to Senkottai, when on the Tenkasi highway, the car lost control. The vehicle toppled over and the ga...
A pharmacy opposite the Nagercoil post office, catches a massive fire in the middle of the night. Several lakhs worth of medicines have been destroyed in the fire. Several fire tenders had to be called to douse the fire.
A minor girl was burnt alive in a small town in Uttar Pradesh. A group of boys tried raping a minor girl and when the girl threatened to tell her parents, they burnt her alive. The girl was admitted in the hospital with 90 percent burns. The police have regist...
Thane building collapse | The National Disaster Response Force and local authorities have announced that the rescue operations in the worst civic tragedy in a decade has come to an end. The search and rescue operation, which began on Thursday when a seven-stor...
Thane building collapse | Thane police crime branch raids the residence of one of the partners of the ill-fated structure's builders. The builders are still absconding, while the rescue operations have ended, with the final death toll at 72.
The police is on the lookout for the builder, Jamil Quereshi, who has been absconding since the seven-storey under-construction structure collapsed on Thursday. The death toll in the worst civic disaster in the past ten years has risen to 63, even as the rescu...
Nearly 24 hours after an illegal under-construction building in Thane, near Mumbai collapsed, rescue operations are still underway. The death toll is now at 42, even as the authorities fear there may be more people trapped under the rubble. Search teams say th...
At least 28 people have been killed and over 50 injured in the building collapse in Thane, near Mumbai. Rescue teams have been going through the debris to look for people trapped inside. Survivors allege that the builder had been in a hurry to finish construct...
Survivors of the seven-storey building collapse in Thane, near Mumbai, allege that the builder was in a tearing hurry to finish construction of the seven-storey building. They even accuse him of using sub-standard materials for the construction. At least 28 pe...
Students of Kanpur's Krishi Vishwavidyalaya protested the cancellation of the registration of 14 students who hadn't paid the fees. The students went on a rampage and set the hostel warden's motorcycle on fire and threw stones at the Vice-Chancellor's car. The...
The Supreme Court has asked the government if it is possible for VIP vehicles to go without the red beacons. Apex court has observed that the VIP vehicles, with their red beacons, cause huge inconvenience to people. The only exception there should as has been ...
China conducts live fire drill in the South China Sea, despite tensions about the disputed water body. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, which is disputed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei which lay claim to the Sp...
A wall collapses in Mumbai's Sakinaka area killing five people. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. The fire brigade has begun rescue operations and officials have say more people could still be stuck under the rubble.
Nagarcoil-born veteran actor in Tamil and Malayalam movies, Sukumari, died in Chennai after a heart attack following treatment for burn injuries. Sukumari received the burns when she was lighting a lamp. The veteran started acting since the age 10 and has acte...
A car and motorcycle were destroyed in a fire in Noida Sector 5 late last night. Two firetenders rushed to douse the fire. The police suspect miscreants may have set the vehicles ablaze under the influence of alcohol.
A fire at the Chintapalli medicinal plants project in Visakhapatnam's agency area has caused the destruction of over 35 acres of precious medicinal plants like eucalyptus and sandalwood.
Six people from Kerala have been killed when a massive fire engulfed a furniture shop in Saudi Arabia. Cause of the accident hasn't yet been ascertained.
An incident of firing is reported from the New Delhi area. According to sources, two people have been injured, of which one is critical. The incident has been reported from the Rajkori area of New Delhi.
Two Indians have been killed and six injured in clashes between French troops and rebels in the Central African Republic capital. French President expresses regret.
More than 100 fire engines try to bring down a fire at a library in southeast London, which was reported on Monday. Although no casualties were reported, as the fire fighters evacuated around 30 people, the cause of fire is still unknown. The building also hou...
London's Southwark wears a panicked look, as a library, museum and a council's shop is on fire. The roofs of the Cuming Museum and the Newington Library are on fire. More than 100 firefighters are trying to put out the fire.
A fire that broke out in the wee hours of the morning, results in the destruction of Rs 10 lakh worth of goods and causes serious burn injuries to two people. The employees at Hotel Everest in Theni were fast asleep at 4.30 AM when the electric fluctuations ca...
Another young man loses his life tragically after setting himself ablaze during a meeting called to condemn the Tamil killings in Sri Lanka. 29-year-old Vikram, hailing from Thiruverkadu, Chennai, rushed into a protest meeting in Nerkundram, and pouring kerose...
Two BSF jawans have sustained injuries after unidentified militants opened fire at a BSF vehicle near Chanapora, Srinagar. An investigation is underway into the incident.
A plastic recycling unit at Hyderabad's Katedan industrial area catches fire. Fire tenders had difficulty reaching the spot and much of furniture inside the unit was gutted by then.
A short circuit in a slum area in Thiruthuraipoondi, results in a fire that burns close to six lakhs worth of belongings. The fire is supposed to have started at Murugesan's hour and quickly spread to other houses. The fire tenders were rushed to the spot, but...
Watch this exclusive preview of 'No Fire Zone: Killing Fields of Sri Lanka', a documentary by acclaimed UK filmmaker Callum Macrae. The documentary is about the civil war between LTTE and the Sri Lankan army that ravaged the island country. The war ended after...
Militants sneaked inside a public school in the Bemina area of Srinagar and opened indiscriminate fire on the security forces in the camp. Two terrorists and five jawans are said to be killed in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the ...
Centrestage | Watch an exclusive preview of acclaimed filmmaker Callum Macrae's documentary titled 'No Fire Zone', which is on the Sri Lankan war crimes. Macrae talks about why he made this film. Major General Ashok Mehta, AIADMK leader Dr Maitran, DMK leader ...
Due to the fire in the ATC room, several flights were not able to land in the Chennai international airport. All of them have been diverted to Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad airports. According to initial reports, the safety procedures have not been ...
Due to the fire in the ATC room, several flights were not able to land in the Chennai international airport. All of them have been diverted to Trichy, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad airports. Computers in the ATC room have been destroyed, leading to signal p...
A minor fire breaks out in the air traffic control (ATC) room of the Chennai international airport, in the wee hours of the day. The staff noticed the flames around 2.45 AM and fire tenders were called immediately. No casualties have been reported but the comp...
Flight operations were struck by a major fire that broke out at the air traffic control room in Chennai airport in the wee hours of the morning. No casualty has been reported yet. Airport officials have informed that the fire will soon be brought under control...
In another shocking news of police brutality from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, a electrician named Prem Chand was burnt to death by policemen. Prem Chand was returning home late after drinking when he saw a police van and ran into his house. His sister alleges ...
A fire breaks out at Mangolpuri, Delhi, in a shoe factory at 3 AM. The fire claimed the lives of four workers while one was injured and admitted to Safdurjung hospital. As the news of the fire broke out, three fire engines were rushed to the spot to put the fi...
A fire breaks out at Mangolpuri, Delhi, in a shoe factory at 3 AM. The fire claimed the lives of four workers while one was injured and admitted in the hospital. The short circuiting of the electric wires outside the factory is believed to have triggered the f...
A minor fire breaks out in the air traffic control (ATC) room of the Chennai international airport, in the wee hours of the day. The staff noticed the flames around 2.45 AM and fire tenders were called immediately. No casualties have been reported but the comp...
TDP leader Varla Ramaiah one again launches an attack on Brother Anil, YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's brother-in-law. Varla attacks Anil over his sudden increase in wealth as also the whereabouts of his first wife before he converted to Christianity.
A huge fire accident took place in a tyre factory set up in Samshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy district. It is believed that the fire occurred due to some dry grass present near the factory that burnt thousands of tyres present in the illegally set up Akash factori...
Nara Lokesh, son of Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who is touring Chittoor district, said that there is no safety for the people as the government has failed on the law and order front. He said that the belt shops (country liquor outlets) are aplen...
More than 1000 houses have been enveloped in a massive fire at Kakinada's Indrapelam. The cause of the fire is said to be the blast of a domestic LPG cylinder. The colony was occupied mainly by people with lower economic background.
A State Bank of India branch in Pune caught fire in the early hours of the morning. Four fire brigade engines were rushed to the spot, but by the time the fire was brought under control, much of the bank was burnt down. Bank officials have said that the locker...
The biggest branch of State Bank of India in Pune caught fire at 4.30 AM and eight fire engines were rushed to the spot to bring the fire under control. According to the bank officials the locker room was safe and only computers were damaged in the fire. Short...
Ten fire brigades fought all night to put out a massive fire in the forest area behind Film City in Mumbai. The fire rapidly spread to Borivali National Park. The firemen were successful in dousing the blaze and no casualties have been reported.
The fire that broke out last night at the Film City Jungle spread quickly and reached the Borivali National Park, 15 kms away from the origin of the fire. The fire brigade took up to 16 hours to get the fire under control as it was dark and they were afraid of...
A fire broke out at about 10:30 pm on Saturday night, on the fifth floor of Doordarshan's Delhi office at Mandi House and 22 fire tenders had to be rushed in to fight the flames. Due to the thick smoke emanating from the fire, some of the firefighters fell sic...
Phone spying attempt on Arun Jaitley snowballed into a huge political controversy, even though Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde tried to defend the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party cornered the government, backed by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj...
The car of Mustaqeem Ahmed, an MNS leader in Mumbai, was in flames in Kurla a few days back. It was one of those incidents that only added fire to the simmering trouble between MNS party workers and the NCP. The arson was blamed on the NCP. But it now turns ou...
News Night | After a fiery face off in the Rajya Sabha, the government succeeded in pushing through a motion to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal which is reeling under allegations of massive kickback...
Six people who were injured grievously in the fire at Kolkata's Surya Sen market have been admitted to the hospital. The officials have declined to comment about the reason behind the fire, but according to sources the fire is likely to have been caused by a s...
West Bengal Chief Minsiter Mamata Banerjee arrives at the fire site in Surya Sen market. The latest death toll has risen to 18. According to the officials the deaths were caused due to suffocation. The fire broke out at 3 AM on the ground floor of the building...
The political blame game has begun over the Kolkata fire that killed at least 17 people. The fire minister who has been in-charge for more than a year has blamed the previous Left government for the tragedy.
A fire at the Surya Sen market complex in the Sealdah area of Kolkata has claimed 12 lives so far. It took more than 18 fire fighters to bring the fire under control in three hours. The location of the complex in narrow alleys hampered rescue efforts.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reaches Sealdah area in Kolkata where a major fire has claimed the lives of 15 people and destroyed property worth lakhs. The Chief Minister says that a probe is ordered into the accident and claims that rescue operat...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reaches Sealdah area in Kolkata where a major fire has claimed the lives of 15 people and destroyed property worth lakhs. An inquiry is likely to be ordered into the incident as the market which was gutted was an unau...
According to the latest reports, six people have perished and seven have been injured in the fire that broke out at Kolkata's Surya Sen market and raged on for hours on end. The casualities were compounded on account of the fact that the fire broke out on the ...
17 people have been killed and four others have sustained serious injuries in the fire that broke out at a godown-cum-office complex in Sealdah area in Kolkata. The death toll is likely to go up as several people are feared trapped in the shops. 50 shops have ...
More than four others have sustained serious injuries and property worth lakhs have been destroyed when a major fire ripped through a market area in central Kolkata. 25 fire tenders, who were pressed to service, have managed to douse the raging fire.
A hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists caught fire following a mid-air gas explosion near the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor. The balloon was carrying 20 tourists from France, Japan and Hong Kong. Only a tourist and the pilot survived the tragedy which cl...
Three people have been killed and property worth lakhs have been destroyed when a major fire ripped through a market area in central Kolkata. 25 fire tenders, who were pressed to service, have managed to douse the raging fire.
A hot air baloon carrying foreign tourists catches fire killing 19 people near Egypt's ancient city of Luxor. A tourist and the pilot are the sole survivors. The balloon was carrying 20 tourists from France, Japan and Hong Kong. The incident has adversely affe...
Pakistan violates the ceasefire agreement for the fifth time since the flag meeting between the two countries. Pakistani troops have opened fire at the Indian side along the Line of Control to aid an infiltration. India has retaliated to this unprovoked aggres...
Newshour | Slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandaran was murdered by the Sri Lankan army, but its government is in denial. The army shot five bullets at the boy after feeding him biscuits. Watch the British documentary 'No Fire Zone' directe...
Centrestage | New video-graphic evidence demonstrates how over the last few weeks of the Sri Lankan amrmy's conflict with the LTTE there were outright human rights violations, which the Sri Lankan government has been denying. High Commissioner from Sri Lanka t...
Workers turn violent in Nodia Phase II and vandalise factories and set cars on fire. They also set a private company on fire. The police were unable to bring the crowd under control. The protesters even set the fire engine on fire as it came to put the blaze o...
In a bizarre attempt to show off, a police officer from Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh wielded his gun and opened fire into the air in front of a group of students who were stunned by this gimmick. The incident occurred when a group of students were visitin...
According to the news coming in from Sheikhpura in Bihar, the police fired at students in a college. Reports are that majority of the students resorted to copying in the exams and the police were brought in to control the students. It was when the crowd went o...