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25 killed, several injured in blast at fireworks unit in TN's Virudhunagar

The accident occurred at the Vanaja firecracker unit, owned by one Muthumanickam, which functions under the Vachakarapatti police station limits

At least 18 killed in massive explosion at TN's firecracker unit: Police

According to police and fire rescue officials, four of the six injured are in critical condition and are undergoing treatment at the Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital

Blast at Vedanta plant linked to excessive fuel, negligence: Initial probe

A preliminary technical investigation into the blast at the Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has found that excessive fuel accumulation inside the boiler furnace led to a pressure build-up, triggering the explosion, police have said. The initial probe also points to "lapses in upkeep and negligent operation" at the power plant, they said. The explosion occurred on April 14 at the plant in Singhitarai village when a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine burst, leaving several workers with severe burn injuries. The incident claimed 20 lives and left 16 persons injured. "According to an initial report submitted by the Chief Boiler Inspector, the excessive fuel inside the furnace generated high pressure, causing a blast in the boiler. The pressure forced a lower pipe of the boiler out of its designated position, resulting in the severe accident," said a police statement on Thursday. A report by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) i

4 killed, 18 injured in powerful explosion in Andhra's Sri Sathyasai

At least four people were killed and 18 others were injured in a powerful explosion here in Sri Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, a police official said. Though the explosion, which demolished at least two houses, was being attributed to a gas cylinder blast, it may not be limited to a gas cylinder, given the intensity of the blast, the official said. "Until now, four people died, and 18 others were injured, including one in a serious condition," the official told PTI. Earlier, Sri Sathyasai district superintendent of police S Satish said the explosion occurred around 12.30 pm. He said workers from Telangana were living in that house where the explosion occurred.

Death toll rises to 16 in boiler blast at Vedanta plant in Chhattisgarh

The death toll in a blast at the Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has gone up to 14 with one more worker succumbing to injuries, police said on Wednesday. The explosion occurred on Tuesday afternoon in a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine at the Vedanta Ltd power plant located in Singhitarai village. The powerful blast left several workers with severe burn injuries. According to officials, four workers died on the spot, while 10 others succumbed to injuries later. One more worker died on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the toll to 14, Sakti Superintendent of Police (SP) Prafull Thakur told PTI. Of the 20 other workers injured in the incident, five were shifted to Raipur for advanced treatment, while 15 were undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Raigarh district, he said. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of each deceased worker and Rs 50,000 f

13 killed, 21 injured in boiler blast at Vedanta plant in Chhattisgarh

Nine workers were killed and 15 sustained injuries after a boiler exploded at a power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district on Tuesday, police said. According to preliminary information, the blast occurred in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant in Singhitarai village in the afternoon, Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur told PTI. "Nine workers have died, and 15 have sustained injuries," he said, adding that three victims were killed on the spot while the others succumbed to injuries at hospitals. The injured were undergoing treatment at hospitals in the neighbouring Raigarh district, he said. Local administration and police teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations, the official said. He said that as the area around the boiler remains extremely hot, workers and staff have been evacuated from the vicinity. Rescue operations are still underway to check if more persons are trapped, he added. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai termed the incident ...

Five held in Chandigarh BJP office blast, ISI-backed module busted

Five individuals, part of a module backed by Pakistan's ISI, have been arrested in connection with the blast incident outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. The Counter-Intelligence wing of Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police, solved the Chandigarh grenade attack case, DGP Yadav said. Police recovered one hand grenade and one .30 bore Zigana pistol along with ammunition from their possession, the officer mentioned further. Those arrested have been identified as Balwinder Lal alias Shami of village Majari in SBS Nagar, Jasvir Singh alias Jassi of village Bharapur in SBS Nagar, Charanjit Singh alias Channi of village Sujawalpur in SBS Nagar, Rubal Chauhan of village Thana in Shimla and Mandeep alias Abhijot Sharma of Dhuri in Sangrur. According to DGP Yadav, preliminary investigations revealed that the module was backed by Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence and ...

17 killed, 18 injured in massive blast at explosives factory in Nagpur

At least 15 persons were killed in a blast at an explosives factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, police said. The blast took place at the SBL Energy Limited factory, a mining and industrial explosives manufacturer, at Raulgaon in Katol tehsil, they said. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Nagpur immediately after the blast, the police said.

One person killed, 14 hurt in blast in Iranian port of Bandar Abbas: Report

The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that social media reports alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander had been targeted in the explosion were "completely false"

Blast hits Punjab freight corridor ahead of R-Day; loco pilot injured

In a suspected sabotage, a blast on a railway track in the dedicated freight corridor in Sirhind in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district damaged the engine of a train and left a loco pilot injured, police said on Saturday. While Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Nanak Singh said it was too early to say if it was a terror incident, an unverified statement attributed to a banned terrorist outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force, appeared on social media in which it purportedly claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred at around 9.50 pm on Friday, ahead of the Republic Day. "Last night, we received information that a minor blast took place here... The loco pilot sustained a minor cut on his cheek. He is out of danger," the DIG, who visited the site, said. According to the police, the injured was identified as Anil Sharma, who works with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation. Fatehgarh Sahib's Senior Superintendent of Police Shubham Aggarwal said the affected train w

Chhattisgarh factory blast: Kiln sealed at steel plant over safety lapses

The Chhattisgarh government has sealed one of the kilns at a steel plant in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, where an explosion killed six workers, after a preliminary probe found serious violations in the safety norms, officials said on Friday. Workers, most of them from Bihar and Jharkhand, were charred to death in the blast that occurred at Real Ispat and Power Ltd, in Bakulahi village on Thursday morning. On the orders of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, authorities ordered an immediate ban on the operation and maintenance of kiln no. 1 at the steel plant under the Factories Act after a preliminary probe revealed serious lapses, a government statement said. According to the statement, the explosion took place on the second floor of the dust-settling chamber of kiln no. 1 during maintenance work. The sudden blast, followed by a shower of hot ash - at temperatures ranging between 850 and 900 degrees Celsius - killed six workers on the spot and seriously injured five others. A joint

Bihar govt announces ex gratia for workers killed in Chhattisgarh blast

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday condoled the death of migrant labourers, hailing from the state, who lost their lives in an explosion at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar and announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. The CM also announced Rs 50,000 to each injured labourer, hailing from the state. Six workers were killed and five sustained burn injuries when hot ash fell on them following an explosion at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar-Bhatapara district on Thursday. "The CM is deeply saddened by the death of migrant workers from the state, who lost their lives following the blast at the steel plant in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the immediate family members of the deceased'', a statement issued by the CMO said here on Friday. The CM also announced Rs 50,000 to each injured labourer, hailing from the state, it said. The statement said that the CM has also ...

At least 6 workers killed in blast at sponge iron factory in Chhattisgarh

At least six workers were killed and several others injured in a blast at a sponge iron factory in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar- Bhatapara district on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred at the Real Ispat Sponge Iron Factory located in Bakulahi village in the Bhatapara rural area, a police official said. After being alerted, police and senior administrative officials rushed to the spot and initiated relief and rescue operations, he said.

Blast at eatery in Afghanistan kills 7; several including women injured

An explosion at a restaurant in downtown Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to police and an Italian charity running a surgical unit in the city. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. The explosion occurred in a Chinese restaurant in the Shahr-e-Naw district of the Afghan capital, according to Kabul police command spokesman Khalid Zadran. He said the restaurant was jointly owned by an Afghan man, a Chinese national and his wife. The restaurant was popular with Chinese Muslims, Zadran said, adding that one Chinese national and six Afghans were killed and several others were wounded. The blast occurred near the restaurant's kitchen, the police spokesman said, and the cause was under investigation. The Italian charity EMERGENCY said its surgical centre in Kabul, which is located near the site of the explosion, had received 20 people from the blast, including seven who were already dead. It noted the number of casualties

Steel factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, hospitalises 84

Chinese police detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion on Sunday killed two people and left 84 others hospitalised. Eight other people remain unaccounted for. A pressurized storage tank designed to hold steam and high-temperature water exploded in the factory, Baotou city officials said Monday. The blast occurred at a Baogang United Steel plant in the city of Baotou around 3 pm local time Sunday and caused tremors in the surrounding areas. A rescue team was searching for the eight people who are missing, said a representative of the Baotou city's Information Office at a news conference on Monday morning. Baogang United Steel is a major state-owned company, according to state media.

Al Falah Univ hired Red Fort blast-linked doctors sans verification: ED

Faridabad-based Al Falah University had appointed three doctors -- two arrested by the National Investigation Agency and the third an alleged suicide bomber of the November 2025 Red Fort area blast -- apart from other specialists without police verification or scrutiny, the Enforcement Directorate has found. The agency, as part of its money laundering probe against the promoter of the university, is understood to have furnished statements of various senior executives and faculty of the varsity in this context in a chargesheet filed before a Delhi court on Friday. Arrested 61-year-old Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and the Al Falah Charitable Trust that controls all the educational institutions of the varsity are the two accused named in the complaint filed under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The about 260-page chargesheet seeks prosecution of Siddiqui and his Trust for alleged generation of illicit funds from fees paid by students,

Toll rises to 3 in helium cylinder blast near Hyderabad's Mysuru Palace

The death toll in the helium cylinder blast that occurred near the Mysuru Palace has risen to three, police said on Saturday. Lakshmi (29), a resident of Kamakshipalya in Bengaluru, succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment in KR Hospital, taking the toll to three, late on Friday, police officials said. She had suffered grievous injuries in the blast, including severe abdominal trauma, and despite intensive treatment, she could not be saved," a senior police officer said. Lakshmi was the wife of Rajesh, an auto-rickshaw driver in Bengaluru. Rajesh is originally a resident of Hosahalli village in Mandya district. Police said the couple had come to Mysuru on Thursday and were staying at their relatives' house in Belavadi when the incident took place. Earlier, Saleem, the helium balloon seller, was killed on the spot on December 25. On Friday, another injured woman, identified as Manjula, also died while undergoing treatment at KR Hospital. Police said Saleem was a native

Red Fort blast latest updates: ED raids Al-Falah university, makes more arrests

The Enforcement Directorate has launched extensive searches across Delhi-NCR targeting Al-Falah University and linked entities

Delhi blast: US offers help in probe, red EcoSport car found & more | Red fort

A deadly explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort has now been officially declared a terror attack. As India’s investigation moves swiftly, a DNA test has confirmed the identity of the attacker

At least 12 killed in suicide blast outside court in Pak's Islamabad

The cause of the blast, which was heard as far as six kilometers away, was not immediately known