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Bengaluru police arrest top RCB official, 3 others in stampede incident

Karnataka CM instructed the DGP and IGP to arrest representatives of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and DNA event managers and Karnataka State Cricket Association in connection with the stampede

Explosions caused 2 bridges in Russia to collapse, 7 killed: Officials

Explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed, and dozens were injured. The first bridge, in the Bryansk region on the border with Ukraine, collapsed on top of a passenger train on Saturday, causing casualties. The train's driver was among those killed, state-run Russian Railways said. Hours later, officials said a second train derailed when the bridge beneath it collapsed in the nearby Kursk region, which also borders Ukraine. In that collapse, a freight train was thrown off its rails onto the road below as the explosion collapsed the bridge, local acting Gov. Alexander Khinshtein said Sunday. The crash sparked a fire, but there were no casualties, he said. Russia's Investigative Committee, the country's top criminal investigation agency, said in a statement that explosions had caused the two bridges to collapse but di

Bridge collapse derails train in western Russia, killing at least 7 people

A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as "illegal interference." Officials said at least seven people were killed and 30 injured. The bridge in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged "as a result of illegal interference in transport operations," Moscow Railways said in a statement without elaborating. Russia's federal road transportation agency, Rosavtodor, said the destroyed bridge passed above the railway tracks where the train was travelling. Photos posted by government agencies from the scene appeared to show passenger cars from the train ripped apart and lying amid fallen concrete from the collapsed bridge. Other footage on social media appeared to be taken from inside vehicles which narrowly avoided driving onto the bridge before it collapsed. Bryansk regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said emergency services and government officials were working at the scene. He said

Five dead in Assam landslides as heavy rain triggers floods in districts

Five persons were killed in landslides in Assam in the last 24 hours as incessant rain led to floods in six districts, affecting over 10,000 people, an official bulletin said on Saturday. Three districts in the western part of the state remained on 'red alert' and eight more were on 'orange alert', as per Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) data, while rainwaters from upstream areas in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya aggravated the flood situation in the state. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said all five deaths have been reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district. Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah had on Friday said that three members of a family, a mother-daughter duo and a niece, were killed in a landslide in Bonda area on the outskirts of Guwahati. He had said that several agencies were working to provide relief to affected people as massive waterlogging was reported from most localities in the city on Friday. Baruah inspected the situatio

Death toll rises to 17 in Indonesia quarry collapse as search continues

The death toll from the collapse of a stone quarry in Indonesia's West Java province has risen to at least 17, with eight people still missing, officials said Saturday. The victims were trapped in the rubble when the Gunung Kuda quarry in Cirebon district collapsed on Friday. A dozen survivors were found by rescuers. By Saturday afternoon, rescuers had retrieved 16 bodies, while one of the survivors died in the hospital, said local police chief Sumarni. She said rescuers are searching for eight people still believed to be trapped The search operation has been hampered by bad weather, unstable soil and rugged terrain, said Sumarni who goes by a single name like many Indonesians. She said the cause of the collapse is still under investigation, and police have been questioning six people, including the owner of the quarry. Local television reports showed emergency personnel, along with police, soldiers and volunteers, digging desperately in the quarry in a steep limestone cliff, ...

5 killed in firecracker factory blast in Punjab's Sri Muktsar Sahib

Five migrant labourers were killed and several were injured in a blast in a firecracker manufacturing and packaging unit near a village in Punjab's Sri Muktsar Sahib district on Friday, police said. The incident occurred in the two-storey factory unit located on Singhawali-Kotli road in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Lambi's Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jaspal Singh, said over the phone. The cause behind the blast is under investigation, the DSP said.

Son of Sardaar' and 'Jai Ho' actor Mukul Dev dies at 54

Actor Mukul Dev, best known for his roles in films such as Son of Sardaar, Yamla Pagla Deewana and Jai Ho, has passed away, his brother Rahul Dev said on Saturday. He was 54. "My brother Mukul Dev passed away peacefully last night at New Delhi due to ailing health," Rahul Dev told PTI. According to Mukul Dev's close friend Vindu Dara Singh, the actor died at a hospital in the national capital. He was unwell for eight to ten days. He was not looking after his health and was depressed after the demise of his mother. We were waiting for Mukul to join us for the photo shoot of Son of Sardaar 2' but he had stopped answering our calls, Singh told PTI. The actor will be cremated at 5 pm on Saturday. Mukul Dev, a former model, is survived by his daughter, Sia Dev, from his marriage to ex-wife Shilpa Dev. He made his acting debut with the 1996 movie "Dastak", co-starring Sushmita Sen and Sharad Kapoor. He was largely seen playing supporting roles in Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and Telugu ...

2 killed, at least 1 missing after train hits pedestrians in northern Ohio

Two people were killed and at least one person is missing after multiple pedestrians were struck by a train Sunday evening in northern Ohio, authorities said. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. in Fremont, near Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland, WTOL-TV reported. Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez confirmed two fatalities. Emergency crews were searching the Sandusky River near the Miles Newton Bridge for at least one missing person, the TV station reported. Authorities closed the bridge. Fremont police said on X that the bridge has been closed and urged people to stay away from the area. Multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene.

Policy lessons from data gaps in Covid death toll and Maha Kumbh mumbers

Newly released data implies that the health care system coped very badly. The likely under-allocation of resources due to undercounting suggests it may also cope poorly in the next major health crisis

Six dead, 1 injured as helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

The incident occurred at 8:45 am in the border district of Uttarkashi near Ganganani. The helicopter was carrying six passengers and its captain. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined

Fire breaks out at garment showroom in Mumbai; 8 rescued, none injured

A fire broke out at a garments showroom on the ground floor of a residential building in the Peddar Road area of south Mumbai on Monday morning, civic officials said. While there were no reports of injuries in the blaze, eight people and some pets were rescued from the six-storey building, they said. Officials said the fire erupted around 6.38 am at the showroom on the ground floor of the Shukhshanti building. The fire brigade rescued eight people from the first floor and five animals from the fourth floor of the building. A civic official said the blaze was confined to the wiring, electrical installations, and the stock of clothes in the showroom, and the establishment was engulfed in smoke. He said eight fire engines and other fire brigade vehicles were at the scene. The official said the blaze was covered from all sides around 8.15 am, and the fire-fighting operations were underway. The police, civic authorities, and other agencies were mobilised, he said, adding that the cau

Goa stampede: Police directives on CCTV cameras, barricades not implemented

The committee managing the Shree Lairai Temple failed to implement the Goa police's directives to install CCTV cameras for the annual festival, during which six people lost their lives in a stampede, an official said on Monday. The official, quoting the minutes of a meeting held days before the tragedy, said the temple committee was also requested to make necessary arrangements for queues with proper barricading wherever required. The temple authorities, however, said there wasn't enough time to install the CCTV cameras, as the meeting was held just a couple of days before the event. Six people were killed, and more than 70 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during an annual festival at Shree Lairai Temple at Shirgao village of North Goa in the wee hours of Saturday. The police, district administration and Shree Lairai Temple committee held a meeting on April 30 ahead of the festival, during which the temple authorities were asked to install CCTV cameras at the entry and

Goa stampede unprecedented, Governor Pillai visits families of deceased

He visited and met the family of the deceased Sagar Nandadurgi at Mathwada, Pilgaon, Bicholim who lost his life in the tragic stampede at the Shree Devi Lairai Zatra at Shirgao

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Small plane crashes into eastern Nebraska river killing 3 on board

Three people died when a small airplane crashed into a river in eastern Nebraska Friday night, authorities said. The plane was travelling along the Platte River and crashed into the water south of Fremont at 8.15 pm, Sgt. Brie Frank of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office said during a news conference. The bodies of three people were recovered, Frank confirmed. Authorities did not immediately release the identities of the deceased. The sheriff's office said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will oversee the investigation near Fremont, located about 59.5 kilometres west of Omaha.

Nagpur factory blast: Death toll climbs to 5, govt announces compensation

The death toll in an explosion at an aluminum products factory in Nagpur district rose to five on Saturday after two workers succumbed to their burn injuries, police said. The Maharashtra government announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased while the company has agreed to pay them Rs 55 lakh each, a minister said. Another five workers are undergoing treatment at hospital, a police official said. The blast took place around 7 pm on Friday at MMP Aluminum Industries in Umred MIDC (industrial area). "Two critically injured workers admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Nagpur died early in the morning, while three workers were found dead inside the factory after the fire was extinguished," said inspector Dhanaji Jhalak of Umred police station. The deceased workers were residents of Nagpur district. They were identified as Nikhil Nihare (24), ?Nikhil Shende (25), ?Abhishek Jangad (20), ?Piyush Vasudeo Durge (21) and ?Sachin Purushottam Masra

3, including owner, die as gas leaks at Rajasthan's chemical factory

Three people died and several others fell sick after nitrogen gas leaked from a tanker parked at a chemical factory in Beawar district of Rajasthan, an official said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said gas leak at a factory in Badiya area late on Monday night led to several people in the vicinity falling sick and being admitted to different hospitals. Factory owner Sunil Singhal (47) died on Monday night, while Dayaram (52) and Narendra Solanki (age, and who are they) died on Tuesday, he said. According to another official, people in the area were admitted in the local hospital after they complained of breathing problems, heaviness in chest and vomiting. Two persons, who are in a critical condition, are undergoing treatment at JLN hospital in Ajmer. The official said people from areas around the factory has been evacuated. It was being operated in a residential area. The district collector has directed to form a committee of officials from Nagar Parishad, revenu

US strikes pound Yemen's capital overnight, killing at least 1: Houthis

Suspected US airstrikes struck around Yemen's rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning, and the Iranian-backed Houthis said at least one person was killed. The full extent of the damage and possible casualties wasn't immediately clear. The attacks followed a night of airstrikes early Friday that appeared particularly intense compared to other days in the campaign that began March 15. The strikes around Sanaa, Yemen's capital held by the Houthis since 2014, also wounded four others, the rebels said. Their al-Masirah satellite news channel aired footage of broken glass littering homes after the concussive blast of the bombs, but continued not to show the targets of the attacks suggesting the sites had a military or intelligence function. An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under President Donald Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Joe Biden, as the US moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing

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4 children die, over dozen fall sick at Lucknow rehab centre, probe on

At least two children died and several others fell ill, allegedly due to food poisoning at a government rehabilitation centre for children in the Para area here, officials said. On Tuesday evening, approximately 20 special needs children residing at the centre experienced sudden illness and were taken to Lokbandhu hospital. "Around 20 children were brought to the hospital Tuesday evening from the rehabilitation centre. All these children are mentally challenged. They were severely dehydrated when they arrived. Despite our best efforts, two children died," Dr Rajeev Kumar Dixit, Medical Superintendent of Lok Bandhu Raj Narayan Combined Hospital told PTI Videos on Thursday. Two critically ill children were referred to another government hospital, and the condition of the remaining 16 has improved, he added. The incident triggered an investigation by local authorities. Lucknow District Magistrate has formed a committee to determine the cause of the alleged food poisoning. Officials f