Condition of two injured persons reported to be serious
The search and rescue team say it is 'high risk' to continue the operation.
The man was spearfishing off Michaelmas Island with his family, according to local reports.
The man was fishing when he was bitten by a shark, police say.
Around 150 workers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Honda industrial warehouse in Barcelona.
Two people managed to survive after walking more than 50km to a water source and then a nearby town.
About 20-22 foreign nationals have sustained injuries in the fire incident, according to MEA.
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Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar said the fire was reported at a complex near Shatabdi Vihar under Sector 24 police station limits
Charred beyond recognition, the victim bodies were found near the doorstep in their modest one floor home, suggesting a desperate attempt to escape the flames.
The sixth edition of the ideas conclave of The Hindu Group, The Hindu Huddle, is being held in Bengaluru on June 5 and 6.
The constables reached the spot as soon as they received information, wearing casuals, slippers and without protective gear
The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.
The blaze was brought under control after nearly an hour of effort
A Nepali Sherpa has been found alive on the slopes of Mount Everest after missing for six days without food or oxygen.
Four people were killed on Thursday in a plane crash on Croatia’s northern Adriatic coast, police said. “According to currently available information four people have died” in the crash of the plane in Medulin, on Croatia’s northwestern Istria peninsula, a police statement said. The accident occurred in the Campanoz area, outside the town, and “all emergency services are on the scene”, it added. The national firefighting association said it had received a report of the crash near the Medulin...
According to officials, he was returning home after work on a two-wheeler and was travelling through a forest stretch between Kadambur and Iruttipalayam when a lone elephant emerged onto his path
A dozen people have died in a fire at a home for older people in Sri Lanka, police said on Thursday, while another eight have been hospitalised. The fire, which broke out at a home in Anguruwatota 55km (34 miles) from the commercial capital Colombo, has been put out and the director of the establishment has been arrested, police said. “A total of 51 people were rescued from the home and they are being looked after by the military and public officials in the area,” police...
Forest department officials said that he was stable until Wednesday (June 3) evening. However, his condition deteriorated and he died from his injuries at around 1.30 a.m on Thursday morning
The Chinese motorcycle brand ZXMOTO and its founder Zhang Xue have become one of the most-mentioned topics online in April following their unprecedented victory in a world-class race. Zhang’s wife, who has been with him since she was a teenager, has also become famous. Chen Xingyi, 38, was Zhang’s junior secondary school classmate. She began dating him when they were both poor youngsters and was by his side when he quit school, became a motorcycle repair shop apprentice, and a mechanic at a...
Hong Kong police are searching for a 76-year-old man who went missing in Ma On Shan on Wednesday. Liu Yim-kwan left his home at Yan On Estate on Hang Chi Street in the early hours of Wednesday and failed to return, police said on Thursday. Liu is about 1.7 metres (5 feet, 9 inches) tall with a lean build and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black trousers and white trainers. His family reported him missing on Wednesday. The force appealed to anyone with information on...
Nine fire tenders deployed; exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained
Army authorities evacuated the injured soldier and shifted him to a hospital in Rajouri
Though the cause of the incident was yet to be ascertained, the primary reports suggest that a short circuit was the reason for the fire
More than 20 people were injured in a traffic accident involving two public buses and a truck in Hong Kong’s New Territories, temporarily closing an arterial road on Thursday morning. A minibus, a double-decker bus and a truck collided on Fanling Highway at around 8am, trapping the minibus driver, who was later rescued by firefighters. Photos from the scene show the front of the Route 44A minibus, which plies between Sheung Shui and Tuen Mun, severely crushed. Police said 18 passengers on the...
A fire has ripped through a hotel in New Delhi, killing at least 21 people including 18 foreign nationals.
Parents and neighbours rushed the boy to Government Taluk Hospital in Gudiyatham where he succumbed to injuries
Rescuers say building’s single entry-exit point and lack of accessible windows made the rescue operation difficult
In today’s episode: We track the devastating fire at a South Delhi restaurant that has claimed at least 21 lives, Karnataka’s leadership transition as D.K. Shivakumar takes oath as Chief Minister, and former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai’s decision to launch a new political venture.
An investigation under way after the deadly accident during a training exercise near the town of Sourton in Devon.
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The hospital's waiting area was filled with people scanning lists, making frantic phone calls and seeking information from officials as victims of the blaze were brought in
It took eight fire engines to extinguish the blaze, as more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.
At least 21 people were killed when a fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in recent years. Building fires are common in India due to a lack of firefighting equipment and routine disregard for safety regulations. The fire broke out in the morning at Flourish Stay, a bed-and-breakfast in a congested neighbourhood in the south of the city, Delhi Police said in a statement. “It is with profound sorrow that 21...
Many victims were South Asians who had travelled to India for treatment or to accompany relatives.
Firefighters rescue more than 40 people trapped inside as thick smoke fills the burning New Delhi building.
From The Hindu’s archives, a look at some of major fire accidents across the country since Independence
PM Modi condoles loss of lives, announces ex-gratia; Multiple fire tenders were rushed to control the fire
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A few residents near the shed saw smoke coming from the electrical board in the shed around 2 a.m
The incident occurred on National Highway No. 53 near Uva village, officials said
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“I seek help to bring back my father. My father has been missing since May 22 in Amritsar. We have no whereabouts for him yet. His phone is switched off,” says Surbhi Sharma
Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh visits Kerala on June 3 to 5 for the GTM Expo 2026 and receives the award at Thiruvananthapuram on June 4
Indian Army rescues stranded civilians in Kishanganga River, providing essential support amid rising waters in Jammu and Kashmir
A tourist taxi carrying seven visitors from Bengaluru and a local driver is feared to have plunged into a deep gorge along the treacherous Bairagarh-Sach Pass-Killar road in the remote Churah subdivision of Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on the night of May 29, leaving all eight occupants feared dead
Hong Kong authorities have stepped up inspections of dog licences by launching regular enforcement operations and random checks on pets in public places, warning they will prosecute owners who breach relevant rules. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said officers would commence such operations on Monday at public places where dogs gathered and appealed for cooperation from owners. “During inspections, AFCD officers will conduct random checks on dogs and scan them to...
A large explosion has torn through a fireworks factory in northern Malta, damaging buildings several kilometres away.
Following directions from the Collector, police officials carry out inspections along key stretches leading to the hilltop and impose fines amounting to ₹52,000 on violators within just two hours
Stakeholders say there is no influx of Arab travellers to the backwater destination; industry pins hopes on travellers from north India for its revival
Aerodynamics expert Gu Songfen has died at 96. He was the chief designer of China’s J-8 fighter jet family – the first home-grown supersonic fighter jet to counter US high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Gu was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering as well as a researcher at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). He died in Beijing on Sunday night, according to a statement from AVIC. A farewell ceremony is scheduled for Saturday in...
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A domestic helper was injured and two cats were killed in a blaze believed to have been caused by a faulty pet water dispenser at a village home in Hong Kong on Monday morning. The fire broke out at about 11.20am in a third-floor flat in Wong Yi Au Tsuen, Tai Po. Firefighters arrived to battle the flames and rescued a 47-year-old Indonesian helper along with two cats. The fire was extinguished about 20 minutes later, at 11.40am. The helper, who had inhaled thick smoke, was taken to Alice Ho Miu...
A cyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a KMB double-decker bus in Hong Kong on Monday afternoon. The 60-year-old man was hit at around 2.50pm outside North Kwai Chung Public Library on Shek Yam Road. He was trapped beneath the front wheels of the bus and had to be freed by firefighters and paramedics. He was rushed unconscious to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan. Images from the scene showed the man’s lower body pinned under the bus, with a long skid mark on the road. The bus...
Firefighters launched an operation to contain the flames that had erupted in faculty rooms of the administrative block situated on the second floor of the SPA building
The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained; no casualties have been reported
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A year after the Air India crash, a mother still speaks about her dead son in the present tense and a brother waits for answers.
Explosives store blast kills dozens in Myanmar village.
Nine people have reportedly been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed five-storey building in New Delhi, India.
All seven persons inside the car escaped unhurt
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around mid-flight on Saturday due to a possible security threat in-flight. The flight departed at around 6pm local time for Palma de Mallorca, Spain, but landed back at Newark at 9.37pm, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airline said there were 190 passengers and 12 crew members on the Boeing 767 aircraft. According to air traffic control audio, security came to inspect the...
Rescue workers also fish out the body of an unidentified person aged around 70 during the search
So far, five men have been freed from the narrow, flooded cave but efforts are ongoing to locate two more.
When the temple car took a sharp left turn during procession, two young men who were closer to the back wheel of the temple car got stuck between the wheel and the wall of the building where the temple car is usually stationed.
The accident occurred when the car was going towards the snow-bound Sach Pass, one of the toughest stretches in Himachal Pradesh, the officials said
A super-luxury bus from Rajahmundry to Parvathipuram, carrying about 35 passengers, hit a coal-laden lorry parked on the roadside at Sri Nagar Junction in the early hours of Sunday