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- Middle East
Loud explosion heard in Madinah; public urged to refrain from speculation
A loud explosion was heard across several neighbourhoods in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Thursday, September 11. Some residents also reported seeing a missile-like object in the sky, leading…
- Middle East
Israel launches strikes against Hamas officials in Qatar
Doha: Israeli airstrikes struck Qatar on Tuesday, September 9, targeting senior Hamas leaders, according to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). At least a dozen explosions struck residential buildings in Doha, with smoke…
- Middle East
Video: Saudi man honoured for preventing gas station explosion
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has awarded a citizen the King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class) and a Saudi Riyals (SR) one million (Rs 2,33,15,687) financial reward for his courageous act of driving…
- Telangana
Telangana pharma blast death toll rises to 42
Hyderabad: The toll in the Sigachi Industries’ pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 42 on Sunday after the death of a missing person was confirmed through DNA profiling, a senior…
- Telangana
Telangana pharma blast: Death toll 45; CM vows Rs 1 cr ex gratia from company
Sangareddy: The death toll reached 45, a day after the deadly chemical explosion at Sangareddy’s Sigachi Industries’ pharma plant in Pashamylaram. On Tuesday, July 1, chief minister A Revanth Reddy, accompanied by…
- Videos
Video: Unidentified object leaves crater in field in Punjab’s Phagwara
Phagwara: An unidentified object fell in a field between Khalyan and Sahni villages in Phagwara distruct early Saturday, officials said. Locals said an explosion-like sound was heard at 2.40 am from the…
- Middle East
Death toll in Iran port explosion rises to at least 46 with over 1,000 injured
Tehran: The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked one of Iran’s main ports rose Monday to 46, authorities said, as reports from the site raised more questions about the cause…
- Middle East
Iran’s president visits those injured in port explosion that killed at least 28 people
Tehran: Iran’s president visited those injured Sunday in a huge explosion that rocked one of the Islamic Republic’s main ports, a facility purportedly linked to an earlier delivery of a chemical ingredient…
- Middle East
Iran port explosion: Death toll rises to 14, over 750 injured
Tehran: At least 14 people have been killed and more than 750 others injured following a massive explosion at Iran’s largest commercial port in the southern province of Hormozgan, local media reported.…
- Hyderabad
Daily wage labourer killed in explosion in Kushaiguda
Hyderabad: A 37-year-old daily wage labourer died in an explosion at Kushaiguda in Hyderabad on Saturday evening, March 22. A 37-year-old ragpicker died in an explosion at Kushaiguda in Hyderabad on Saturday…