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At 8:05am on May 18, 1974, the stillness of the deserts north-east of Jaisalmer was shattered as the earth shook under the tremendous force of India’s first nuclear test. With the press of one button, India became the sixth country, after the US, Russia, UK, France and China, to have harnessed the power of the…
At least 15 people were injured and taken to hospitals after a boat explosion near Miami’s popular Haulover Sandbar on Saturday afternoon, prompting a major emergency response and a Level 2 mass casualty declaration by rescue officials.According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, emergency crews responded to reports of a “possible vessel explosion” around 12:48 p.m. near…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday moved in to secure forensic evidence and gather key inputs from the twin blast sites in Jalandhar and Amritsar, with teams rushing to assist the Punjab Police in piecing together the sequence behind the back-to-back explosions.Sources said NIA teams are en route and will work alongside…
A blast near Amritsar’s Khasa cantonment and a scooter fire in Jalandhar have sparked political outcry against the Punjab government. NEW DELHI: Two separate blast-like incidents in Punjab within hours of each other triggered panic and set off a political slugfest on Tuesday.In Amritsar, a suspected explosion was reported around 10:50pm near the Khasa cantonment…
JALANDHAR: A blast took place in a scooter parked just outside the BSF Punjab Frontiers headquarters in Jalandhar around 8pm on Tuesday, injuring the vehicle’s owner.The nature of the blast was not yet clear and police were questioning the injured youth, Gurpreet Singh, who works with a courier firm.His father Kashmir Singh, who retired from…
Recent AC explosions have caused fatalities and significant fires in Delhi and Ghaziabad. These incidents highlight risks from refrigerant leaks, poor maintenance, electrical faults, and improper installation. Experts advise regular servicing, using certified parts, and professional installation to prevent such dangerous failures. Air conditioners provide soothing relief in the scorching heat of peak summers and…
A large explosion at the Valero Refinery on Monday prompted authorities in Port Arthur to issue an emergency shelter-in-place order for nearby residents.City officials said the alert was issued “to ensure the safety of all residents” in affected areas, including Sabine Pass, Pleasure Island, and south of Highway 73 stretching west from Stirlwell Boulevard.According to…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare moment involving the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) as it began breaking apart. Events like this are not often seen, mainly because comet fragmentation is difficult to anticipate and even harder to observe at the right time. The results were later published in the journal Icarus.Interestingly, the comet…
KANPUR: Former Samajwadi Party MLA Vijay Singh’s two sons, Avinash Singh alias Sikki and Vikki, were seriously injured in a massive explosion that occurred at his residence in Mohalla Machratta, Farrukhabad, around 7:30 pm on Tuesday.Vijay Singh is serving a life sentence in Varanasi jail after being convicted for the murder of BJP leader and…
An explosion damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Saturday, Sky News reported, citing Dutch media.Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said she believed the overnight blast was a targeted attack against the Jewish community.Police and fire services responded quickly to the incident, and the damage to the school was reported to be limited.It is…
