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'Several tens' dead, about 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year's celebration
1 Jan 2026 3:15 PM ISTCrans-Montana (Switzerland): Swiss police said “several tens of people” are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a...
India loses 166 tigers in 2025, forty more than previous year; MP accounts for 55 deaths
1 Jan 2026 2:00 PM ISTBhopal: India, home to the world's largest tiger population, has lost as many as 166 of these majestic animals in 2025, forty more than the previous...
Additional excise duty on tobacco, health cess on pan masala to be effective Feb 1
1 Jan 2026 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government has notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty on tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala...
Stock market starts 2026 on positive note; Sensex climbs over 200 points
1 Jan 2026 10:00 AM ISTMumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the first trading session of 2026 on an optimistic note supported by steady buying by domestic...
Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
1 Jan 2026 9:30 AM ISTWashington: The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it...
Maha: Cop falls off local train footboard at Mulund station, dies
1 Jan 2026 12:57 AM ISTMumbai: A traffic police constable travelling in a local train died after he lost his balance and collapsed on a platform at Mulund railway station on...
Khaleda Zia laid to rest as thousands gather to bid farewell to BNP leader
1 Jan 2026 12:49 AM ISTDhaka: Hundreds of thousands of people on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was laid...
Turkiye holds 125 more IS suspects in nationwide sweep
1 Jan 2026 12:46 AM ISTAnkara: Turkish authorities on Wednesday pressed ahead with nationwide operations against suspected Islamic State members, detaining 125 people in...
Russia releases video footage to challenge Kyiv over alleged attack
1 Jan 2026 12:46 AM ISTMOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry released video footage on Wednesday of what it said was a downed drone at a briefing intended to show Ukraine tried...
Russian drones blast Ukraine’s Odesa, injure 6 including children
1 Jan 2026 12:45 AM ISTKyiv: Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six...
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian PoW as part of ceasefire pact
1 Jan 2026 12:45 AM ISTBangkok: Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (PoW) held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire pact the two...
Taiwan reunification ‘unstoppable’, Xi says in new year address
1 Jan 2026 12:44 AM ISTBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping in his New Year address on Wednesday said Taiwan’s reunification with China is “unstoppable” while projecting...








