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Television footage showed the 10-metre (33-foot) rocket crashing back down to the launch pad seconds after liftoff and bursting into flames. (Photo: AFP)

Japanese entrepreneur's space rocket MOMO-2 fails at blast off

The launch was supposed to send rocket carrying observational equipment to an altitude of over 100 kilometres

30 Jun 2018 5:24 PM IST

Xiaomi discloses what caused Redmi Note 4 explosion

Bhavana Suryakiran, a resident of Ravulapalem in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, was identified as the victim...

19 Aug 2017 3:23 PM IST

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Xiaomi launches probe into Redmi Note 4 explosion

Xiaomi has launched an investigation following report over Redmi Note 4 explosion in an owner's pocket in Ravulapalem,...

16 Aug 2017 3:17 PM IST

Electronic cigarettes and other battery-operated electronic smoking devices occasionally do catch fire (Photo: AP)

E-cigarette blow's up in man's pants in NYC

The man was taken by a private ambulance service to a hospital. The injuries appeared minor.

24 Nov 2016 1:26 PM IST

The Talibans leaders have been based in Pakistani cities, including Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar, since their rule in Afghanistan was overthrown in the 2001 U.S. invasion after the 9/11 attacks. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

10 killed, 17 injured in gun assault at Afghan TV station

No insurgent group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack in Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State...

17 May 2017 12:56 PM IST

A spokeswoman for Apple said Monday that statistics on Siri being used for emergencies werent available, but noted some recent emergencies in which it was used. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Man thanks Apple's Siri for saving his life

A New Hampshire man who was injured in a house explosion is thanking

16 May 2017 2:38 PM IST

A spokeswoman for Apple said Monday that statistics on Siri being used for emergencies werent available, but noted some recent emergencies in which it was used. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

iPhone's Siri helps man escape house explosion with few injuries

Beaucher could not dial because of his injuries so he asked his iPhone's voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri to call...

16 May 2017 10:05 AM IST

A NATO soldier keeps watch as his vehicle leaves Camp Qargha, west of Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo: AP)

Explosion hits largest US base in Afghan, 4 killed, 14 hurt: NATO

'We can confirm that there was an explosion at Bagram Airfield this morning just after 5:30 am,' said military.

12 Nov 2016 10:28 AM IST

A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard near the site of two blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan: At least 38 killed, 45 wounded in twin blasts near...

The target of the blasts was probably an area that includes government and lawmakers' offices, spokesman for the...

10 Jan 2017 7:17 PM IST

People gather around the train as it is brought to a halt. (Photo: Twitter)

9 injured after explosion in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train; ATS probe...

The Madhya Pradesh government announced Rs 25,000 compensation to the injured and Rs 50,000 to the critically injured...

7 March 2017 2:46 PM IST

Furthermore, Samsung offered to repair his nightstand after the explosion destroyed it.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge explodes

Samsung only paid $944 to the Idaho man in order to cover the cost of the phone with Verizon and the amount left on the...

28 July 2017 9:05 PM IST

There was also no claim of responsibility for the attack in Logar but Salleh, the spokesman, accused the Taliban of planting the roadside bomb. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan kills 11 civilians

In a separate incident that also occurred today, 5 Afghan policemen were killed in a fight with the Taliban in eastern...

19 May 2017 8:08 PM IST