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Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters on Saturday - sending tourists fleeing weeping in Kowloon - only for demonstrators to regroup and gather elsewhere during another tense, hot and restive weekend. (Photo: AFP/ video screengrab)World
Watch: Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas as street protests continue

Late on Saturday they flashed laser pointers at riot police, lifted bricks and scavenged building materials to barricade...

12 Aug 2019 10:49 AM IST

Around seven cars and eight motorcycles gutted in the fire. (Photo: ANI)India
At least 6 dead, 11 injured in fire at multi-storey building in Delhi

Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire has been doused.

6 Aug 2019 8:12 AM IST

The fire brigade control room received a call at 4.24 am today, alerting that a major fire has broken out in Navrang building located on Abdul Rehman street, Mumbai fire brigade chief PS Rahangdale said. (Photo: File I Representational)India
Major fire breaks out in commercial building in Mumbai, none injured

A major fire has broken out in Navrang building located on Abdul Rehman street.

3 Aug 2019 1:38 PM IST

As many as six fire tenders rushed to the spot and firemen are attempting to douse the flames. (Photo: ANI)India
Fire engulfs godown of biscuit factory in Andhra Pradesh

According to fire officials, the blaze might have occurred due to an electric short-circuit.

3 Aug 2019 12:14 PM IST

An exchange of fire took place between Army and two suspicious individuals who tried to stop a civilian vehicle in Batote on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)India
Jammu: Encounter over in Batote; hostage rescued safely, one soldier...

The operation is over and security forces are searching the premises in order to sanitise the place.

28 Sept 2019 11:35 AM IST

Smoke billows from an Oil and Natural Gas Corporations (ONGC) gas processing plant in Uran near Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. Due to the fire, gas supply to Mahanagar Gas city gate station has been severely affected. (Photo: PTI)India
Smell due to heavy rains, clarifies ONGC after gas leak reports...

ONGC clarified that there was no leak and it had just been the smell of hydrocarbon 'which was spread due to incessant...

25 Sept 2019 2:13 PM IST

These furry creatures have often saved human lives. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
Pet dog dies after acting as fire alarm

Dog saves family by alerting them to fire, dies in process.

20 Sept 2019 1:00 PM IST

Iran on Sunday dismissed as \meaningless\ US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, suggesting Washington was seeking a pretext to retaliate against the Islamic republic. (Photo: AFP)World
Iran refutes US claims over Saudi attacks, says 'fruitless and blind'

Since the withdrawal, the United States has slapped crippling sanctions on Iran as part of a campaign of 'maximum...

15 Sept 2019 2:56 PM IST

Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by Yemeni rebels, interrupting about half of the companys total output, the energy minister said on Saturday. (Photo: screengrab)World
Saudi suspends oil production after drones attack on Aramco plants

Saudi Arabia, a key ally of Washington, has repeatedly accused Iran of supplying arms to the rebels.

15 Sept 2019 8:34 AM IST

Divers have found a total of 25 bodies on Monday after a pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving vessel off a Southern California island, leaving nine people unaccounted for as the search continued, media reported. (Photo: AP)World
California boat fire: Crew members slept soundly while fire spread...

The captain and two crew members swam to the vessel's stern and reboarded the boat, according to the NTSB report.

13 Sept 2019 10:44 AM IST

Tensions have risen between France and Brazil after Macron tweeted that the fires burning in the Amazon basin amounted to an international crisis and should be discussed as a top priority at the G7 summit. (Photo: AFP)World
Fires still erupting in Amazon; number of blazes in Brazil up 45 pc...

The Amazon is considered particularly important for its absorption of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

12 Sept 2019 2:05 PM IST

Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on measures to protect the worlds biggest rainforest, under threat from wildfires and rampant deforestation. (Photo: AFP)World
Amazon nations meet in indigenous hut at Colombia over forest...

The summit took place in wake of an international outcry over raging fires that have devastated swaths of Amazon in...

7 Sept 2019 12:02 PM IST

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