April 9, 2025 4:27 PM

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20 Killed in Nursing Home Fire in Northeast China, 19 Survive

Twenty people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in northeast China. State media reported that the blaze in Chengde city, Hebei province, broke out last night and was extinguished in about two hours. Nineteen people survived the fire and were taken to the hospital. Authorities are investig...

April 9, 2025 4:23 PM

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Cabinet approves two rail infra projects to improve connectivity

The government has approved the doubling of Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi single railway line section in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Briefing media in New Delhi today about the decisions taken during the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said this project will enha...

April 9, 2025 1:37 PM

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RBI lowers GDP growth forecast to 6.5% for 2025-26

RBI has projected GDP growth for 2025-26 at 6.5 percent. RBI has said that this downward revision of its earlier assessment of 6.7 percent essentially reflects the impact of global trade and policy uncertainties. RBI has said that the growth prospects of the agriculture sector remain bright on the b...

April 9, 2025 1:44 PM

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Punjab: BSF personal injured while preventing major blast

In Punjab, a Border Security Force (BSF) personal got injured while preventing a major blast targeting the BSF personnel and Farmers in the Gurdaspur sector late last night. The incident occurred when a BSF party, during an area domination patrol ahead of the border security fence with Pakistan, det...

April 9, 2025 1:25 PM

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Bihar: 8 dead, several injured due to lightning

In Bihar, at least eight people died and several were injured due to lightning in the Madhubani and Begusarai districts today.   Official sources said three casualties occurred in Jhanjharpur in the Madhubani district when lightning struck them. Three people succumbed to death in separate incid...

April 9, 2025 1:05 PM

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Pakistan forcibly deports over 11,371 Afghan refugees

Pakistan has forcibly deported 11,371 Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan through the Torkham border. According to media reports, over 3,669 Afghan refugees were repatriated through the border crossing yesterday. Several forcibly deported individuals stated that they were arrested by Pakistani polic...