Industrial Accident
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Gujarat: Fire breaks out at ONGC plant in Surat, no casualties reported
Surat Collector Dhaval Patel said the blaze was triggered by three consecutive blasts that took place in the plant late in the night.
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Andhra Pradesh: 14 hospitalised following ammonia gas leak at milk dairy unit in Chittoor
All those hospitalised are women, and are in a stable condition.
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Gujarat: Five killed in explosion at a gas factory in Vadodara district
At least a dozen people have been hospitalised.
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Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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China: Toll in blast at chemical plant in Jiangsu province rises to 47
President Xi Jinping ordered that the cause of the accident must be ascertained.
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Bhilai steel plant explosion: Human rights panel sends notices to steel ministry, SAIL chairperson
The toll in the accident rose to 13 on Thursday after a senior technician succumbed to his injuries.
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Karnataka: Massive fire breaks out in chemical factory in Kolar district
The factory’s 50 employees were rushed to safety and no casualties were reported.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Maharashtra: Three die after series of explosions rip through chemical factory in Tarapur
The blasts reportedly took place at 11.10 pm at a chemical unit in the town’s MIDC area, and then spread to four other nearby factories.
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Video: Industrial fires in India tend to follow the same tragic script with zero lessons learnt
The Bawana factory fire in New Delhi, brings to the fore concerns how regulations regarding minimum wages and safety of workers continue to be grossly neglected
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Gujarat: Four workers killed in fire at chemical plant near Vadodara
The fire, which was reported early on Sunday, was doused in around two hours.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Delhi fire: Firecracker factory owner sent to one-day judicial custody
He reportedly had the licence to run only a plastic factory.
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Bawana fire: Video shows mayor ordering officials not to say anything about factory licence
Preeti Aggarwal later denied making the comment, and said she meant that nobody should say anything about such unfortunate incident.
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Toll in explosion at NTPC unit in Rae Bareli is 45, not 32, shows RTI reply to The Indian Express
The power utility said 42 of the victims were contract workers who died while painting the boiler at the time of the blast.
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The Field
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century