In a tragic incident, 8 people have been killed after an explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district, an official said.
Uttarakhand's Chief Conservator of Forest with an additional charge of Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Dhananjay Mohan said that the situation of Uttarakhand forest fires was under control. He confirmed that five people have lost their lives to raging forest fires and 1300 hectares of forest are
In a post on X, Kenyan government spokesman Isaac Maigua Mwaura stated, "The official tally of fellow Kenyans who regrettably have lost their lives due to the flooding situation now stands at 70," adding that this is "contrary to other figures."
The accident happened when two race cars lost control and collided with a group of spectators, according to Police Media Spokesperson DIG Nihal Thalduwa.
In a statement, the Taliban-appointed head of information and culture in Helmand said that the incident first happened on Thursday night in the Abghol area of the Kajaki district.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll, reported by the office of Ukraine's prosecutor general, might increase. He blamed Ukraine's lack of air defences for the loss of life. Ukraine's prosecutor general said that 61 people had been reported wounded.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and shared a video defining the incident and showcasing the unparalleled courage and sacrifice of the victims.