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Excessive lighting may have triggered Nowgam blast, says probe

Preliminary investigations into the accidental explosion that ripped through the Nowgam police station late Friday night, killing nine people, suggest that the use of excessive lighting by the......

Dr Umar Nabi planned a massive blast in Delhi close to Babri anniv but....

Dr Umar Nabi, who was driving the explosives-laden car that blew up near the Red Fort, had planned a powerful blast timed around the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary on December 6, officials......

Terror module: Detained preacher fixates on rent dues from arrested docs

The atmosphere in the police interrogation room at Srinagar is tense but a Haryana preacher detained in connection with a 'white-collar' terror module remains focused on unpaid rent from arrested......

Suicide-bombing recruit reveals 'doctor module' plot

The sophisticated 'white-collar' terror module, spearheaded by a group of doctors recently busted by Jammu and Kashmir Police, had been actively scouting for a suicide bomber since last year, with......

Terror groups targeting youth with no separatist affiliation

Youths with no past criminal record or separatist affiliation are now preferred for recruitment by terror handlers in Jammu and Kashmir to stay under the radar of security forces, officials in the......

Covid-19 scare: Deaths at work raise questions over compensation

Since existing laws do not cover Covid-19, any compensation in this regard has to be left to the discretion of companies. As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on in India, firms are debating whether......

How safe is India Inc for its employees?

Eight of the 30 companies in the BSE Sensex that shared data reported 99 fatalities in 2016-17 against 86 in the previous year. These lives were lost due to industrial accidents at manufacturing......

India's 13 biggest cos saw 121 deaths due to accidents

The data is based on information gleaned from 19 annual filings by companies, three applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, and e-mails that were sent to two State-run and nine......

India Inc is hiring more contract workers these days

Lower cost and easier termination may well be among the reasons that companies seek to have employees on contract. The share of employees on contract has increased to 57.3 per cent of the total......

Super Cup: FC Goa set up epic battle with Mohun Bagan Super Giant

Indian Super League Shield and Cup winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) beat Kerala Blasters 2-1 to enter the Super Cup semifinals in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. IMAGE: MBSG scored once......

USA make cricket HISTORY!

Kenjige helps USA beat Oman to defend lowest ever ODI total IMAGE: USA's left-arm spinner Nosthush Kenjige took 5/11 from 7.3 overs to sink Oman for just 65 in their Cricket World Cup League......

Afghans eye Super 8 berth; USA look to go past Ireland

IMAGE: Afghanistan beat New Zealand in their last match and a win on Friday will see them book a spot in the Super 8. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/X Afghanistan will eye another all-round......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

In World Cup season, 'bat men' of J&K swamped by demand

'With the World Cup around the corner and being hosted by India, the demand has risen manifold. We manufacture around three million bats annually but the demand for this month and the previous one......