It was an unprecedented challenge that required meticulous planning, innovative solutions and quick action.
TV channels showed horrific scenes at the Taxshila Complex in Sarthana area where the building is located, as students tried to save themselves by jumping out of windows.
The smoke emanating from the unit was stinking and very toxic, police said.
With days to go for the first anniversary of Vladimir Putin's brutal and cruel invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army is set to mount a fresh offensive and give the Kremlin's tyrant something to crow about after months of military defeats.
The jawans had to take shelter in the tunnel to protect themselves from avalanches.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday.
It said the authorities were making all efforts to save the lives of these persons and the Indian Navy and planes and helicopters of the Indian Air Force have been deployed in the rescue operation.
Eight water tankers, nine fire engines as well as 10 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to put out the blaze.
Members of the Algerian rescue team search for survivors at the site of a damaged building after the earthquake in Turkey.
Two people have received head injuries, fire brigade officials carrying out rescue operations, said.
The cause of the explosion could not be known immediately, but local residents suspected chemicals illegally stored inside the building, mostly used as an office and business complex, might have sparked the blast.
The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Thursday with one person losing his life and nearly five lakh people reeling under the deluge across 12 districts, an official bulletin said.
Sidhu Humanabade was passing by when he saw smoke billowing out from the upper floors of the ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri. He left his bike and asked the firemen if he could join them in the rescue operation.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Twelve persons died after the roof of a bawdi (well) collapsed during a havan, fire ritual, on the occasion of Ram Navami at a temple in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, a senior official said.
A formation of Israeli tanks and other military are positioned near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip.
As per reports, the vessel was mistakenly hit by a missile during the drills, since it was located too close to the intended target.
India's emphatic win over England was a tailor-made series for the debutants. The absence of key players gave India the perfect opportunity to test their bench strength and boy, did the youngsters grab the chance with both hands!
The blaze broke out in the kitchen located at the ground floor of the Regent Plaza hotel at the city's Shahrah-i-Faisal and spread across the six-floor building, trapping nearly 100 hotel guests in their rooms.
Almost all the deceased were migrant labourers hailing from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid cruised to a 4-0 home win over relegation-threatened Celta Vigo on Sunday to restore their seven-point lead at the top of the table with a dominant display.
After winning their fifth IPL title in 2020, Mumbai twice crashed out in the league stages in two successive seasons in 2021 and 2022, while they made it to the play-offs last year, but lost in the Qualifier 2 match to the Pandya-led Gujaraat Titans.
Mahesh Pandurang Sable, a security guard employed with Times Now television, showed exemplary courage in rescuing those trapped inside a burning restaurant in Mumbai's Kamala Mills.
Mumbai Indians's top-order failed to fire in unison as they lost to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
A surprise attack by Hamas militants from Gaza at daybreak killed at least 200 Israelis on Saturday even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared "war" and said his country would extract an "unprecedented price" from its enemy.
Images from football matches held across Europe on Saturday
The Tanur police said a case was registered on Sunday itself against the owner of the boat, which reportedly did not have a licence to function.
The Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force have deployed six helicopters and one Dornier aircraft to help in rescue operations at the Kerala temple where a fire has left over 90 dead.
Flight PK8303 crashed among houses in the Model Colony residential area on Friday as it approached Karachi airport, killing 97 people, including nine children.
Rescuers said 15 more people are still trapped in the debris.
While security forces believe that two militants were holed up in the area, Al-Mansoorian militant outfit, which owned responsibility for the attack, claimed their members had 'returned safely' after the attack.
'I must acknowledge these two heroes who helped me during my accident and ensured I got to the hospital safely. Rajat Kumar and Nishu Kumar, Thank you. I'll be forever grateful and indebted.'
India has launched Operation Ajay to facilitate the return of those who wish to come back home as a series of brazen attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants over the weekend triggered fresh tension in the region.
A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring over 50 others gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday, authorities said.
One worker was killed and six others injured after a girder launcher fell on them during the construction of a high-speed rail corridor for the upcoming bullet train project near Karjan town in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Thursday, officials said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in strife-torn Manipur on Monday night to try restore peace by hammering out a solution between the warring communities.
Fire broke out in a residential building at Cuffe Parade in south Mumbai early on Sunday, fire brigade officials said.
2019 was the Bharatiya Janata Party's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam. Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by too many variables, asserts Prem Panicker.
Poland's Hurkacz was a force to reckon with on serve -- firing 24 aces in the match -- but he ran out of steam in the final set
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
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