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The fire started around 1:30 a.m. amid New Year’s celebrations in a bar called ‘Le Constellation’ in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana. The New Year’s celebrations at a Swiss Alps bar turned tragic on Thursday after fire ravaged through it, leaving several dozens dead. While dozens of people are presumed dead, around 100 others have been injured after a fire ripped through the crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, police said on Thursday. The fire broke out when revellers were partying inside the bar in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police…

These mark the first deaths since protests broke out over the weekend in Iran against the rising living costs. At least three people have been killed in southwest Iran on Thursday following clashes between protestors and security forces, authorities said. These mark the first deaths since protests broke out over the weekend in Iran over soaring inflation. One person was killed on Wednesday, and two on Thursday – the deaths taking place in two cities predominantly home to Iran’s Lur ethnic group. Fars news agency had reported clashes, stone pelting and damage to property in the city around 650 kilometres…

“She said she had a fight with our mother that was continuing for days and she was going out of her mind,” the woman’s sister said. The sister of the 25-year-old woman who was gangraped, assaulted and thrown out of a moving car on the Gurugram-Faridabad Road, said she had left home after a fight with her mother. Her sister said they had last spoken in the evening before the incident. “She said she had a fight with our mother that was continuing for days and she was going out of her mind,” the sister said, adding that the 25-year-old…

Valais Canton police commander said “several tens of people” were killed at the bar, adding that the community was “devastated” following the incident. Several dozens of people were killed and about 100 others injured after a fire in a bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana in Switzerland, Swiss police said on Thursday. The incident took place at around 1.30 am (local time) while New Year’s celebrations were underway. Valais Canton police commander Frederic Gisler said “several tens of people” were killed at the bar, named Le Constellation, adding that the community was “devastated” following the incident. According to eyewitnesses…

According to Seema Das, the wife of injured Khokon Chandra Das, the attackers tried to kill her husband as he had recognised two people from the group. Days after the killings of Dipu Chandra Das and Bajendra Biswas, another Hindu man has been injured after miscreants hacked and set him on fire in Bangladesh’s Damudya. Petrol was poured on the 50-year-old Hindu businessman, identified as Khokon Chandra Das, and his body was set on fire. The incident occurred near Keurbhanga Bazar in Kaneshwar Union, Damudya, at around 9:30 PM on Wednesday.The victim has been sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment.…

The video allegedly showed the damaged drone which targeted Putin’s residence in north-west Russia this week. Russia on Wednesday released footage of a downed drone, claiming it had been launched by Ukraine towards Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence. The video comes after Moscow on Monday said Ukraine had attacked a presidential residence in the Novgorod region with 91 long-range attack drones, a charge denied by Kyiv. The video, shot at night, was published by Russia’s defence ministry, and allegedly showed the damaged drone which targeted Putin’s residence in north-west Russia this week, lying amid snow in a forested area. Russia’s…

The arrested accused have been identified as Surendra Patwa and Surendra Mochi, both residents of Rajasthan’s Bundi district. A big security scare on New Year’s Eve came to light on Wednesday when the District Special Team (DST) of Tonk police arrested two persons and seized 150 kg of explosives from their car. The arrested accused have been identified as Surendra Patwa and Surendra Mochi, both residents of Rajasthan’s Bundi district. DSP Mrityunjay Mishra told the news agency that the DST acted on a tip-off to intercept a car in the Baroni police station area and recovered around 150 kg of…

Smaller local events across the North Island were cancelled due to forecasts of rain and potential thunderstorms. Auckland welcomed 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display from New Zealand’s tallest building, the Sky Tower, despite rainy conditions dampening the celebrations. As the first major city to greet the new year, Auckland’s 1.7 million residents witnessed 3,500 fireworks launched from multiple levels of the 240-metre (787-foot) tower. Smaller local events across the North Island were cancelled due to forecasts of rain and potential thunderstorms. Across the Tasman Sea, Sydney marked the arrival of 2026 under sombre circumstances. The city, Australia’s largest, was…

Sadanand Date’s appointment order said that the 1990 batch IPS officer would hold the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. Former National Investigation Agency (NIA) director general Sadanand Date has been appointed as Maharashtra’s director general of police (DGP) on a two-year term, the state government announced on Wednesday. Date, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will take over from incumbent Rashmi Shukla when she steps down on January 3. His appointment order from the home department, issued on Wednesday, stated that Date has been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement…

Victim suffered severe injuries to her face and head and required more than 12 stitches. Her condition is critical, and she is not yet fit to record a statement. A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly raped in a moving car in Haryana’s Faridabad while being driven around and was later thrown out while the vehicle was at high speed, resulting in severe injuries to her face and head. In a shocking revelation by the police, the accused allegedly drove around through the night on Monday and threw her out of the vehicle that was moving at a speed of over…