Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missingRescue efforts continue after catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border. Authorities are finding survivors and transporting th...
29 Aug, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
How did a fire kill 14 newborns at a Pakistan hospital? What we know so farA devastating fire at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad claimed at least fourteen newborn lives. The blaze reportedly started early Wednesday morn...
26 Aug, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Deadly plague ravaged this Italian island, thousands died and were burned, with ashes rumoured to make up 50% of the ground before it became home to a haunted mental hospitalPoveglia island, once a place of quarantine, is shrouded in a chilling tapestry of disease and demise. Its forsaken hospital stands as a te...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
At least 38 dead after 7.7-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia; second 6.5-magnitude tremor strikes hours laterA magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, killing at least thirty-eight people. Rescue teams raced to reach areas closest to the...
15 Aug, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
In 1879, thousands of Zulu warriors attacked 150 British soldiers. The Battle of Rorke's Drift ended after 12 hours and the tiny garrison survivedAt Rorke's Drift, a valiant group of British soldiers held their ground for an incredible twelve hours against a fierce onslaught of Zulu w...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad’s fall: From 24 years in power to death sentenceBashar al-Assad's 24-year rule ended in December 2024 after rebel forces advanced. He fled to Moscow, concluding over five decades of famil...
11 Aug, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Colombia earthquake kills 132, injures 570; hospital patients trapped under rubbleA magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia, killing at least 132 people and injuring 570. Pereira, the hardest-hit city, reported 60 deaths...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Seattle shooting leaves 2 dead, 5 wounded at food festivalA shooting at Seattle's Bite of Seattle food festival tragically killed two people. Five others sustained injuries, including a toddler, du...
27 Jul, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
SCB Hospital fire: At least 10 patients dead in ICU fire at Medical College in Odisha's CuttackFire in SCB hospital: A devastating fire ripped through the trauma care ICU at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha. At leas...
16 Mar, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences evacuates all patients as Manipur floods worsenDue to a sudden surge in water levels in and around the hospital complex, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) has initia...
16 Sep, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Over 66 fires in 2 years: Why Delhi's hospital safety measures aren't enough to prevent loss of lifeDelhi hospital Fire: Delhi has reported 66 hospital fire incidents over the past two years, with 30 in 2022 and 36 in 2021. The most recent...
27 May, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya: Director of Gaza's largest hospital arrested along with other doctorsDr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya, Director of Gaza's largest hospital, has been arrested by the Israeli army alongside senior doctors The arrest ha...
23 Nov, 2023, 07.43 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard deftly carries out mid-sea medical evacuation of mariner on foreign vesselThe Defence PRO statement said information about the mariner in medical distress was received on August 13 at the Maritime Rescue Coordinat...
14 Aug, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
AIIMS-Delhi fire: Family members breathe sigh of relief as patients brought to safetyPanic gripped the patients, their family members and hospital staff as a fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the ol...
07 Aug, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh: Army chopper makes 'one skid landing' on road while on medical dutyTaking to Twitter, Spear Corps of the Indian Army said, "An Advanced Light Helicopter was tasked to undertake medical evacuation mission on...
08 Jul, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
Fire at Kolkata's Medical College Hospital, patients evacuatedNo one has been injured in the blaze that broke out at 8 am in the dispensary located on the ground floor.
03 Oct, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
- Kolkata: Fire in emergency ward of SSKM
A fire broke out in the emergency ward of state-run SSKM hospital here this morning.
21 Mar, 2012, 01.32 PM IST