MYSURU: A 42-year-old balloon vendor was killed and four people—most of them tourists—were injured after a large helium gas cylinder exploded near the main entrance of Mysuru Palace on Thursday evening. The blast occurred around 8.30 pm in front of the palace gate....

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MUMBAI: The long-pending expansion of the Mumbai–Goa national highway, a key corridor linking the state capital to the Konkan region, continues to be held up by six major bottlenecks—four flyovers and two bypass roads—though officials say relief will come in stages....

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BENGALURU: Panic gripped commuters on Wednesday night after a rashly driven Hyundai Creta was seen throwing up sparks on the Summanahalli flyover in the Kamakshipalya area of west Bengaluru. Motorists who drew closer were stunned to find a Bullet motorcycle wedged...

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KACHCHH: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Gujarat’s Kutch district early Friday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said. The tremor occurred at around 4.30 am, with its epicentre located in Kutch at a depth of 10 km. According to the...

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GURGAON: A late-night outing at a city club turned violent after a woman rejected a marriage proposal, with police saying the accused had been harassing her for months and had earlier even fired at her home. Kalpana (25) was allegedly shot in the stomach after she...

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had authorised what he described as a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State militants operating in northwest Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians in the region. In a post on Truth Social, Trump...

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