In a horrifying act of violence, 50-year-old Khokon Chandra Das was beaten, doused in petrol, and set on fire by a mob in rural Bangladesh. Now fighting for his life in Dhaka, his case has reignited global concern over minority safety in the country.
As flames engulfed the ceiling of a packed New Year’s Eve party in a Swiss ski resort bar, panicked guests smashed windows to escape. Dozens are feared dead in one of Switzerland’s worst nightclub disasters in decades.
A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned into a horrific tragedy as an explosion and fire ripped through the Le Constellation bar, leaving ‘several dozens’ feared dead and over 100 injured. This is what we know so far.
A symbol of Amsterdam’s history, the Vondelkerk church, was engulfed in flames on New Year’s Day 2026, its spire partially destroyed. The fire was just one element of a terrifying night across the Netherlands, marked by widespread violence, attacks on firefighters and police, and a rare nationwide mobile alert that left the country on edge.
In a jaw-dropping act of political desperation, a Shiv Sena aspirant in Pune has been booked by police for allegedly swallowing the nomination forms (A & B forms) of a fellow party rival. The bizarre incident, captured on video, has cast a shadow over the upcoming Maharashtra civic polls and raised serious questions about internal party democracy.
A devastating double tragedy has struck a family in Kerala’s Wayanad district. After Jinesh Sukumaran was found dead in Israel in July, his wife Reshma has now reportedly died by suicide, leaving behind their 10-year-old daughter. The community is in mourning as the family prepares for a joint funeral.