The death toll from a boiler explosion at Vedanta Ltd's power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has climbed to 17 after four more workers succumbed to injuries. The blast, which occurred on Tuesday in a high-pressure steam tube connecting the boiler to a turbine at Singhitarai village, left 19 others hospitalised in Raipur and Raigarh
16 April,2026 09:19 AM IST | Chhattisgarh | Agencies
According to preliminary reports, the blast occurred in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant located in Singhitarai village during the afternoon
14 April,2026 06:56 PM IST | Sakti (Chhattisgarh) | mid-day online correspondent
The convicts were associated with the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind module. Investigating agencies said that the trio was planning serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh around August 15, 2021. They were also allegedly preparing for a major attack using a human bomb
14 April,2026 11:20 AM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
High-stakes US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapsed after 21 hours, with both sides blaming each other over key issues, including Iran’s nuclear programme, casting doubt on the fragile ceasefire
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