In a horrific road accident, eight tourists from Kerala, belonging to the same family, were killed and five others seriously injured after their van plunged off a hairpin bend on the Valparai ghat road.
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“Road accidents kill more people than any war,” Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told Parliament, noting that 485 lives were lost every day on Indian roads, leaving 1,268 people injured or disabled, in 2024.
Passenger vehicle dispatches from manufacturers to dealers rose 27 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, driven by strong demand for utility vehicles, industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Tuesday.
According to police, the accident took place on the Chhindwara-Betul State Highway near Temni Khurd Friday evening.
The man who was killed in a shootout with police was identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas.
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Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing 15 people and injuring 20 others on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported.
Equipped with advanced tools, it aims to safeguard lives and streamline emergency management during the event.
The seizure was made in the wee hours of Friday on a tip-off.
