Live
- AI Model Detects Residual Brain Tumors in 10 Seconds, Offers Real-Time Surgical Guidance
- Reliance and Disney Complete JV Deal to Strengthen Entertainment Presence in India
- UP Govt Agrees to Protesters’ Demand, PCS Exam to Be Held in One Day
- Trump’s Social Security Tax Promise Faces Hurdles: What Retirees Need to Know
- Strict Action Needed Against Attacks on Government Employees - Retired Employees
- Hyundai Motor India Limited Announces 2024 Edition of ‘Hyundai Always Around’ Campaign
- Minister for Environment, Forests, and Endowments Celebrates Karthika Pournami and Guru Nanak Jayanti
- World Quality Day: Hindustan Zinc Reaffirms Commitment to Superior Product Quality & Innovation
- Grand Kartika Purnima Celebrations at Nagar Kurnool’s Saraswati Shishu Mandir
- Children’s day celebrations, Karnataka remnisences on Nehru’s contributions
4 killed, 13 hurt in suspected firecracker blast in Indonesia
4 killed, 13 hurt in suspected firecracker blast in Indonesia
A huge explosion at a village house in Blitar city of Indonesia's East Java Province killed four and injured dozens in the area on Sunday evening, the local police said on Monday.
Jakarta: A huge explosion at a village house in Blitar city of Indonesia's East Java Province killed four and injured dozens in the area on Sunday evening, the local police said on Monday.
The victims killed in the blast were all from the same family, a father with his two children and a nephew, Blitar police chief Argo Wiyono told local media, adding that the blast also injured at least 13 villagers and damaged more than 20 houses in the area, Xinhua news agency reported.
The police have suspected the explosion was caused by the firecrackers made by the father ahead of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.
The police have deployed a bomb squad to examine the site and called on the locals to stay away from the area while an investigation is still underway.
