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Nine persons died and six were injured as several vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river as a bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Wednesday. The incident took place at about 7.30 am when a slab between two piers of the 900-metre Gambhira bridge collapsed. The structure connected Vadodara and Anand districts.

The bridge was inaugurated in 1985. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the road construction department had been ordered to immediately investigate the accident. Read on

Two Indian Air Force pilots have died after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Rajasthan’s Churu. The two-seater Jaguar trainer aircraft was on a routine training mission, said the Air Force.

It also stated that no damage to civilian property had been reported. A court of inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.

This is the third SEPECAT Jaguar jet to crash this year. Read on

The Supreme Court has refused to urgently hear a petition seeking to stop the release of the Hindi film Udaipur Files. The film, which is scheduled to release in theatres on Friday, is reportedly based on the 2022 killing of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya...

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