# World

Huge blast rocks Kabul diplomatic zone

A loud explosion on Tuesday rocked the central area of this Afghan capital where many foreign embassies and government buildings…

IANS | Kabul | October 31, 2017 5:49 pm

A loud explosion on Tuesday rocked the central area of this Afghan capital where many foreign embassies and government buildings are located, the media reported.

The blast took place in Wazir Akbar Khan area of the capital. The cause of the explosion and the extent of any damage was not known.

# India

Four dead, 30 injured, vehicles incinerated as tanker explodes in Jaipur

More than 20 vehicles caught fire in the accident on the Ajmer Highway. A sleeper bus running behind the tanker also got incinerated.

# Opinion

Dying to kill

It is reported in the press that in Pakistan, 12 security personnel were killed last month when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

# Bengal

One dead after explosion at Sinthi More

An unexpected explosion occurred today in an oil tanker near Sinthi More on BT Road, resulting in the death of one worker and leaving another critically injured.