A massive fire broke out on the night of May 4 in a five-storey building in Kanpur’s Chamanganj area, claiming the lives of a couple and their three young daughters. The blaze, suspected to be caused by a short circuit, erupted between 8:30 and 8:45 PM and continued until the early hours of May 5. The building housed shoe manufacturing units on the lower floors. Firefighters battled the flames for hours, and emergency teams evacuated nearby residents for safety. Investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of the fire. Watch the full video for details.

Twenty-six people were killed in the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22. Among them was Shubham Dwivedi — a newlywed from Kanpur who had gone on a short vacation with his wife. Dwivedi was shot dead and his face was disfigured in the targeted killing of tourists. Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday met the grieving family in Kanpur. The family is demanding the status of ‘shaheed (martyr)’ for Dwivedi.