Firefighters rescued 30 people from a lodge, where the fire broke out in the early hours on Wednesday, in Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad, police said.

Massive fire broke out in a 27-storey building in London on Wednesday morning amid reports suggesting residents trapped inside the building (Grenfell Tower) that has been located in White City district.

Agitation by farmers in Madhya Pradesh intensified on Wednesday with protesters setting eight to ten vehicles on fire. Cellular services have also been suspended in the area.

At least 22 persons on Monday were charred to death in Uttar Pradesh after their bus caught fire following a massive collision with a truck on a national highway in Bareilly, police said.

Terrorist outfit Islamic State has claimed the Philippines casino attack that killed at least 37 people. However, cops have been denying terror links.

Thirty-six bodies were found on Friday in a casino in Philippines' capital city Manila, after it was attacked by a lone gunman who fired shots and set fire to gambling tables, police said.

At least 80 shops were gutted after a major fire broke out in the city's Chandani Chowk area on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.

One Direction star Harry Styles almost burnt down the "Saturday Night Live" studios after his shirt caught fire.

Thirteen persons were burnt alive on Friday when a fire broke out in the premises of a cooperative society in Chhindwara district, a senior Madhya Pradesh official said.

Several shots were fired outside the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Okhla office on late Tuesday night. Party MLA Amanatullah Khan has alleged that he was the target, police said.