Chitradurga: An unmanned drone-model fighter aircraft conducting test flight crashed near Vaddikere village of Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district.

The fighter jet developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) took off from the air base of Kudapur near Nayakanahatti on Sunday morning, but lost control in the middle of the flight and fell on a field. There are no casualties reported due to the fall of the aircraft.

The people in the village, however, gathered in the field to take a look at the fallen aircraft. The Police Department as well as the DRDO officials arrived at the spot are conducting an investigation in the matter.

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Kolkata (PTI): A fire broke out at an electrical equipment shop in central Kolkata's Poddar Court area on Wednesday afternoon, an official said.

Six fire engines were engaged to douse the blaze that broke out at the shop located on the ground floor of a six-storey building around 12.05 pm, he said.

"The place has been evacuated, and no one is hurt. At the moment, the fire is under control," he said.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.