Dozens presumed dead, about 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year’s celebration
Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in a Swiss Alps resort town during a New Year’s celebration, police said on Thursday (January 1, 2026). “Several tens of people” were killed at the bar, Le Constellation, Valais Canton police commander Frederic Gisler said during a news conference. Work is underway to identify the victims and inform their families, but “that will take time and for the time being, it is premature to give you a more precise figure,” Mr. Gisler said, adding that the community is “devastated.”
Vodafone Idea gets ₹638 crore GST penalty order; to take legal action against it
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Thursday (January 1, 2026) said it has received about ₹638 crore GST penalty order from the Office of Additional Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax, Ahmedabad. In a statutory filing, Vodafone Idea said it disagrees with the order and will take legal action against it. The filing comes just a day after debt-laden telco received a major relief on its Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues, with the Union Cabinet on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) deciding to freeze its dues along with a 5-year payment moratorium and allowing capped AGR dues to be reassessed.
