At least five people were killed and several others were injured after a house collapsed following a powerful explosion at a village in Pagla Bhari village under the Pura Kalandar police station area of Ayodhya on Thursday, officials said.

It was a regular evening errand that turned into one of the most distressing nights of her life. Rittu Marak, a 27-year-old flight attendant from Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, said she faced racist abuse not once but twice within an hour in Delhi.

At least five people were killed and several others were injured after a house collapsed following a powerful explosion in Ayodhya on Thursday.