A fire broke out on an Indonesian ferry carrying nearly 300 passengers near Southeast Sulawesi on Sunday, causing panic and triggering emergency evacuations. The vessel was traveling from Kendari to Makassar when the flames erupted. At least 18 people sustained injuries, including burns and smoke inhalation, during the chaotic evacuation, but fortunately, no fatalities have been reported so far.

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan left Junagadh for Rajkot, unknowingly leaving his wife behind. Realizing after 10 minutes, he returned to fetch her.

The family of Ranjit Singh, an Indian national abducted in Niger’s Dosso region, is pleading for the government’s help to bring him back home safely.