The fire officials stated that the blaze involved domestic articles in at least six flats of the building. (Photo: TOI/Anushka Kogta) NEW DELHI: Nine people were killed and several others rescued after a devastating fire swept through a four-storey residential building in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar in the early hours of Sunday, with preliminary accounts…
CHENNAI: A passenger allegedly opened an emergency exit door while the aircraft was taxiing on Sunday morning, triggering brief tension at Chennai International Airport.The incident occurred when an Air Arabia flight arrived in Chennai from Sharjah carrying 231 passengers, according to news agency PTI. According to officials, the aircraft was moving along the taxiway —…
Bihar’s street vendors, numbering over 2 lakh, face significant challenges despite some progress. While many hold vending certificates and access loans, institutional gaps and legal protection remain critical issues. Evictions are often arbitrary, with vendors receiving no prior notice. Patna alone has around 40,000 vendors, highlighting the need for designated vending zones across the state….
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (EC) has ordered a complete repoll in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency, scrapping voting held on April 29 after what it described as a breakdown of the democratic process. All 285 polling stations in the South 24 Parganas seat will now vote again on May 21 under heightened…
Kolkata: Four 15-year-old schoolgirls, who fled from home on April 21, have been rescued from Old Delhi Railway Station by a special team from the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate. Cops said they left in a bid to travel to South Korea to attend a concert by global K-pop group BTS.The class 9 students from Lake Town…
Navi Mumbai: A 28-year-old man was arrested by Rabale police for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 31-year-old woman from Ghansoli. The accused has been identified as Ajay Teli residing in Airoli node. The victim died at her Ghansoli residence on April 7 around 7 pm.Police had prima facie registered an accidental death report. During…
New Delhi: Following the registration of three cases involving identity theft, Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has launched an investigation into alleged fraudulent GST transactions worth around Rs 141 crore.In one of the cases reported in April, a 63-year-old woman from New Delhi alleged that her PAN card details and the credentials of her…
KMDK president E.R. Eswaran stated that TVK president Vijay’s party likely garnered around 20% of votes, primarily from the AIADMK’s vote share. CHENNAI: KMDK president E R Eswaran said on Saturday that TVK president Vijay ate into AIADMK vote share. Eswaran met chief minister M K Stalin at DMK headquarters here. He later told reporters…
Patna’s district administration has resumed its anti-encroachment drive across key municipal zones, clearing temporary structures and seizing equipment. Fines totaling Rs30,500 were collected, with authorities emphasizing follow-up actions and FIRs against repeat offenders to maintain clear roads. A dedicated monitoring cell has been established to ensure sustained compliance. Patna: District administration on Saturday restarted the…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Friday directed the state govt to inform at which hospital DNA samples of the parents of a 18-year-old Bokaro girl, whose skeleton was recovered by police last month, will be collected.A division bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad gave the direction while hearing a habeas corpus petition…
