A devastating fire in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, claiming 21 lives, has reignited concerns about weak enforcement of safety norms, echoing a similar tragedy in Goa. NEW DELHI: Six months apart, two deadly incidents in two different cities have exposed a chillingly familiar pattern. In Goa, a venue with blocked exits, cramped access points and inadequate…
Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: Power outages continued in parts of Dahisar, Kurla and other Mumbai suburbs for up to six hours early on Thursday, leaving residents grappling with a sleepless, sweltering night and a disrupted morning routine. In Dahisar, almost 50% of the buildings faced recurring outages on Thursday night. Meanwhile, parts of…
Ajit Vishwanath and Abhilash Narasimhamurthy nurtured 500 saplings, creating a thriving green corridor with 93.6% survival in JP Nagar Bengaluru: On the busy JP Nagar ring road, motorists zip past a green median lined with mature trees. Their branches sway above the traffic, offering shade on scorching afternoons and softening an otherwise concrete landscape. Most…
All 717 outlets are expected to be completed by Friday Chennai: Tasmac has resumed closing outlets after a week-long pause, but not all were the ones that were supposed to be.Though 616 outlets have been shuttered as of Thursday, some of those being closed do not match the list originally drawn up by district managers….
Kolkata: Anik Dutta’s Satyajit Ray centenary tribute, “Aparajito”, will begin screening at Nandan this Friday in honour of the recently deceased director. Despite a written recommendation from the Nandan film selection committee, the movie was originally blocked from the venue following intervention from “higher authorities”. According to the committee, this controversial exclusion inadvertently sparked a…
Shillong: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged the northeastern states to utilize all budgetary provisions available under various central parameters.Shah said that through the ‘Rising North East Investment Summit’ all the northeastern states can benefit from the establishment of ancillary industries linked to major industrial investments.Shah said that the Single Window Clearance mechanism…
Manoj Jha (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Thursday confirmed that he assisted the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in holding a presser at the Constitution Club, but added that he was informed only that they wanted to hold a press conference and that he was not told “anything else.”A…
Indian-Americans have founded 96 billion-dollar startups in US. Mohit Aron (left) and Jyoti Bansal founded multiple billion-dollar companies. A new study by the National Foundation for American Policy has revealed that India offers the highest number of founders to the US — higher than any other country as Indian founders started 96 billion-dollar startups in…
India’s largest airline IndiGo on Thursday announced the temporary suspension of flights to six international destinations, including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Thailand’s Krabi, as it moves to optimise its network amid softer travel demand and rising operating costs.The budget carrier said services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and Shanghai will be…
Harry Enfield, the veteran comedian and actor, has revealed that he has been left partially deaf due to his long-standing habit of swimming in freshwater. The actor recently shared that frequent swims in natural waters led to the development of a condition in his ears that has affected his hearing. Harry Enfield admits he’s gone…
