‘Blast’ before blaze? LPG cylinder in kitchen or faulty AC may have sparked fire at Delhi’s Malviya Nagar hotel; toughened glass panels trapped smoke inside | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A deadly blaze ripped through a ‘bed and breakfast’ facility in south Delhi’s densely populated Hauz Rani Wednesday morning, claiming 21 lives and leaving 20 others severely injured. The fire erupted at Flourish Stay Bed & Breakfast, which had around 50 guests at the time, and spread to an adjacent inn.At least nine…

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Hate speech antithetical to constitutional value, says Supreme Court, seeks Tamil Nadu’s reply on Udhayanidhi speech | India News

NEW DELHI: With many public figures and holders of constitutional posts making statements with communal and caste overtones, the Supreme Court has appealed to them to maintain restraint in public discourse and said that hate speech strikes at the very root of fraternity, plurality and multiculturalism in the country.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…

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2 historic Indian bronzes removed illegally from TN temples repatriated to India from US | India News

NEW DELHI: In what marks a significant milestone in India’s efforts to bring back stolen cultural treasures, two historic Indian Bronzes originally from Tamil Nadu temples – 12th century Somaskanda (Shiva and Uma) from the Chola period and 16th century sculpture of Saint Sundarar and Paravai – were repatriated to India on Tuesday night from…

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Monsoon havoc: Mumbai-Goa Highway hit by hours-long jams after flooding in Raigad | Mumbai News

Maharashtra’s Raigad district experienced severe waterlogging on the Mumbai-Goa highway due to heavy rainfall, causing traffic to halt for hours and stranding thousands. MUMBAI: Heavy rain brought traffic on the Mumbai-Goa Highway to a crawl after severe waterlogging inundated key stretches in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and triggering hours-long traffic snarls,…

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