Fire breaks out in Shahdara building, nine rescued

New Delhi: A fire broke out in a five-storey residential building at Mansarovar Park in east Delhi’s Shahdara early on Sunday. Firemen rescued nine trapped residents, including women and children, by placing ladders against their balconies on different floors.All nine suffered breathing-related problems due to smoke inhalation and were admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB)…

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GHMC to get financial relief amid Rs 4k cr tax interest waiver

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to gain partial financial relief while simultaneously suffering a major revenue setback following the state govt’s latest decision on pending property tax dues from govt departments. Govt buildings across various departments had accumulated nearly Rs 6,000 crore in pending property taxes and interest arrears over the…

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10 cops injured, 21 held

KOLKATA: Ten cops and CAPF men were injured, three of them seriously, at the Park Circus seven-point crossing when stones and bricks were hurled at them during a protest against “the bulldozer action in Tiljala” on Sunday afternoon.Police said 21 persons were arrested and 25 detained. Flag marches and raids continued across Park Circus till…

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Gujarati techie held in US for trying to exploit minors; how undercover op by ‘teen girls’ nailed him

The accused, Siddharth Sunil Kumar Patel AHMEDABAD: In an undercover operation in the US by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), a US-based tech professional of Gujarati origin has been arrested in Florida for allegedly attempting to exploit minors.The accused, Siddharth Sunil Kumar Patel, 41, a resident of Frisco, Texas, was taken into custody on…

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