NEW DELHI — As many as 27 people died and 12 got injured as a massive blaze ripped through a four-storey commercial building in outer Delhi’s Mundka on Friday, police said. The fire started from the first floor that houses the office of a CCTV cameras and router manufacturing and assembling company, they said, adding […]
LUCKNOW — The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the plea seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of the idols of Hindu deities. The hearing seeking an investigation over 22 rooms of the Taj Mahal concluded on Thursday. The plea was filed by Rajneesh […]
RAIPUR — A Chhattisgarh government helicopter crashed at the Raipur airport on Thursday night, killing two pilots, police said. The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal. Two pilots on board […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a historic decision, put a stay on the sedition law and ruled that no new FIRs will be lodged under this sedition law until the Centre reexamines the provisions of this British-era law. Dictating the order, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said it will be […]
NEW DELHI — The price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder was hiked by Rs 50 on Saturday, reported news agency ANI. With the latest revision, 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinders will now cost Rs 999.50. On May 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 102.50, the third straight monthly […]
NEW DELHI — After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, devotees on Tuesday offered Namaz at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan during which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. It also marks the first day of Shawwal, the […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court today said that no person can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and asked the Centre to make public the effect of such an immunisation. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai said bodily autonomy and integrity are protected under Article 21 of the […]
KOLKATA — A passenger aircraft of SpiceJet experienced a massive mid-air turbulence while landing at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal in West Burdwan district of West Bengal on Sunday evening. Around 40 passengers received minor injuries after the overhead cabin luggage fell on them. The flight was coming from Mumbai. SpiceJet authorities have confirmed […]
NEW DELHI — The commercial cooking gas (LPG) price on Tuesday was hiked by Rs 102.50 per cylinder. In the national capital, the 19 kg commercial cylinder now costs 2355.50, while in Mumbai. the price was hiked from Rs 2205 to Rs 2,307 per cylinder. In Kolkata and Chennai, a 19-kg cylinder will now cost […]
NEW DELHI — The UP police arrested seven Hindu right-wing members on Thursday for allegedly throwing pieces of pork, letters abusing Muslims, and torn pages of an Islamic text at some Mosques in Ayodhya in an attempt to instigate communal violence, news agency PTI reported. As per the police, those arrested belong to an outfit […]