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Delhi's Mundka fire: Staircase filled with smoke, door shut, those trapped in fire had no way out

NEW DELHI: DCP, Outer, Sameer Sharma said an FSL team visited the building and gathered evidence. Meanwhile, a Delhi court has sent the two owners of the unit - Harish Goel and Varun Goel - to police custody.

The Times of India

Explained | Will the Northeast benefit from Bangladesh offer of services at Chittagong Port?

What does the Bangladesh PM’s offer mean? Is there any action on the ground?

The Hindu

Congress for deeper links with religious, caste, social groups

NEW DELHI: Congress is likely to seek greater interaction with "religious, social and cultural groups" to deepen its contact with the institutions that command the loyalty of key population blocs. It is likely to figure in the resolution on organisational revival at the Chintan Shivir.

The Times of India

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Massive fire in plastic factory in Delhi's Narela

NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at a plastic granulation factory in north Delhi's Narela area on Saturday night.

The Times of India

Setback for Congress during Chintan Shivir: Sunil Jakhar resigns, Sidhu defends him

NEW DELHI: Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar quitting the party on a day it is holding ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir’ at Udaipur is not the only setback to it. The rebel leader has received support from an unlikely quarter - his bete noire Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had succeeded…

The Times of India

Mundka fire: Rights groups sound alarm over poor working conditions, lack of oversight

Neither did the building have Fire Department’s NOC nor had the owners applied for one, Working Peoples’ Coalition said

The Hindu

Mundka fire: NDMC seeks building plan approval, fire NOC details from zonal authorities in 48 hrs

NEW DELHI: A detailed report was sought by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday from Narela Zone authorities, including the type of area and tentative year of construction, of the building in Mundka where a massive fire broke out claiming the lives of at least 27 people, officials said.

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Daily Dose Ep 1046: Kejriwal visits Mundka fire site, Gyanvapi video survey resumes

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from New Delhi, Varanasi, Madhya Pradesh and Israel.

Newslaundry

India swelters under ferocious spring heatwave

Priya Kumari, 38, is constantly mopping the sweat from her face as she dumps a metal tray of rubble into a landfill site before making the journey to collect more in a construction site in New Delhi.

Radio France Internationale

Delhi fire | Building was ill-equipped to fight fire

It did not have necessary clearances or safety equipment; NDMC ordered to survey the structure within 48 hours

The Hindu

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

India banned wheat exports on Saturday days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high.

Reuters

Explained | OBC reservation across India, its history and challenges

The Supreme Court recently upheld a stay on 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in Maharashtra

The Hindu

Delhi’s Mundka fire | Charred human remains found during search operation

27 people have died so far in the blaze that ripped through the four-storey building in Mundka

The Hindu

Police arrest 2 after building fire kills 27 in New Delhi

Police in India have arrested two owners of a company that manufactures and sells security cameras after a massive fire reportedly started in their office in a four-story commercial building in the Indian capital, killing 27 people and injuring 12 others

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Building Fire Leaves Scores of Victims in New Delhi

Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died and dozens more were injured in a massive blaze at a building housing a manufacturing unit for surveillance cameras. Rescue teams worked overnight to clear the burnt out four-story…

Reuters

Building fire kills 27 in New Delhi, police arrest company owners

Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a building housing a manufacturing unit for surveillance cameras.

The Times of India

Delhi: Rs 15 lakh and Rs 10 lakh to kin of 2 who died when mountain of shame crashed

NEW DELHI: Five years after two persons died when fifty tonnes of garbage crashed down the 16-storey-high mountain of waste in east Delhi's Ghazipur, a city court underlined it was "negligent conduct" of the municipal corporation and Delhi government in maintaining the landfill there that eventually caused the two deaths.

The Hindu

27 dead in massive fire near Delhi’s Mundka metro station

Owners of the company where the blaze broke out detained; PM announces ₹2 lakh ex gratia.

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Defrauded by SGFI, school students & parents protest in Delhi over visa delay for Normandy World Gymnasiade

NEW DELHI: Duped of hard-earned money and false promises of participation at an international event, hundreds of school students and their parents had a harrowing time at a city hotel in the national capital when their visas for France didn’t arrive on time for participating at the 19th ISF World…

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IPO-bound Paradeep Phosphates raises Rs 450 crore from anchor investors

NEW DELHI: Fertilizer company Paradeep Phosphates on Friday said it has raised a little over Rs 450 crore from anchor investors days before the roll-out of its initial public offering.

The Times of India

World Boxing Championships: Lovlina bows out, Pooja advances to quarterfinals

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain's IBA World Championship campaign in the 70 kg category came to an early end after a disappointing loss in the pre-quarterfinals, while her compatriot Pooja Rani (81kg) cruised to the last eight stage in Istanbul on Friday.

The Times of India

Elon Musk sows doubt over his $44 billion Twitter takeover

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk sewed new chaos into the market over his takeover bid for Twitter on Friday, first claiming his offer was “temporarily on hold” and then maintaining he is “still committed” to the deal, sending the social media giant into a tailspin.

The Times of India

Govt to examine airlines charging domestic flyers extra to check-in at airport counters

NEW DELHI: The government will examine the practice of many airlines charging a fee from domestic passengers for check-in at airport counters.

The Times of India

Junior World Cup: Indian shooters win four more gold medals

NEW DELHI: Indian shooters continued to dominate the proceedings at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, winning four more gold medals in the women's and men's air rifle and air pistol team events on Friday.

The Times of India

President Kovind to gift kits for aspiring cricketers during visit to Jamaica, SVG

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind will gift cricket kits to aspiring cricketers in Jamaica and St. Vincent and Grenadines (SVG) during his upcoming visit to the two Caribbean nations.

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