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Days after a devastating fire at a Goa nightclub, the North Goa administration has imposed a ban on the use of fireworks inside nightclubs, hotels and other tourist establishments. The move comes in the wake of the tragic blaze at Birch by…
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IndiGo chairman Vikram Singh Mehta has responded to allegations surrounding the airline’s week-long operational crisis, rejecting claims that the carrier engineered the disruptions or attempted to influence government regulations. “That we…
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The two brothers linked to the Goa nightclub fire that killed 25 people are believed to have been detained in Thailand, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that steps have begun to deport them to India to face trial. India’s…
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Deepavali, the festival of lights, has been officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO announced the inclusion on Wednesday during the ongoing Intergovernmental Committee…
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Four members of a bomb disposal squad from Morena were killed early Wednesday when their vehicle collided with a speeding container truck on National Highway-44 near Bandri in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. The victims were identified as…
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The nationwide chaos triggered by IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations has now reached both the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court. While the Supreme Court on Monday described the situation as “a serious matter,” it refrained from…
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Ajay Gupta, a business partner of Saurabh Luthra—the owner of the Goa nightclub where a devastating fire killed 25 people—gave his first public remarks on Wednesday after being detained by Delhi Police. As officers escorted him from a…
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Goa authorities on Tuesday evening began demolishing Romeo Lane, the Vagator beach shack owned by brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, following orders issued by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Visuals circulating on social media, and reports…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lost his temper on Monday during a heated debate in the Lok Sabha marking 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’. Tensions spiked when some Opposition MPs repeatedly interrupted his speech, asking him to “sit down”.…
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Cold conditions tightened their hold over Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir on Monday as the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) cold wave and dense fog alerts for north India came into effect. Shopian in south Kashmir emerged as the…
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