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Firhad Hakim (File photo) NEW DELHI: In another major setback to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), its senior leader Firhad Hakim on Wednesday resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), a post he had held since November 2018.The announcement was made by party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh.“Firhad Hakim requested our supremo Mamata Banerjee that he…

NEW DELHI: Several foreign nationals were among the 21 people who lost their lives in the fire that swept through a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday. Most of the victims were reportedly from Liberia, Nigeria, Mozambique and Bangladesh, officials said.Police officials told PTI that the hotel had permission to operate only six rooms…

NEW DELHI: Owner Lavkesh Bajaj has been detained after a lookout circular was issued in connection with the Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed 21 people in south Delhi.The hotel was allegedly operating at nearly four times its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance, and was functioning from a building where additional floors were…

A social media post about a foreign traveller being denied entry to US at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has stirred a row about visa rules and the powers of US border officials.The case came to light after a Reddit user claimed that a friend travelling on a valid B-1/B-2 visitor visa was refused entry…

LONDON/KOLKATA: Anisha Chakraborty texted her brother Raktim in the US from Birmingham last Friday to say she had good news to share. The 28-year-old from Kolkata’s Mukundapur had been job-hunting after completing her master’s with distinction at Aston University and had just made it to the final round of an interview.Raktim, who is based in…

AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only DEHRADUN: In a shocking case of domestic violence in Dehradun’s Selaqui area, a 32-year-old married woman was allegedly locked in a toilet for 10 months and brutally assaulted by in-laws including attacks on her privates with bottles and sticks after a year of her marriage to a teacher…

BHOPAL: In a striking twist of fate, former district judge Giribala Singh, who once sent accused persons to prison through her judicial orders, entered the gates of Bhopal Central Jail as an inmate on Tuesday after a court remanded her to judicial custody in connection with the Twisha Sharma death case being probed by the…

Door-to-door garbage collection continues to remain irregular in many parts of the city BENGALURU: The stench of rotting garbage, swarms of insects around waste bins, and piles of trash accumulating inside homes have become a daily reality for many residents as door-to-door garbage collection continues to remain irregular in many parts of the city.While some…

Image Used For Representational Image PUNE: At least 500 IT engineers, employees, and interns were rendered jobless after ThynkTech India OPC Pvt Ltd, a Noida-registered IT company, shut down its divisional branch in Hinjewadi without notice on April 22.An intern working with the company lodged a complaint with the Hinjewadi police on Monday night accusing…

Victim’s stepfather Ashkar (L), mother Akhila (R) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shocking details have emerged in the murder of a one-and-a-half-year-old child in Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram, with the postmortem report revealing the extent of the brutal abuse allegedly inflicted on the toddler.According to the postmortem report, the child had 91 injuries across his body, including a fractured rib, and…