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Minhazul Hasan, a Bangladeshi national who was staying at Flourish Stay Bed and Breakfast NEW DELHI: For several foreign nationals staying at the two properties, survival came down to a matter of minutes. Some stepped out shortly before the blaze erupted, while others were fortuitously away, tending to relatives in hospitals.As they gathered outside the…
The Lahore high court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of two men convicted of raping a French woman at gunpoint in front of her children on the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway in Pakistan’s Punjab province in 2020, rejecting their appeals against the trial court’s verdict.The case had triggered outrage across Pakistan after the woman was assaulted…
Police have arrested Lovkesh Bajaj, the co-owner of Hotel Flourish Stays. NEW DELHI: The hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar where a fire killed at least 21 people on Wednesday was allegedly operating nearly four times beyond its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance and was functioning from a building where additional floors were…
NEW DELHI: The owner of a hotel in south Delhi where a fire killed 21 people allegedly drove past the burning building and left without stopping because he was afraid.According to TV reports, during interrogation, Lavkesh Bajaj allegedly told investigators that he passed by the hotel after the fire had broken out but did not…
Tourism in Sundarbans Tiger Reserve Kolkata: A new rule on guide allotment introduced in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve has led to confusion over hiring of guides by tourists in the delta.Sources said the rule, which mandates allotment of guides during the online booking itself, is unprecedented and is not in effect in any tiger reserve…
SAHARANPUR: A woman was found dead with throat slit at her residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambehta town on Monday, with police suspecting that the assailants entered the house with the intention of committing theft.The victim was identified as Poonam Mittal, 56.The incident came to light around 4 pm when her husband, Sanjay Mittal, returned home…
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday dismissed report claiming that it may have sold gold worth about $12 billion to bolster foreign exchange reserves and support the rupee amid economic pressures linked to the ongoing US-Iran conflict.In a press release, RBI said, “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come across…
NEW DELHI: Grief-stricken family members, friends and acquaintances gathered outside Max Hospital in Saket on Wednesday, desperately seeking information about their loved ones after a devastating fire at a hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar claimed at least 21 lives.The hospital’s waiting area was crowded with anxious relatives and friends poring over lists, making desperate phone…
MUMBAI: Scandinavian carrier SAS said its inaugural Copenhagen-Mumbai flight returned to Copenhagen because a final regulatory approval expected from authorities was not issued as anticipated. The A330 aircraft was overhead in Azerbaijan when the aircraft turned back and diverted to Copenhagen.Flight SK969 departed Copenhagen for Mumbai around 8.30pm, about four hours behind schedule, showed Flightradar24,…
NEW DELHI: The Madras high court has nearly doubled the motor accident compensation for a man left completely bedridden and unresponsive after two road accidents, while sharply criticising his advocate for failing to seek enhanced compensation on his behalf.A bench comprising Justice N. Anand Venkatesh and Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan enhanced the compensation from Rs 33,02,600…
