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Hong Kong fire (PTI image) The death toll from the blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex has risen to 128, authorities said on Friday. A news conference was addressed in which the officials confirmed that fire alarms in the affected buildings had not been operating properly when the fire broke out.Security Secretary Chris…

NEW DELHI: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday, against the backdrop of recent suicides and deaths of booth level officers (BLOs) amid ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in the state.The delegation led by TMC MP Derek O Brien submitted a list of 40 dead including 17…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the government to hold a detailed discussion in Parliament on Delhi’s worsening air pollution, calling it a “health emergency” and questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the crisis.Gandhi said the Centre must introduce a strict and enforceable action plan…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to be on a two-day visit to India, starting December 4, for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, the ministry of external affairs confirmed on Friday. During his visit, the Russian president will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, President…

Swiggy Instamart (representative image) Food delivery major Swiggy has firmly rejected recent media reports suggesting its quick-commerce arm, Instamart, has lost significant market share to rival Zepto. In a strongly worded disclosure filed with the stock exchanges on Thursday, November 27, the company termed the claims as “baseless and unreliable.” The clarification comes in response…

Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air pollution has worsened, drawing criticism from opposition leaders on Friday. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal demanded a cut in GST on air and water purifiers, while Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called for a parliamentary debate to address the crisis.Kejriwal urged the Centre to take immediate steps…

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday took a jibe at the ongoing internal tussle in Congress party in Karnataka. After Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah‘s “word power” post, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla quipped that the party’s “words & worlds revolving around the chair”, adding that a new “episode has been added to this ongoing OTT series…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ daughter recently revealed that what it is like to be the daughter of a billionaire. When is Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, it’s easy to assume his last name would open every door. But for Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill and Melinda French Gates,…

NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough, Delhi Police‘s crime branch arrested the main conspirator allegedly involved in multiple shootings that took place at Kapil Sharma’s Kap’s Cafe in Surrey, Canada, this year.A crime branch team led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav nabbed Bandhu Maan Singh Shekhon, a key member of the Goldy Dhillon gang. A Chinese…

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath with his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Aadhaar cards will no longer be accepted as the only birth certificate or proof of date of birth in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.“In Uttar Pradesh, Aadhaar cards will no longer be accepted as a birth certificate or proof of date…