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Delhi L-G reviews BRICS Summit preparations, stresses seamless coordination

Taranjit Singh Sandhu directs agencies to ensure smooth traffic, robust security, civic upkeep and medical readiness ahead of the 2026 summit.

Kolkata hotel fire: CM Adhikari blames previous govt for negligence

ECI extends Maharashtra SIR deadline, final electoral roll due on Nov 4

BRICS youth energy summit puts innovation, energy access at centre of cooperation

Detergent served instead of salt in Bihar school mid-day meal, 34 students fall ill

The incident took place at a government school in Nalanda, where students were taken to hospital after consuming a meal in which detergent was reportedly used instead of salt.

Manipur shutdown enters second day over demand to update NRC before Census 2027

Shops, schools, offices and public transport remained shut across the Imphal Valley as protesters pressed for NRC updation, while police used tear gas to disperse students demonstrating outside the Census Directorate.

Kolkata hotel fire: Police form five-member SIT to probe blaze

The probe will be headed by a Deputy Commissioner-rank officer as police examine the circumstances of the fire, while initial findings indicate that the victims died of suffocation rather than burn injuries.

ED searches Azam Khan-linked trust, Jauhar University in UP, Delhi

The searches in Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi are part of a money laundering probe into alleged diversion of government contract funds and their use in assets linked to Azam Khan’s trust and Jauhar University.

Nine killed as massive fire engulfs Kolkata hotel

Child, woman among dead; six others hospitalized in serious condition as narrow exits trigger panic and suffocation.

PM CARES Fund balance reaches ₹8,452 crore in FY25 according to latest audited financial data

PM CARES Fund Balance Rises to ₹8,452 Crore in FY25 as Donations Decline

The PM CARES Fund ended 2024-25 with ₹8,452 crore, while domestic and foreign donations fell and fixed-deposit interest emerged as its biggest source of income.