India, All india, 29th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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The fire started at rooftop restaurant ‘1 Above’ at Kamala Mills Compound in in Mumbai, killing 14 people. (Photo: AP)

Mumbai: Patrons took selfies as fire engulfed pub, delaying evacuation

Difficulty in finding the exit door also impeded rescue efforts, forcing nervous customers to lock themselves up in toilets.

29 Dec 2017 9:10 PM

A number of people were killed and many more injured in a fire that broke out in a restaurant in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, early Friday. (Photo: AP)

Kamala Mills fire kills 14, pub defied safety norms, say cops; BMC begins crackdown

The victims of the blaze included a woman celebrating her 29th birthday and many of her friends, officials said.

29 Dec 2017 8:55 PM

From left to right: Shatrughan Sinha, Ritabrata Banerjee, Yashwant Sinha, Subramanian Swamy, Mukul Roy. (Photo: Twitter)

Year ender 2017: Dissent seeks new heights as political leaders go anti-party

Some tweeted, some fought movements, but none shied away from expressing opinions, even ones that opposed their party statements.

29 Dec 2017 6:43 PM

HoH started this year on April, after the admin noticed a sudden increase in the number of Facebook pages that offered 'alternative facts,' obviously suited to right-wing explanations. (Photo: Screengrab)

Not desiring Gauri Lankesh's fate, Humans of Hindutva quits Facebook

The admin called an end to this 'David vs Goliath' fight, congratulating 'Hindutva' for winning it, as he himself surrendered the table.

29 Dec 2017 5:07 PM

The three tragedies, on the same day of various months, were also linked by allegations that they were the result of apathy and could have been avoided. (Photo: PTI)

Kamala Mills deadly fire latest addition to '29' series of tragedies in Mumbai

India's financial capital was rocked by three tragedies in 2017 - a deluge, a stampede and a major blaze -- all on the 29th.

29 Dec 2017 5:00 PM

Millions of people were not getting pension as their thumb impressions no longer matched the impression stored in the Aadhaar data due to old age. (Photo: PTI)

BJP MP says millions denied pension as fingerprints don’t match Aadhaar data

BJP lawmaker Sushil Kumar Singh raised issue in the Zero Hour and asked Centre to consider the matter seriously and resolve the problem.

29 Dec 2017 4:42 PM

The girl seemed to be in no mood to return home as she refused to give out her address or phone numbers of her guardians. (Representational Image)

Kolkata: Police rescue teenage runaway girl with help of sex workers

The teenager had run away from home for poor scores in selection of class 10 boards and was given refuge by a sex worker.

29 Dec 2017 4:41 PM

Solomon's Temple has 12 doors and it opens everyday from 9:30 am and closes at 4:30 pm.(Photo: ANI)

Mizoram church Solomon’s Temple, built in 1997, opens for public

'In the year 1991, God had shown me Solomon's Temple in my dreams,' says Lb Sailo, founder, Kohhran Thianghlim Church.

29 Dec 2017 2:55 PM

Khushboo Mehta, who was celebrating her 28th birthday at the '1 Above' restaurant, was among the 14 who lost their lives in the massive fire in Kamala Mills compound. (Photo: Facebook)

Kamala Mills fire: 28-yr-old dies on birthday; husband identifies body

11 of the dead are women, most of them in their 20s and early 30s. Most of the bodies were found near a women's washroom, witnesses said.

29 Dec 2017 2:29 PM

In a spontaneous reaction, the constable too slapped back Asha. The constable's response left the MLA shocked. (photo: ANI)

Himachal Congress MLA slaps lady cop, gets slapped back

Congress MLA Asha Kumari had an altercation with a woman constable over entry to the venue and all of a sudden she slapped the constable.

29 Dec 2017 2:13 PM

No minister or member has used the 'beg' word since Naidu’s advise on December 15. (Photo: PTI/File)

RS Chairman Naidu reminds ministers not to use ‘beg’ in House

Naidu on the opening day of the winter session advised the ministers and members to not use 'I beg to lay' the papers in the House.

29 Dec 2017 1:59 PM

The laws to be abided includes, not carrying prohibited items such as ivory and rhino horns, not overstaying visas, not working in India illegally and not breaching the law by entering areas barred to foreigners, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Friday. (Photo: File)

Don't breach local laws, China warns its tourists in India

The Chinese Embassy in Delhi in its notice did not give details of any violations, but warned its citizens to abide by laws in six areas.

29 Dec 2017 12:45 PM

14 people were killed and 21 others injured after a major fire broke out at One Above pub, located on the third floor of the Trade House Building in Kamala Mills Compound. (Photo: AP)

Fadnavis expresses grief over Kamala Mills fire, orders action against erring officials

Devendra Fadnavis has directed BMC Commissioner ‘to take strong action against erring officials immediately’.

29 Dec 2017 11:44 AM

While the two companies did not disclose the deal size, banking sources pegged the transaction value at Rs 24,000-25,000 crore. (Photo: PTI)

Brothers reunite: On Dhirubhai's birthday, Mukesh bails out Anil's company

Mukesh acquired spectrum, tower, optical fiber network and other wireless assets from the debt-ridden Reliance Communications.

29 Dec 2017 11:43 AM

The district authorities stopped his marriage in nick of time on December 11 on receipt of a complaint that Mawai's future wife, a resident of Khaira village, was a minor. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

MP Sarpanch, 51, loses job for trying to marry 12-yr-old girl

The sarpanch had booked helicopter ride for his would-be wife and sought permission for constructing temporary helipad.

29 Dec 2017 11:07 AM

‘These 578 prisoners are not even any detectives, they are fishermen who had lost their ways,’ says Lok Sabha member Vinod Kumar Sonkar. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Make arrangements for Pak's 578 Indian prisoners to meet kin: LS member

'If Jadhav’s condition is such, in what state would have other Pak prisoners survived for so long' asked Vinod Sonkar.

29 Dec 2017 10:46 AM

Dalbir Kaur said that Sarabjit Singh's family had gone to meet him in a Lahore jail in 2008. (Photo: AFP)

We faced humiliation same as Jadhav’s family in Pak: Sarabjit’s sister

'When I met Sarabjit, he cried a lot, asking me to help prove his innocence,' Dalbir Kaur recalled.

29 Dec 2017 10:38 AM

Kulbhushan Jadhav met his wife and mother at the foreign ministry in Islamabad on December 25. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Jadhav-kin meet extended to 40 minutes; it was ‘humanitarian gesture’: Pak

Pak again defends imposing harsh security procedures during Jadhav-kin meet, claims it had been bilaterally agreed with India.

29 Dec 2017 10:19 AM

Wasim Rizvi welcomed the triple talaq bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Triple talaq bill should punish offender for 10 yrs: UP Shia Waqf Board

UP Shia Waqf Board chairman lashed out at AIMPLB for opposing the bill and said that it is trying to make India, Afghanistan.

29 Dec 2017 9:38 AM

The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a civic official told PTI. (Photo: AP)

Mumbai: 14 dead, mostly women, in fire at Kamala Mills Compound

According to sources, others who were injured in the incident were rushed to the King Edward Memorial Hospital and the Sion Hospital.

29 Dec 2017 8:07 AM

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