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14, Including Birthday Girl, Killed In Mumbai Rooftop Pub Blaze
Fourteen persons, including a young woman celebrating her birthday, died from breathing toxic fumes and at least 55 others were injured in a major fire that engulfed a pub and other establishments here early on Friday, an official said.....
Creditors Need To Take Haircut In Resolving Bankruptcy: Jaitley
Banks and creditors would need to take a "haircut" on their bad loans, even as defaulting promoters could make their businesses operational again by paying the outstanding interest on the loan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. ....
Day After Mumbai Pub Blaze, BMC Smashes Illegal Structures
A day after the tragic fire in a pub which claimed 14 lives, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s demolition squads went hammer and tongs after illegal fittings, extensions and obstacles at various locations in Mumbai on Saturday.....
India To Launch 31 Satellites On Jan 10
India will launch 31 satellites, including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. ....
Nuclear Button Always On My Desk, Says Kim
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his New Year's Day address said on Monday that his country has completed its nuclear arsenal and he has the ignition button ready "always on" his desk.....
Trump Will 'go To Great Lengths' To Stop Pakistan Aid: Nikki Haley
US President Donald Trump will go all out to cut off aid to Pakistan if it continues to back terrorists, US Permanent Representative Nikki Haley has warned.....
Trump Responds To Kim Jong-un's 'nuclear Button' Remark
US President Donald Trump responded to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's claim of having a nuclear button on his desk, saying that he too has one which is "much bigger" and "more powerful".....
Mevani, Khalid Booked For 'inciting Passions' In Pune
Police have registered a FIR against Gujarat Dalit leader and MLA Jignesh Mevani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid for allegedly inciting passions between communities, an official said on Thursday.....
China's Arunachal Statement, Transgression, Raised In LS
An incident of a Chinese road construction party entering Indian territory and Beijing's statement on not recognising Arunachal Pradesh was raised in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.....
Triple Talaq Bill Pushed To Budget Session, Ordinance Unlikely
With the Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die on Friday, the controversial triple talaq bill was pushed to the budget session that begins on January 29. ....
