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'Egregious, blatantly unlawful': Cong challenges RS rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan

Congress on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to immediately reverse the rejection of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination from Madhya Pradesh, calling the poll body's decision 'egregious' and 'blatantly unlawful'. A delegation of senior Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh, Deepa Dasmunshi, Vivek Tankha and Abhishek Singhvi, met Election Commission officials in New Delhi and argued that Natarajan's nomination had been...

Delhi hotel fire: Family gathered for ailing elder; 8 of them are dead

NEW DELHI: What was a family gathering to spend time with a gravely ill elder — 75year-old Radheshyam, undergoing treatment for lung infection at Max Hospital, Saket — turned into a catastrophe for the Aggarwals. Eight of the family, all staying in the ill-fated hotel, died in the fire. Sitting in the waiting area of the hospital on Wednesday, relatives recalled how doctors had recently informed the family that Radheshyam did not have much time left.

Tragic end for Aggarwal family: After losing 8 relatives in Delhi fire, 75-year-old dies at hospital

The Aggarwal family's tragic ordeal has come to a heartbreaking end. After losing eight members in the hotel fire that broke out in Delhi's Malviya Nagar last week, the family's sole survivor, 75-year-old Radhe Shyam Aggarwal, passed away on Tuesday, leaving no surviving members behind. What was meant to be a family gathering in support of an ailing loved one turned into an unimaginable tragedy that wiped out almost an entire branch of the Aggarwal family.

As ACs run nonstop in 45°C heat, are Delhi homes facing a growing fire hazard?

As temperatures across Delhi-NCR climb past 45 degrees Celsius, air-conditioners are now running almost constantly in homes, apartments and residential societies. In this extreme heat, another problem is quietly showing up inside these spaces: The risk of AC-related fires. What usually begins as a basic attempt to beat the summer heat can sometimes spiral into something far more dangerous.

'Told him his son was in Jaipur': Man dies in ICU unaware Delhi hotel fire killed 8 family members

Radheshyam Aggarwal, the 76-year-old man who lost eight of his relatives in the devastating fire in Hauz Rani B&B, has passed away. His family had chosen to stay in that B&B to remain close to Aggarwal, who was in a private hospital in Saket with an acute lung infection. As he battled for life, other relatives kept the information of the tragedy from him, fearing the shock would worsen his condition.

No 'Delhi mein sab nahi chalta hai': After 21 deaths in Malviya Nagar fire, who is to blame?

Twenty-one people are dead. Thirteen of them were foreign nationals who had come to India seeking medical care, not a grave. And as the smoke clears over the charred shell of Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani, a familiar Delhi drama is now playing out — one agency pointing fingers at another, each carefully drawing the boundary of its own responsibility just short of where the failures actually began.

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Fitness at what cost? Cardiac emergencies, fatal mishaps put gym safety in spotlight

With the increase in the popularity of gymnasiums and fitness regimes in India, there have been a number of unfortunate incidents reported, which range from cardiac arrests at the gym to accidents and fights within fitness centers. There have been many instances where people have died due to heart attacks and accidents while working out in the gym. One of the most widely discussed cases was the death of comedian and actor Raju Srivastava in September 2022.

Democrats Must Learn to Talk Sports

For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks will appear in the NBA Finals. It’s a momentous occasion for a city and fan base starved for basketball success. President Trump, never missing an opportunity to insert himself into the discourse, has suggested that he’ll attend a game in Madison Square Garden.

License for 6 rooms, running 25: Shocking details emerge in Delhi hotel fire that killed 21

Seventeen foreign nationals were among the 21 people who lost their lives in the fire that swept through a hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday. Most of the victims were reportedly from Liberia, Nigeria, Mozambique and Bangladesh, officials said. Police officials told PTI that the hotel had permission to operate only six rooms under the Delhi government's bed-and-breakfast policy.