Delhi fire: Charred human remains found on 2nd floor in Mundka building

Charred human remains were found on Saturday on the second floor of the building in outer Delhi's Mundka area where a massive fire broke out a day back, Delhi Fire Service officials said. IMAGE:......

Air quality worsens in many parts of India post Diwali

After the rampant cracker bursting on Diwali despite restrictions in place, air quality deteriorated in many parts of north and central India, including the national capital where it was the......

6-month-old among 9 killed in fire in Delhi's Kirari

A massive fire ripped through a three-storey residential-cum-commercial building in outer Delhi's Kirari area, killing at least nine people, including three children, the Delhi Fire Services said......

Parliament Annexe, Lutyens' buildings rank low on fire safety

Forget about the narrow structures in high-density areas like Shahdara and Seelampur in East Delhi. Even the buildings like the Parliament House Annexe, Vayu Bhawan, Sena Bhawan and offices of......

LIC IPO: Govt to review & simplify FDI policy

The government is working towards further review and simplification of the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy to facilitate the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of the Life Insurance......

Ex-SBI chief's book is frank, but is it fearless?

Barring stray references such as the 'dual control' of banks and shifting the goalposts during demonetisation, he is not in a fault-finding mode with the government, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

'Even the RBI was caught by surprise and was totally unprepared to handle its fallout'

I kept insisting that Rs 100 notes were in short supply and there was an urgent need to augment the supply of 100 rupee notes while also rapidly bringing into circulation the proposed new Rs 500......

K V Kamath appointed chairperson of Rs 20,000-cr NaBFID

The government on Wednesday announced the appointment of veteran banker K V Kamath as chairperson of the newly set up Rs 20,000 crore development finance institution NaBFID to catalyse investment......

Sania storms into second round

Sania Mirza shocked fifth seed Flavia Pennetta in straight sets to advance to the second round of the Ordina Open in s'Hertogenbosh, Netherlands on Monday. Sania shrugged off her disappointing......

Sunitha Rao goes down fighting

Qualifier Sunitha Rao put up a good fight before bowing to fifth seed Alona Bondarenko in the third round of women's singles at the US $200,000 DFS Classic in Birmingham on Friday. Sunitha, at 160......

Sania trounced on injury comeback

Sania Mirza faltered on her comeback andwas knocked out of the DFS Classic in Birmingham, even asIndia's No 2 player Sunitha Rao rallied to enter the third round on Wednesday. Sania, who was out......

Sunitha Rao in second round of DFS Classic

Sunitha Rao, India's second-best woman tennis player, defeated higher ranked Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in straight sets to advance to the second round of the US $200,000 WTA DFS Classic......

Sania slumps, Amritraj gains in rankings

Sania Mirza's second-round exit at last week's DFS Classic saw her slip four places to 46th in the singles chart of the WTA rankings issued on Monday. Sania, who will now be seen in action at the......