The police believe a truck loaded with rubber material parked near the godown caught fire, which spread in no time because of strong winds on Tuesday night.
Talks on nuclear cooperation and a multi-billion dollar defence agreement will be the highlight of Sarkozy's visit. The two sides will also discuss ways to enhance trade and business ties. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sarkozy will hold talks on a wide range of issues covering bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Here's what lies ahead for Obama on Day 1 of his three-day visit:
Kumar was convicted and sentenced to life for the remainder of his life by the high court on December 17 in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Raj Nagar area.
The former Congress leader had sought more time, till January 30, to surrender saying he has to settle family affairs related to children and property and also needs time to file appeal in the Supreme Court against the high court verdict.
A young squad, full of Indian Premier League performers, will represent India 'A' in the T20 warm-up against South Africa at the Air force Ground, in Palam, on September 29.
Putin, who is heading a high-level delegation, will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on January 26.
Two officials of the Airports Authority of India have been suspended in connection with a communication failure in June between a special jet carrying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Air Traffic Control in New Delhi.
The Indian Air Force flew 12 sorties to bring back Indian nationals, including many children.
Senior South Africa batsman J P Duminy defended his team's young bowling attack which failed to defend a decent total of 189 against an inexperienced India 'A' in their warm-up T20 game in Delhi on Tuesday, saying the focus was on assessment of conditions rather than the result.
But the regulator has dropped the proposal of asking flyers to maintain 30 seconds of silence.
Krunal Pandya continued his fantastic form guiding Baroda to an easy seven wicket victory against Karnataka.
There was no relief for the national capital, with the mercury crossing the 44C mark in some parts of the city.
The national capital battled weather conditions in the "red category" as the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam observatory was 46.1C,
Swirling waters inundated 12 districts in the state.
President George W Bush on Friday night left Delhi for Pakistan.
Dr Singh departed from protocol to receive the Russian President personally.
It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana are contributing to polluting the air.
Delhi woke up to another chilly morning Monday as temperatures remained below 2° C.
The weatherman has predicted rainfall throughout the day with the mercury settling at 19C.
With Delhi witnessing the highest-ever voter turnout, women may turn out to be game changer for political parties as they came out in large numbers to cast their ballots.
The minimum temperature recorded was 4.3° C at 0610 hours, a slight rise from Monday's 1.6° C.
Reflecting an improvement in economic ties with the US, the bilateral trade has increased to $48.71 billion during April-December of this fiscal, Parliament was informed on Friday.
The minimum temperature in the capital rose by over a degree Celsius to seven, which is normal, Indian Meteorological Department officials said.
The minimum temperature went down by about 3° Celsius to 8.7° C, a meteorological department official said.
Verma's painstaking 74 gave Haryana a 41-run first innings lead against Services
Chasing Baroda's 449 for 4 declared in the first innings, Services were dismissed for 388 on the final day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Baroda were 82 for 1 in their Ranji Trophy match against Services, which saw only 26.2 overs being bowled because of wet conditions and bad light.
Andhra Pradesh settled for a draw against Services to earn their first two points in the Ranji Trophy
Andhra Pradesh took a 51-run first innings lead against Services in the Ranji Trophy game.
A stubborn 82 by Jasvir Singh and his unbeaten 93-run partnership for the fifth wicket with skipper Sarabjit Singh (23) helped Services crawl to 203 for 4 against Andhra.
The visibility in Palam area, where the airport is located, went down to 200 meters early morning, leading to disruption in flight operations.
In a tweet, Modi said India is 'delighted to welcome' the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
The national capital has received the season's highest rainfall at 63.1 mm.
Major Somnath Sharma was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery in the Kashmir operations on November 3, 1947.
The development comes less than a month after another AAP MLA Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested and had to resign as law minister over charge of having fake degrees.
Ghose was head of Indian delegation to the conference on the CTBT in Geneva in 1996 and she is hailed for strongly outlining India's position in opposing the treaty.
"Welcome to India, President @EmmanuelMacron! Your visit will add great strength to the strategic partnership between India and France. I look forward to our talks tomorrow," Modi tweeted after receiving Macron at the airport.
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