6 dead, 23 injured in Mumbai building blaze

Mumbai (IANS) At least 6 persons have been killed and 23 others injured when a major blaze engulfed the 18th floor of a building in Tardeo, South Mumbai at dawn on Saturday, the BMC Disaster Control said.

The fire was noticed at the top part…

Industry Speaks: Make travel expenses deductible under IT returns in Budget FY23

New Delhi (IANS) India's hotel and restaurant industry has urged the Centre to make travel expenses deductible under IT returns in Budget FY23.

Notably, the sector has been heavily battered due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent…

Trinamool to go for organisational polls in next 2 months

Kolkata (IANS) At a time when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is going for her overzealous plan to reach beyond the boundaries of the state, Trinamool Congress for the first time since its inception in 1998 has decided to go for an organisational…

Guterres again reiterates 'good offices' on Kashmir, which India has rejected

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his offer of "good offices" to resolve the Kashmir issue, which India has resolutely rejected in the past as New Delhi considers the dispute with Pakistan a bilateral matter.

TN announces compensation to owners of fishing boats in SL custody

Chennai (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the owners of mechanised boats and Rs 1.5 lakh each to the owners of country boats that are presently in the custody of Sri Lankan authorities.

WEF 'Davos Agenda' closed with world leaders' global economic concerns

New Delhi/Geneva (IANS) The week-long meeting convened leaders on "The State Of The World" -- the Davos Agenda -- closed on Friday with headline-making dialogues by Heads of state and governments, international organisations, business and civil society.

Confirm willingness to fund debt owned to lenders: FRL independent directors to Amazon

New Delhi (IANS) Future Retail's independent directors have asked e-commerce giant Amazon if it is willing to fund Rs 3,500 crore to repay the retail company's lenders.

Notably, the question to Amazon was posted after the e-commerce…

Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate merged with National War Memorial flame

New Delhi (IANS) Amar Jawan Jyoti at iconic India Gate was merged with the flame at the National War Memorial in a military ceremony followed by a parade on Friday.

The torch bearing the flames from Amar Jawan Jyoti was carried and merged with…

No imp docus on WhatsApp, no use of smartphones in meetings on classified issues: Centre's new guidelines

New Delhi (IANS) Amid frequent violations of national communication guidelines and government directions to prevent leaks of classified information, the Centre has issued a revised communication advisory formulated by the Intelligence agencies after…

ISRO test fires engine for India's human space mission rocket

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully fired the high thrust Vikas engine that would power India's first rocket that would carry humans.

According to ISRO, the Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan/human space…