Mundka fire: Absconding building owner arrested; relatives await information on missing loved ones

New Delhi, May 15 The absconding owner of a building in outer Delhi’s Mundka, where a massive fire broke out leaving 27 people dead, has been arrested two days after the incident, police said on Sunday. Twenty-seven people, including 21 women, have died in the blaze that started on the…

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No shortcuts, must go back to the people: Rahul, Sonia announce mass contact from October 2

Aditi Tandon Udaipur, May 15 Bharat Jodo calls emanated from the venue of Udaipur Nav Sankalp Shivir that concluded here on Sunday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asking cadres to go to the people and re-establish the “lost connect with them” and party president Sonia Gandhi announcing a mass…

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Chintan Shivir: CWC adopts Udaipur Nav Sankalp Declaration; endorses ‘one family, one ticket’ norm

Aditi Tandon Udaipur, May 15 The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Sunday adopted the Udaipur Nav Sankalp Declaration. It endorsed proposals of ‘one family, one ticket’ rule and exemption for high performers in five-year party role, new mandal samiti to strengthen organisation, legally guaranteed MSP for all 23 crops, farm…

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Congress Working Committee meets to approve Chintan Shivir resolutions; final declaration today evening

Aditi Tandon Udaipur, May 15 The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Sunday began deliberating on the reports of six Chintan Shivir committees ahead of the adoption of Nav Sankalp Declaration this evening. The convenors of six panels formed to articulate party positions on organisational issues confronting the party and political,…

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‘Shocked and utterly devastated’: Cricket fraternity reacts to Andrew Symonds’s tragic death

Sydney, May 15 The cricketing world has reacted in shock at the death of charismatic former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, who was the sole passenger in the car crash just outside of Townsville in his home state of Queensland. A host of former Australian team-mates and international cricketers took to…

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Gunman kills 10 in ‘racially motivated’ shooting at Buffalo grocery store in US, suspect arrested

Warburton Buffalo, N.Y., May 14 An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three others at a grocery store in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, before surrendering after what authorities called an act of “racially motivated violent extremism.” Authorities said the suspect, who was armed…

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Survey under way at Gyanvapi Masjid complex for second day amid tight security

Varanasi, May 15The videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex here is being carried out for the second consecutive on Sunday amid tight security, officials said.The survey was stalled last week amid objections by the mosque committee, which claimed that the advocate commissioner appointed by the court for the survey…

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Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car crash

Sydney, May 15 Former Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds has died after a single-vehicle auto accident near Townsville in northeast Australia. He was 46. Cricket Australia reported Symonds’ death on its website on Sunday, citing a police statement with details of the accident late Saturday night. It described Symonds as…

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