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Srinagar, Dec 31: Militants today carried out a 'fidayeen' (suicide) attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving three troops injured, the paramilitary force said. The militants stormed the 185th battalion camp of the Central Reserve Police Force in Lethpora in Kashmir valley around 2 am. CRPF officials said intermittent firing was on and three personnel had sustained bullet

Mumbai, Dec 30: In a major crackdown, civic officials in Mumbai on Saturday demolished illegal structures in at least 100 restaurants and pubs, a day after a blaze in an upscale pub claimed 14 lives. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) initiated a mega demolition drive and had razed illegal, unauthorised structures of at least 100 restaurants and pubs across the city till afternoon, an

New Delhi, Dec 30: India today issued a strong demarche to Palestine on the issue of the presence of its ambassador to Pakistan at an event of JuD chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, terming it as "unacceptable". India's Secretary (economic relations) Vijay Gokhale in the external affairs ministry called Palestinian ambassador here Adnan Abu Al Haija to the South Block after

Ahmedabad, Dec 30: With Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel reportedly expressing displeasure over the departments allotted to him, firebrand Patidar leader- Hardik Patel urged him today to quit the BJP along with 10 party MLAs and join the Congress for a "deserving" position. Hardik Patel said a "veteran politician" like Nitin Patel, was being "sidelined" and "not being given respect" by

New Delhi, Dec 30: The RSS and its allied bodies gave their feedback and suggestions to further improve the BJP-led government's economic policies to party chief Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, sources said today. The suggestions were shared during a two-day coordination meeting between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its allied organisations and the BJP here. The meeting was

New Delhi, Dec 30: In a bizarre suggestion, BJP MP Hema Malini today said a limit should be fixed on how many people could live in a city to avoid tragedies like the one that struck a Mumbai pub where 14 people were killed in a fire that erupted during a birthday bash. "It is because of too much population in Mumbai city," the actor-turned-politician told a TV channel outside Parliament House when

New Delhi, Dec 30: India will strongly take up with Palestine the issue of its ambassador in Pakistan attending a rally organised by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. "We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian ambassador in New Delhi and with the Palestinian authorities," External Affairs Ministry

Mumbai, Dec 29: Birthday celebrations and a get-together went haywire and turned into a tragedy as a fire broke out an in a fine-dining restaurant and pub in the upmarket Kamala Mills compound at Lower Parel in Mumbai on Friday. The fire at the 1Above restaurant, Mojo's Bistro lounge and London Taxi Gastropub claimed 14 lives. Khusbhu Jayesh Bhansali's (29) birthday party turned into a tragedy as

Mumbai, Dec 29: The '1 Above' pub, where a massive blaze killed 14 people, did not follow fire safety norms and violated regulations on encroachment with obstructions blocking its emergency exit, police and civic officials said on Friday. In its daily crime report, the police also said the pub's manager and other staff fled from the spot instead of helping the customers injured in the blaze. "No

Mumbai, Dec 29: Fourteen people were killed and 19 others injured after a major fire broke out in a building in Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel here, an official said today. The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a civic official told PTI. "The cooling operations are underway. Some of the