In a devastating tragedy, a massive fire at the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Goa’s Arpora has claimed at least 25 lives, prompting a fierce crackdown by the state administration. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has ordered a high-level probe and announced financial aid for the victims’ families. Speaking on the incident, Sawant stated,...

Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal’s last public moment together now feels like a bittersweet memory — a joyful sangeet dance that has since taken on a different meaning. In November 2025, the couple performed to “Tenu Leke Main Jawanga” from Salaam-E-Ishq, smiling, laughing and celebrating...

Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government’s stability in a bid to free them from “whip-driven tyranny” and promote “good lawmaking”. Mr. Tewari, who introduced the bill...

Four out of the five tourists killed in a fire at a club in Goa on Saturday night were from Karawal Nagar in North-East Delhi. In all, 25 were killed in the incident. On Sunday, the neighbours of the deceased — four of the same family — gathered outside their double-storey house. The bodies had...

An NRI who had returned from California barely a month ago allegedly shot his nephew dead in Punjab’s Moga district on Saturday morning, ending a simmering family feud over agricultural land in a burst of violence. The accused, 70-year-old Bahadur Singh, was arrested minutes before he could flee the country with his passport and cash,...

In repeated burglary cakewalks, thieves have been raiding a Nadiad confectionery, Krishna Dairy Products, and have had criminally sweet success 10 times in nine years. The shop’s owner, Mukesh Pandit, 44, said the burglars seem to treat money only as a light dessert. “Most of the time, thieves took some cash but loads of mithai...

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Poltava region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia on Sunday (December 7, 2025) welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strategy in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published...

Benin’s President Patrice Talon said on Sunday the situation was “totally under control”. (AP) Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of soldiers in the West African nation, vowing to punish those who carried it out. Talon’s announcement on Sunday evening...

Senior Tripura Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman on Sunday said Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will be publicly “beaten up” if they attempt to delete names of any genuine voters or include any fake names during the proposed SIR of electoral rolls in the state. Addressing a training programme for the party’s booth-level agents for the...

NEW DELHI: Beginning April, breath analysers, used to measure blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of drivers or employees, will be required to comply with the newly notified norms issued by the consumer affairs department. The updated standards aim at enhancing accuracy, consistency and credibility of the devices, which play a critical role in law enforcement and...