Kolkata: A massive fire that tore through a budget hotel in the congested Mechuapatti area of Burrabazar in central Kolkata on Tuesday night claimed at least 14 lives and left 13 injured, triggering a political blame game and calls for accountability. The fire broke out around 7:30 pm in the six-storey Rituraj Hotel and quickly []

Says the two parties have history of divisive politics Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Sunday said the people of Maharashtra have decisively rejected Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS after realising that these parties are only interested in selfish agendas for power, which they concealed under the facade of commitment for the state. Nirupam []

Staff Reporter Panaji LD Samant High School made light work of Peoples High School, registering a commanding nine-wicket victory in their U-14 President Cup clash at the Panjim Gymkhana ground on Wednesday. Put into bowl, LD Samants bowling unit dismantled Peoples HS for a modest 89 in 22.4 overs. Sanchit starred with the ball, returning []

Staff Reporter Calangute Despite Goa having no power cuts or load shedding, unlike neighbouring states, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said people are reluctant to pay their dues, stating that the government bears a loss of Rs 2 per unit. Speaking at the virtual foundation stone-laying ceremony for infrastructure projects worth Rs 100 crore []

AP Beijing Chinese rescuers searched for some 30 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. The Ministry of Emergency Management deployed hundreds of rescuers including firefighters following the landslide in a village in Junlian county. Two people were pulled out alive and []