Category: Events

Goa nightclub inferno (Picture credit: PTI) PANAJI: Tragedy struck Goa’s popular after-hours party scene just before midnight on Saturday, killing 25 people – five of them tourists – and injuring six inside a nightclub in Arpora that turned into a fireball within seconds of electric firecrackers hitting the wooden ceiling of the first floor as...

PANAJI: Nightclubs face inherent fire risks due to their design characteristics, and the tragic fire at Birch by Romeo Lane at Arpora demonstrates that enforcement remains a critical, if not absent, factor, experts told TOI.“To be honest, most nightclubs are fire hazards,” said an officer from the directorate of fire and emergency services. “Most of...

‘True culprit is my mother’: Massive twist in Punjab case, thrown into canal by father 2 months ago, ‘dead’ girl reappears FEROZEPUR: A 17-year-old girl presumed dead for two months — after allegedly being thrown into a canal by her father — has resurfaced alive in Punjab’s Ferozepur, demanding her father’s immediate release from jail.The...

Goa nightclub fire PANAJI: Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora located approximately 16km from Panaji, was constructed on a salt pan with inadequate safety measures, highlighting significant infrastructure concerns following a Saturday night fire incident that claimed 25 lives.The establishment, marketed as Goa’s first island club, faces legal scrutiny over its safety protocols and...

PANAJI: In a major tragedy ahead of the peak tourist season, 25 people were killed, including five tourists, after an inferno tore through a popular nightclub, Birch by Romeo Lane, at Arpora, late on Saturday night. Four of the deceased were from the same family in Delhi, and three of them were women, while one...

Operations could return to normal by Dec 10. IndiGo is expected to operate 1,650 flights on Sunday, well below the pre-crisis level of 2,200 NEW DELHI: IndiGo operations could return to normal by Wednesday (December 10) and the airline is expected to operate 1,650 flights on Sunday, but well below the pre-crisis level of 2,200...

File photo NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will initiate a discussion on Monday in Lok Sabha on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, in what will be an extension of the increasingly fiery ideological battle between BJP and its opponents over the journey of India’s national song, a rallying cry during the Congress-led freedom struggle,...

Who was Tom Hicks? Former owner of the Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers, and Liverpool FC dies at 79 (Image Via Getty) Tom Hicks was a Texas businessman who played a major role in American and international sports. He died at the age of 79 on Saturday, December 7, in Dallas, Texas. A spokesperson confirmed that...

File photo (Picture credit: AP) SRINAGAR: A 29-year-old Chinese national was questioned by police and intelligence officials in central Kashmir’s Budgam district Sunday for travelling to J&K and Ladakh without permission and violating visa norms, a police official said.The man, who was found staying at a homestay in the area, told interrogators that he had...

Representative image 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...