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The blaze engulfed a commercial building housing a pet shop, library, and gaming studio LUCKNOW: Police on Monday arrested three persons and registered an FIR against six named accused and other unidentified individuals in connection with the devastating Aliganj fire that claimed multiple lives and left several others injured.The arrested accused have been identified as...

Lionel Messi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi added another remarkable milestone to his legendary career after scoring against Austria to become the outright highest scorer in FIFA World Cup history and extend his streak of scoring in consecutive World Cup matches.The Argentina captain found the net during the defending champions’ Group J clash in...

Sniffer dog cracks 6-yr-old’s rape case (representative) BAREILLY: A police sniffer dog helped Sambhal police trace the accused in the sexual assault of a six-year-old girl after investigators found no CCTV footage, no eyewitnesses and no immediate forensic lead in the case, officials said.Mary, a seven-year-old Labrador, followed the scent from a scarf recovered near...

A tense standoff at a Uttarakhand gurdwara entered its third day with Nihang Sikhs holding out, reportedly demanding the release of four arrested individuals. DEHRADUN: A tense standoff with Nihang Sikhs at a gurdwara at Nagrasu in Rudraprayag district entered the third day on Monday with at least four of them still locked inside the...

Representative image MEERUT: A criminal from Bihar, Lallan Singh was allegedly shot dead in a fierce gunbattle after he was cornered by UP Special Task Force team on a secluded stretch of the Sarsawa-Nakur Road in Saharanpur district in the early hours of Monday.Hailing from Anandgolwa village in Samastipur district, Bihar, Singh, 35, was wanted...

For the Trump administration, Vance appeared to have clinched a desperately needed truce to calm growing political disquiet at home ahead of the mid-term elections in November, with the vice-president’s own political future at stake. TOI correspondent from Washington: US vice-president JD Vance emerged from two days of talks with Iranian leaders in the Swiss...

Bangladesh eyes 24 Chinese J-10CE fighter jets in big defence push: Report Bangladesh is expected to move forward with plans to acquire 24 Chinese J-10CE multi-role fighter jets during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China, according to a media report.The proposed deal is among a series of agreements expected to be discussed as Dhaka...

Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde with the six rebel UBT MPs at the function in Mumbai where they formally joined Sena MUMBAI: After more than a week of drama and speculation surrounding their political moves, 6 rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs formally joined the Dy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday, making their crossing...

Most of those who lost their lives in Aliganj building fire were young adults, KGMU PRO K K Singh said. LUCKNOW: “Mujhe jaane do apne bete ke paas (Let me go to my son),” screamed a grief-stricken mother as she struggled to break free while relatives of those trapped rushed to the three-storey commercial complex...

A deadly Aliganj fire investigation reveals the building was approved for residential use but later converted to a commercial complex LUCKNOW: Fresh findings in the investigation into the deadly Aliganj fire have revealed that the building where the blaze claimed multiple lives was originally approved as a residential structure and was later converted into a...