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Ukraine drones strike buildings in heart of Russia in 9/11 style attack

Ukraine's eight drone attacks hit Kazan, Russia, causing damage to residential buidlings but no casualities reported yet.

A view shows a damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kazan, Russia r(REUTERS)

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Published on Dec 21, 2024 05:11 PM IST

AP |

'Big Bend' skyscraper in Manhattan proposed to become world’s longest building

The innovative shape also enables developers to construct taller buildings on smaller plots, cutting down their overall costs.

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Published on Nov 12, 2024 11:05 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Fire breaks out on ground floor of 65 storey building in Noida, none injured

In the residences located above, in the five floors, there were around 20 people, who were evacuated as a precautionary measure to save them from the smoke billowing upwards

Videos of the fire that were shared on social media by residents living in nearby residential towers on Thursday morning showed thick fumes billowing from the tall building. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Noida

'Come upstairs to use the lift': Note for differently-abled leaves people fuming

The note reads that a disabled person would have to climb upstairs and inform a staff member that they need to use the lift designed for them.

The note outside a building for the differently abled and toddlers left people angry. (Reddit)

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Published on Aug 22, 2024 02:42 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Coaching centre deaths: Old Rajendra Nagar building owners move court for bail

The bail applications will be heard by the principal district and sessions judge, Anju Bajaj Chandna, with arguments scheduled for Wednesday

Three students drowned in the flooded basement of the coaching centre on July 27. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 07, 2024 01:05 AM IST

ByDeepankar Malviya

After death of passerby in collapse, MHADA begins demolishing Rubinissa Manzil

MHADA begins demolishing century-old Rubinissa Manzil after balcony collapse kills one. Residents in talks with developer amid dispute over redevelopment.

Mumbai, India. July 24, 2024: Rubinissa Manzil's building was demolished by MAHDA. One woman died, and four people were injured after a portion of the Rubinissa Manzil building collapsed last week. July 24, 2024. (Photo By Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 25, 2024 07:02 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Noida: Fire breaks out at food packaging firm, no casualty

A preliminary probe revealed that in the morning, when workers arrived at the factory and turned on the AC, a short-circuit occurred, triggering the fire

The chief fire officer since food packaging items such as plastic were stored in the building, the fire gave rise to thick smoke that filled the whole building. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 20, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Tel Aviv blast caused by ‘aerial target’; 1 killed, 10 others injured: Report

A powerful, loud explosion was reported in a building in Tel Aviv on Friday morning, the Israeli police said.

Loud explosion in Tel Aviv, bomb disposal experts on site: Report(Twitter)

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Updated on Jul 19, 2024 10:28 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

3 children killed after slab of dilapidated building collapses in F’bad

The children were playing in front of the building, where they lived, when the entire slab, which was supported by iron angles, collapsed on them at about 6.30pm on Friday. They said that all three were rushed to hospital but were declared dead on arrival

The SHO of Sector-58 police station said that the iron angles in the building were corroded from rust due to which it broke from the weight of the slab on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 07, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Delhiwale: A road with a view

Bhairon Marg in Delhi showcases the stark contrast between the new Bharat Mandapam and the old Purana Qila, highlighting the city's history and evolution.

Two people sit outside the Bharat Mandapam’s entry gate. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

PMC begins door-to-door surveillance to check typhoid spread

Six days after an outbreak of typhoid at Sadanandnagar building in Mangalwar Peth, PMC on Friday swung into action and began surveillance in the area

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers

KUWAIT-FIRE/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV):UPDATE 5-Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers

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Published on Jun 13, 2024 06:35 AM IST

Reuters |

49, mostly Indians, killed in Kuwait building blaze

Footage shared on social media showed huge flames and black smoke coming out of the building as fire fighters attempted to control the blaze

Smoke billows after a fire broke out in a building, in Mangaf, Kuwait, on Wednesday. (PTI)

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Updated on Jun 13, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar, New Delhi

Man, 36, attempting to climb 30-storey building stopped by firefighters

As spectators gathered below, Marcin Banot—clad in an Argentine football jersey—was stopped after ascending 25 stories of the Globant skyscraper.

TOPSHOT - Firefighters intercept Polish climber Marcin Banot (2nd-R) as he climbed a building in Puerto Madero wearing an Argentina national football team jersey with Lionel Messi's number 10 in Buenos Aires on June 11, 2024. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on Jun 12, 2024 03:03 PM IST

AFP | | Edited by Vrinda Jain

Delhi: Fire breaks out at two Lajpat Nagar hospitals, none hurt

The presence of emergency vehicles as well onlookers led to traffic snarls on the Ring Road and in Lajpat Nagar for at least half-an-hour, police said

Firefighters at the site of the blaze on Wednesday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

20-year-old labourer falls off 17th floor in Mohali, dies

The youth, identified as Deepak Kumar, was rushed to the civil hospital in Phase 6, Mohali, where doctors referred him to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh; but he was declared brought dead

Other labourers lodged a complaint at the Aerocity police station, where cops have launched a probe. (iStock)

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Updated on May 13, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Massive fire breaks out at a building in Noida's Sector 65

Efforts are underway to douse off the blaze, while the reason of the fire has not been known so far.

The fire broke out on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.(ANI)

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Updated on Apr 28, 2024 07:48 AM IST

ANI | ByHT News Desk

Muzaffarnagar building collapse: 1 dead, several feared trapped

22-25 people were trapped after the roof of a building collapsed in Jansath on Sunday.

Rescue operations are underway to rescue people trapped in building collapse incident in Muzaffarnagar.(ANI)

india news

Published on Apr 14, 2024 10:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

FIR against builder, contractors after building wall collapse on footpath in Andheri

Developer and contractors booked as part of an under-demolition building collapsed in Andheri West, Mumbai, due to lack of safety measures.

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Updated on Mar 31, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByJeet Mashru, Vinay Dalvi

HC orders demolition of illegal building in Ghansoli

Bombay HC orders demolition of illegally built building in Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, emphasizing public good over individual property rights.

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Updated on Mar 28, 2024 07:20 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

19-year-old labourer dies after falling from second floor in Mulund

19-year-old labourer Azizur Shaikh died after falling from a building in Mumbai. Contractors arrested for negligence. No safety measures provided.

cities

Updated on Mar 20, 2024 07:08 AM IST

ByManish K Pathak

‘Only face was visible’: Workers rescued from college roof debris in Gujarat

Labourer rescued after being trapped for hours after an under-construction medical college building in Gujarat's Morbi collapsed.

Four workers injured as under-construction building collapses in Gujarat's Morbi.(ANI)

india news

Published on Mar 09, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Fire breaks out in Delhi high-rise, two children among three rescued

Six fire tenders and at least 20 firefighters were deployed to douse the blaze and carry out rescue operations. No casualty has been reported till now

For representational purposes only. (AFP File Photo)

cities

Published on Feb 23, 2024 12:22 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Explosions at illegal factory in Delhi amplified deadly fire

A fire at an illegal paint factory in Delhi has claimed 11 lives, including one woman. The blaze quickly spread to nearby houses and shops.

NDRF team at the site of a paint godown that caught fire last night, resulting in the death of 11 people in Alipur, in New Delhi on Friday, February 16, 2024. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 03:38 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh

Bhangel elevated road hits another hurdle — a building in its way

Sources said a building has been newly built in Bhangel, right at the Dadri road, and that is obstructing the alignment of this elevated road project

Earlier, the authority had decided to complete and open at least half of the six lanes of Bhangel elevated road by February end, 2024. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 03, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Four killed, two injured, in fire at Delhi residential building

Four people, including a one-year-old girl, were killed in a fire in a five-storey building in northeast Delhi. Two others were injured.

cities

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Man confesses starting building fire that killed 76. He did it to hide a body

The shocking confession came when the man was testifying at the public inquiry into the causes of the nighttime fire in Johannesburg in August.

Medics stand by the covered bodies of victims of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.(AP)

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Published on Jan 24, 2024 05:47 AM IST

AP |

Massive fire breaks out in residential building in Mumbai's Dombivli East

The incident was reported at the Casa Aurelia building in Phase 2 of Lodha Palava township in Dombivli East at around 1:23pm.

The incident took place at the Casa Aurelia building in Phase 2 of Lodha Palava township in Dombivli East around 1:23pm. (HT Photo)

cities

Published on Jan 13, 2024 04:01 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

10 years later, MHADA to complete redevelopment of Dadar building

The owner of R. K. Building 1 and 2 at Ranade Road had undertaken the redevelopment project on 946 square metres of land. After constructing up to 9th floor, the builder stalled the project named Swami Samarth Krupa Building in 2014. During this period tenants did not receive any rent money and were forced to bear the financial burden

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Updated on Jan 10, 2024 08:30 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

19-year-old college student jumps to death from Mumbai building

A 19-year-old college student died allegedly by committing suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of the building where she lived in Mumbai on Wednesday.

cities

Published on Jan 04, 2024 09:06 AM IST

ANI |

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Ukraine's eight drone attacks hit Kazan, Russia, causing damage to residential buidlings but no casualities reported yet.

The innovative shape also enables developers to construct taller buildings on smaller plots, cutting down their overall costs.

In the residences located above, in the five floors, there were around 20 people, who were evacuated as a precautionary measure to save them from the smoke billowing upwards

The note reads that a disabled person would have to climb upstairs and inform a staff member that they need to use the lift designed for them.

The bail applications will be heard by the principal district and sessions judge, Anju Bajaj Chandna, with arguments scheduled for Wednesday

MHADA begins demolishing century-old Rubinissa Manzil after balcony collapse kills one. Residents in talks with developer amid dispute over redevelopment.

A preliminary probe revealed that in the morning, when workers arrived at the factory and turned on the AC, a short-circuit occurred, triggering the fire

A powerful, loud explosion was reported in a building in Tel Aviv on Friday morning, the Israeli police said.

The children were playing in front of the building, where they lived, when the entire slab, which was supported by iron angles, collapsed on them at about 6.30pm on Friday. They said that all three were rushed to hospital but were declared dead on arrival

Bhairon Marg in Delhi showcases the stark contrast between the new Bharat Mandapam and the old Purana Qila, highlighting the city's history and evolution.

Six days after an outbreak of typhoid at Sadanandnagar building in Mangalwar Peth, PMC on Friday swung into action and began surveillance in the area

KUWAIT-FIRE/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV):UPDATE 5-Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers

Footage shared on social media showed huge flames and black smoke coming out of the building as fire fighters attempted to control the blaze

As spectators gathered below, Marcin Banot—clad in an Argentine football jersey—was stopped after ascending 25 stories of the Globant skyscraper.

The presence of emergency vehicles as well onlookers led to traffic snarls on the Ring Road and in Lajpat Nagar for at least half-an-hour, police said

The youth, identified as Deepak Kumar, was rushed to the civil hospital in Phase 6, Mohali, where doctors referred him to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh; but he was declared brought dead

Efforts are underway to douse off the blaze, while the reason of the fire has not been known so far.

22-25 people were trapped after the roof of a building collapsed in Jansath on Sunday.

Developer and contractors booked as part of an under-demolition building collapsed in Andheri West, Mumbai, due to lack of safety measures.

Bombay HC orders demolition of illegally built building in Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, emphasizing public good over individual property rights.

19-year-old labourer Azizur Shaikh died after falling from a building in Mumbai. Contractors arrested for negligence. No safety measures provided.

Labourer rescued after being trapped for hours after an under-construction medical college building in Gujarat's Morbi collapsed.

Six fire tenders and at least 20 firefighters were deployed to douse the blaze and carry out rescue operations. No casualty has been reported till now

A fire at an illegal paint factory in Delhi has claimed 11 lives, including one woman. The blaze quickly spread to nearby houses and shops.

Sources said a building has been newly built in Bhangel, right at the Dadri road, and that is obstructing the alignment of this elevated road project

Four people, including a one-year-old girl, were killed in a fire in a five-storey building in northeast Delhi. Two others were injured.

The shocking confession came when the man was testifying at the public inquiry into the causes of the nighttime fire in Johannesburg in August.

The incident was reported at the Casa Aurelia building in Phase 2 of Lodha Palava township in Dombivli East at around 1:23pm.

A 19-year-old college student died allegedly by committing suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of the building where she lived in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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