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Monday, June 22, 2026
TopicBuilding collapse

Topic: building collapse

Warning signs ignored, Delhi HC misled—Mehrauli resident saw building tilt in March, had alerted MCD

Petition in Delhi HC, multiple tweets and police complaints fell on deaf ears, says Sakir Ahmed, who kept requesting MCD to demolish the building in Mehrauli’s Said-ul-Ajaib.

Mehrauli building owner arrested, raids on to nab builders; ignored warnings return to haunt MCD

Located at Said-ul-Ajaib in Mehrauli, the 25-yr-old building stood adjacent to a tin-shed canteen, on which it collapsed Saturday. MCD has suspended 2 officials in connection with incident.

Part of dargah abutting Humayun’s Tomb complex collapses; at least 10 pulled out from under rubble

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which restored Humayun’s Tomb in 2013, took to X to dispel claims that the structure which collapsed was part of Humayun’s Tomb.

Himachal minister booked for ‘assaulting’ NHAI officials; Gadkari calls act deeply reprehensible

An FIR has been registered against Anirudh Singh for allegedly assaulting an NHAI manager and an engineer near a road four-laning site where a five-storey building collapsed Monday.

Delhi CM orders probe into Mustafabad building collapse, many still feared trapped

4 people have lost their lives. Officials say rescue work hampered as building in congested locality and can only be reached through bylanes where movement of heavy machinery not easy.

At least 184 dead after nightclub roof collapses in Dominican Republic nightclub

The roof collapsed during a Rubby Perez concert, killing the famed singer. The Ministry of Culture will honor him Thursday as a merengue icon and national artistic figure.

Building collapses, fires are major concerns, can avoid if you follow rules, Modi tells mayors

Speaking virtually at a BJP mayors’ conference in Gujarat, the Prime Minister also lauded the fact that the metro network in the country had more than tripled since BJP came to power in 2014.

10-year-old Kolkata Metro project faces new delay as tunnelling leads to building collapse

The two buildings that collapsed in Kolkata Tuesday were among 18 in the Bowbazar area that had developed cracks during work for the East-West Metro project.

Mumbai has another 14,207 buildings waiting to collapse — if not repaired urgently

The decrepit buildings, in some of Mumbai’s oldest & most congested areas, have weakened over time due to neglect, disrepair and illegal alterations.

Series of tough measures only hope for Mumbai’s old buildings

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India seeks US tariff advantage over rivals before finalising trade deal

While US & Indian officials have signaled that a deal was within reach, talks have dragged on amid disputes over tariffs, market access & protections for politically sensitive sectors.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.