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TopicDelhi fire service

Topic: Delhi fire service

Fire at Delhi hotel that killed 17 wasn’t controlled early on since staff were untrained

Staff at the Arpit hotel weren't trained to use the fire-fighting equipment, and struggled to open the windows which had an automatic lock system.

17 killed in Delhi hotel fire, CM Kejriwal announces Rs 5 lakh for kin

Civic officials said a short circuit likely started the fire, while union minister K.J. Alphons said emergency exits were too narrow and locked.

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Modi’s ‘Make in India’—a case study in what happens when strategy is replaced by storytelling

From day one, Make in India was driven by optics than economics. There were global summits, slick visuals, and media blitzes. But the real machinery never showed up.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.