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Goa nightclub ran operations despite repeated police warnings

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Sources close to the investigation into Goa’s 'Birch by Romeo Lane Club' fire tragedy have claimed that Ajay Gupta, one of the arrested accused, handled the entire operation and that the club was his brainchild.
Twenty-five people were burnt alive in a major fire that broke out at the nightclub on December 6.
Gaurav Luthra and Saurav Luthra, two brothers who own the club, are currently in the custody of Thai police in Phuket. The Luthra brothers had fled to Phuket via an Indigo flight soon after the fire broke out. Efforts are underway to bring them back to India.
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Delhi chokes under "severe" pollution, Anand Vihar eecords AQI 493

18 Jan 2026 | 10:11 AM

New Delhi, Jan 18(UNI) Severe air pollution continued to choke the national capital on Sunday, even as a cold weather swept through the city, offering little to no relief in air quality.

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Delhi air quality remains ‘severe’ as fog, cold conditions persist

18 Jan 2026 | 9:53 AM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Delhi continued to grapple with severe air pollution on Sunday, with the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 439 at 7 am, firmly in the ‘severe’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The situation had already worsened late Saturday night, when the AQI stood at 432 around 10 pm, before deteriorating further by Sunday morning.

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Dense fog in Delhi: Zero visibility and chilly minimum temperature of 5 3°C

18 Jan 2026 | 9:52 AM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Dense fog reduced visibility to zero at Safdarjung in the national capital on Sunday morning, while Palam recorded visibility of just 100 metres, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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Amit Shah visits NBT's Vande Mataram pavilion at World Book Fair

18 Jan 2026 | 12:24 AM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that 'Ananda Math', the literary classic authored by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, created history by inspiring millions of Indians to wage the freedom struggle and put an end to British rule back in the day.

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CAQM invokes GRAP- IV measures as Delhi's AQI reaches severe zone

17 Jan 2026 | 10:44 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) As Delhi's average air quality index witnessed a sharp increase on Saturday recording 428, at 8 pm, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the Delhi and NCR invoked stage- IV measures of its anti- pollution Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to further prevent the rise in pollution.

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