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TRP Game Zone on Nana Mauva Road in Rajkot on Saturday, claiming the lives of at least 27 individuals, including nine young children. The victims were tragically burned to death in the inferno. According to DCP Parthrajsinh Gohil, the death toll has reached 27, while search and rescue efforts continue at the scene. The fire, which started around 6 pm, caused chaos as some managed to escape while others were trapped by collapsing temporary structures. Sources said at least 300 people were present in the game zone due to summer vacation and weekend. Ilesh Kher, the chief fire officer of Rajkot, said, «A temporary structure collapsed near the entrance, making it difficult for the people to rush outside the dome. This also created hurdles in firefighting.» Although a short circuit is commonly thought to have initiated the fire, officials from the fire department have indicated that the precise cause will only be determined after a thorough investigation has been conducted.

Rohit Sharma, the first batch of Indian cricketers departed for the United States on Saturday for the T20 World Cup starting June 2. The squad includes pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathou.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) highlighted this as the highest temperature since June 1, 2019, when Churu, also in Rajasthan, logged a scorching 50.8 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, Phalodi hit India's all-time high temperature of 51 degrees Celsius on May 19, 2016.Apart from the northern plains and central regions, severe heat was also witnessed in Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe warning in northeastern region. Apart from extremely heavy rainfall in coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal, it will also have its affect in Tripura, and some other parts of northeastern statesAccording to the Regional Meteorological Department of Andhra Pradesh, "Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' over North and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal."The Met department further said, "It is very likely to continue to move nearly northwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by May 26 morning over Northwest and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal and cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara by May 26 midnight as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 110-120 gusting to 135 kmph.""The Deep Depression over East-central Bay of Bengal moved nearly northward with a speed of 12 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, May 25, 2024, over the North and adjoining East central Bay of Bengal near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 89.5°E, about 360 km south-southeast of Khepupara (Bangladesh), 350 km south-southeast of Sagar Islands (West Bengal) and 390 km south-southeast of Canning (West Bengal)," it said.

Ravi Kota said that after tea and oil, Assam should be globally known for its precious wealth – agarwood.

7th Pay Commission News: The government hiked dearness allowance (DA) for over 1 crore employees and pensioners by 4% for the first half of 2024. With this hike, the DA ceiling hit 50% of the basic pay, triggering speculation about the merger of this allowance into the basic salary.

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BJP and opposition parties in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, a Rajasthan minister on Saturday said the classification of certain Muslim groups under the OBC category would be reviewed in the state. Social justice and empowerment minister of Rajasthan Avinash Gehlot said that previous Congress governments gave OBC reservation to Muslim castes from 1997 to 2013 as part of appeasement politics and now it will be reviewed.

KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Final: The 2024 season of the Indian Premier League is down to its final game, as Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders and Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off at the grand MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. The IPL fans are excited about the upcoming thriller, but the latest cyclone advisory by the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has raised the suspense. The weather department has issued a forecast that Cyclone Remal is set to make landfall in Bangladesh and several parts of India on May 26.

Cyclone Remal Live Updates: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning against severe Cyclone Remal on Saturday, which is expected to hit West Bengal on Sunday. The weather department said the cyclone will bring extremely heavy rainfall and strong winds to coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal on May 26.

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Narendra Modi stayed in April 2023, Radisson Blu Plaza in Mysuru, is considering legal action because his bills of ₹80.6 lakh have not been paid, The Hindu reported. PM Modi was in Mysuru to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger, organized by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF).The State Forest Department was told to organise an event from April 9 to 11, costing ₹3 crore with full funding from the Central government.

Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm by this evening (Saturday), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Remal will hit the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on May 26.Here are top ten updates: 1. In a press release, on Friday, the IMD department said that the depression over the central Bay of Bengal has moved towards the northeast with a speed of 20 kmph during the past three hours. “It will likely continue to move north-eastward and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the east-central Bay of Bengal by May 25th," it added.2, Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told ANI that by the midnight of 26 May, it will hit coastal areas of West Bengal when the wind speed is 110-120 kmph.

grandfather of the 17-year-old teenager who crashed his Porsche car into a motorbike killing two persons has been arrested for 'wrongful confinement' of the family driver, said an official on Saturday.

Dombivli boiler blast case that claimed 11 lives and injured more than 60 persons on Friday. The cops have also detailed Malaya Mehta's mother, Malti Mehta, from Nashik. Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Siddhesh Kadam, inspected the site on Friday and said, "There have been a total of 10 casualties here, with 2 people missing, so the rescue operation is ongoing.

Passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight from the city had a tough time on Friday as they had to wait inside the aircraft for more than five hours. The flight was later rescheduled for Saturday. An airline official said the Boeing 777 plane, which was scheduled to take off at 1600 hours, was first delayed due to a technical glitch, then some passengers deboarded and subsequently, another passenger fell ill.

European Union's industry chief has called on the United States to pass new technology regulations, in the hopes of fostering a cohesive digital marketplace across the Atlantic.

Rishi Sunak's government on Friday became the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to join a growing parliamentary exodus ahead of the July general election.

Indian chipmaker, which has developed solutions for direct broadcasting of content on mobile phones, has termed a recent report of the telecom department's technical wing on the tech standards for the service as «rigged, favouring multinationals» and against strategic and national interests. The Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC) report has suggested that 3GPP 5G broadcast standards — backed by global chipmakers Qualcomm and Samsung, telecom equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson as well as Indian telecom operators — have superior ecosystem readiness for direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcasting compared with the ATSC 3.0 protocols. Bengaluru-based Saankhya Labs has developed chipsets and radios for D2M broadcasting under the ATSC 3.0 protocols and the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur has done a trial based on its solutions. The Saankhya model allows users to access live content on mobile phones, akin to TV, without an active mobile data connection. D2M technologies based on 3GPP standards require an active mobile data connection.

A coalition of insurance trade associations has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor (DOL), seeking to overturn a regulation they argue limits consumer choice in financial professionals and restricts access to retirement products that offer protected lifetime income.