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PIL Filed in Bombay HC Over Palghar Lynching Incident
A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court by Supreme Court lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava over the Palghar lynching incident. The PIL seeks a CBI or an SIT inquiry and a time-bound trial in a fast track court.
(Source: ANI)
Fire at Hotel-Turned-Quarantine Facility in Mumbai
A fire broke out at a hotel in Mumbai's Nagpada area which is being used as a coronavirus quarantine centre on Tuesday evening, but there were no reports of anybody getting injured, an official said.
The blaze started in the four-storey Hotel Ripon Palace on Bellasis Road around 6:20 pm, said a Fire Brigade official.
Most of the quarantined patients were rescued from the smoke-filled building while search was on for others, he said.
(Source: PTI)
Voda Idea Pays Rs 1,367 cr to Govt Towards Licence Fee, Spectrum Charges for March Qtr
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea has submitted about Rs 1,367 crore to the government towards licence fee and spectrum usage charges (SUC) for the recently-concluded March quarter.
Sources said that the telecom department has received the payment made by Vodafone Idea, and added that other operators had made their payments earlier.
(Source: PTI)
Sensex Tanks Over 1,000 Points to End at 30,636
Sensex tanked 1,011.29 points to end at 30,636.71 on Tuesday, while Nifty plunged 280.40 points to 8,981.45 at close.
(Source: PTI)