A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at a high-rise residential building in Goregaon East, Mumbai, prompting a quick response from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties have been reported so far. The blaze was reported at 3:33 pm on August 24, at Vaishnav Heights Building on Rani Sati Marg, opposite Balaji Hospital in Goregaon (East). The fire initially broke out in a closed room on the 11th floor of the 22-storey tower.
A 45-year-old woman allegedly smothered her 13-year-old daughter before taking her own life at their residence in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area on Tuesday, police said. The deceased have been identified as Suvarna, a homemaker, and her daughter Tarunya.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated that a second round of talks with Iran could be held in Islamabad “over the next two days,” according to US media reports. The remarks come amid rising tensions, with a temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran set to expire on April 22, raising fears of a renewed escalation if negotiations fail to move forward.
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