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A fire, believed to have originated in the ducting and later spreading into the rooms, broke out at a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area early Tuesday, leaving 17 persons dead and two injured. At least 35 people were rescued from the hotel located in the popular shopping district after Delhi Fire Service officials received a call at 4:35am. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on: Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM IST

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A fire, believed to have originated in the ducting and later spreading into the rooms, broke out at a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area early Tuesday, leaving 17 persons dead and two injured. At least 35 people were rescued from the hotel located in the popular shopping district after Delhi Fire Service officials received a call at 4:35am. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

A fire, believed to have originated in the ducting and later spreading into the rooms, broke out at a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area early Tuesday, leaving 17 persons dead and two injured. At least 35 people were rescued from the hotel located in the popular shopping district after Delhi Fire Service officials received a call at 4:35am. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched another attack on PM Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal case on Tuesday alleging that irregularities occurred on three fronts of “compromising national security, procedural lapses and corruption” in the multi-billion defence contract with France. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched another attack on PM Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal case on Tuesday alleging that irregularities occurred on three fronts of “compromising national security, procedural lapses and corruption” in the multi-billion defence contract with France. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took out a protest march in Delhi demanding special status for his state. Following the protest march, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP legislators met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted a memorandum seeking special status for Andhra Pradesh. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took out a protest march in Delhi demanding special status for his state. Following the protest march, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP legislators met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted a memorandum seeking special status for Andhra Pradesh. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Security forces shot dead Hizbul Mujahideen militant Hilal Ahmed Rather, who had helped LeT terrorist Naved Jhatt escape, during an encounter in South Kashmir Tuesday in which an Army jawan was also killed, officials said. Rather, 21, was killed in the encounter in Pulwama after a tip-off was received by the Jammu and Kashmir Police about his presence during the intervening night. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

Security forces shot dead Hizbul Mujahideen militant Hilal Ahmed Rather, who had helped LeT terrorist Naved Jhatt escape, during an encounter in South Kashmir Tuesday in which an Army jawan was also killed, officials said. Rather, 21, was killed in the encounter in Pulwama after a tip-off was received by the Jammu and Kashmir Police about his presence during the intervening night. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Lawyers in Delhi took part in a march from Patiala House Court to Jantar Mantar, part of a nationwide strike called by the Bar Council of India, demanding allocation of Rs 5,000 crore in the budget for the welfare of advocates. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

Lawyers in Delhi took part in a march from Patiala House Court to Jantar Mantar, part of a nationwide strike called by the Bar Council of India, demanding allocation of Rs 5,000 crore in the budget for the welfare of advocates. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down hard on detractors on Tuesday and said that those who were corrupt were the ones who had problems with him. Modi was speaking at the inauguration of various development projects in Kurukshetra in Haryana. Referring to the mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) as the ‘mahamilavat’ he alleged that those in the alliance were threatening the courts. (Anil Dayal / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down hard on detractors on Tuesday and said that those who were corrupt were the ones who had problems with him. Modi was speaking at the inauguration of various development projects in Kurukshetra in Haryana. Referring to the mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) as the ‘mahamilavat’ he alleged that those in the alliance were threatening the courts. (Anil Dayal / HT Photo)

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Alleging that he was stopped from boarding a plane from Lucknow to Allahabad, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at the Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday saying it believes in “roko, thoko neeti” (policy of stop and encounter). Yadav claimed that he was prevented from participating in a students’ union function at Allahabad University. (Deepak Gupta / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

Alleging that he was stopped from boarding a plane from Lucknow to Allahabad, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at the Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday saying it believes in “roko, thoko neeti” (policy of stop and encounter). Yadav claimed that he was prevented from participating in a students’ union function at Allahabad University. (Deepak Gupta / HT Photo)

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A high alert was sounded in the capital after the car of Congress Lok Sabha MP from Manipur Dr Thokchom Meinya rammed a barricade at the Parliament premises on Tuesday morning. The car got stuck on the security spikes and set off the security siren. Though no one was injured in the incident, the car suffered damage. The MP was not in the car when the incident took place. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

A high alert was sounded in the capital after the car of Congress Lok Sabha MP from Manipur Dr Thokchom Meinya rammed a barricade at the Parliament premises on Tuesday morning. The car got stuck on the security spikes and set off the security siren. Though no one was injured in the incident, the car suffered damage. The MP was not in the car when the incident took place. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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As the northern plains brace themselves for rain and snow (and hail) later this week (between February 13 and 15) and, potentially, early next week on account of western disturbances, scientists at the IMD are surprised by their number and intensity. On average, India sees five, maybe six, western disturbances every winter. This year, there have already been nine. (Raj K Raj / HT File)

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 5:10 PM

As the northern plains brace themselves for rain and snow (and hail) later this week (between February 13 and 15) and, potentially, early next week on account of western disturbances, scientists at the IMD are surprised by their number and intensity. On average, India sees five, maybe six, western disturbances every winter. This year, there have already been nine. (Raj K Raj / HT File)

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