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A massive fire broke out on the top floors of the ground plus eight-storied GST Bhavan here at Byculla on Monday morning, officials said. At least five fire-tenders were deployed to battle the blaze even as thick clouds of smoke billowed out of the upper two floors. There are no reports of any casualties in the incident so far, and further details are awaited, said the BMC Disaster Control. Read More

Vodafone Idea has launched a slew of initiatives for ongoing Kumbh mela, including Milaap service aimed at ensuing safety of children and senior citizens, as well as location alerts and other digital solutions, the company said Thursday. The Milaap services, involves providing RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to children and senior citizens along with the details of parents or guardians. "These RFID tags - enabled with a simple identification process will allow local authorities or police to take any child or senior citizen found unaccompanied or under a panic situation to visit the nearest Vodafone Milaap or Khoya Paya booth. On flashing these RFID tags on the RFID reader, the concerned parent's contact details will be accessed," Vodafone Idea, that owns the Vodafone brand of mobile services, said in a statement. The family member will receive the details of the concerned booth from where they can re-unite with their child, the statement explained....

There seems to be no end to woes of scores of commuters in Mumbai as an indefinite strike called by employees of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) continued for the fourth consecutive day on Friday. At least 32,000 employees of Mumbai's civic transport from a long time have been demanding for merging of BEST budget with 'A' budget of BMC. They are also seeking resolution of the issue of employee service residences and recruitment. When the talks with the authorities failed, the employees resorted to the strike . BEST, the lifeline of Mumbai has a fleet size of as many as 3200 buses. It the second largest transport system in the metropolis after local trains which ferry more than 70 lakh commuters on a daily basis. Read More Business Standard

Deepika Padukone has made it to the top five of Forbes India's 2018 list of richest Indians, becoming the first woman to do so. The newly-wed actor - whose 'Padmaavat' went on to break many records - raked in a phenomenal Rs 112.8 crore this year to become the highest-earning woman celebrity. According to the publication, there are 18 women on the list (which first came out in 2012) - down from 21 in 2017. Maintaining his position on the top for the third time is superstar Salman Khan . With earnings amounting to Rs 253.25 crore, the 52-year-old became India's highest-paid celebrity on the list. Apart from them, while India cricket captain Virat Kohli bagged the second spot (Rs 228.09 crore), Akshay Kumar held the third place with a total gross of Rs 185 crore. At no. 5 is 'Captain Cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni , who raked in Rs 101.77 crore. Read More Business Standard

Deepika Padukone is a beaming bride-to-be as the wedding festivities have officially begun in her hometown Bangalore. The 32-year-old, who is all set to tie the knot with beau Ranveer Singh, looked radiant in an orange suit as she performed pooja before the "new beginnings." Deepika's stylist Shaleena Nathani shared the pictures from the ceremony on her Instagram account. "To new beginnings," she captioned the picture. In another picture, the 'Padmaavat' star can be seen sharing a fun moment with her team. "Love you to the mooon and back So so so so so sooooo happy for you. Cant wait for it all to starttttt. You deserve all the happiness in the world and more," read the caption. Deepika and Ranveer Singh announced last month that they are tying the knot on November 14-15. The wedding destination is reportedly Lake Como, Itlay. Read Complete Article Business Standard

Schools and colleges as well as plants of several companies will remain shut in Maharashtra's Pune district in view of the bandh called by the Maratha organisations over their reservation demand. General News : Schools and colleges as well as plants of several companies will remain shut in Maharashtra's Pune district in view of the bandh called by the Maratha organizations over their reservation demand. Collector Naval Kishore Ram in an order issued here said there will be road blockades and processions tomorrow and the possibility of stone-pelting on vehicles and arson cannot be ruled out. Therefore, schools and colleges have been asked to remain closed tomorrow and an advisory has been issued in this connection, the order said. "Even if there is no untoward incident during the protest, roads might be blocked and we don't want students to be inconvenienced and parents to be anxious unnecessarily," the collector told PTI. A release issu...

Bollywood star Sonakshi Sinha dropped the trailer of her upcoming flick, 'Happy Phir Bhaag Jayegi' and it promises a fun ride for the audience. General News : Bollywood star Sonakshi Sinha dropped the trailer of her upcoming flick, 'Happy Phir Bhaag Jayegi' and it promises a fun ride for the audience. Starring Jimmy Shergill, Jassie Gill, Diana Penty, Ali Fazal and Piyush Mishra, the movie is sure to tickle your funny bone. In the trailer, Sonakshi appears to have been abducted by a gang of professional assassins, who fly her all the way away from Amritsar to China. Jimmy Sheirgill enters as Daman Singh Bagga, who is still looking for his runaway bride from the prequel. Both the new and old characters are busy looking for Happy aka Harpreet and to add the to confusion Diana Penty shows up in the trailer towards the end. The movie is a sequel to 2016 comedy 'Happy Bhag Jayegi' which starred Jimmy Shergill, Diana Penty, Ali Fazal and Piy...

The Reserve Bank today said it will soon issue new Rs 100 notes in lavender colour having motif of Rani ki vav' a stepwell located on the banks of Saraswati river in Gujarat's Patan. "All Rs 100 banknotes issued earlier will also continue to be legal tender," the central bank said while announcing the issue of the new Rs 100 notes. The base colour of the note is Lavender. The note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse and reverse. Dimension of the banknote will be 66 mm x 142 mm, making it smaller than the current Rs 100 notes. The size of current Rs 100 notes is 157 mm x 73 mm "As is normal, when a new design of banknote is introduced, printing and supply of these notes for distribution to public through the banking channel will gradually increase," said the RBI, which issues currency in the country. The new Rs 100 note follows, new notes in denomination of Rs 10, Rs ...

At least 12 labourers were in the under-construction building when the incident took place and all of them were feared trapped Current Affairs News : Three persons were arrested for the collapse of two buildings in Greater Noida, killing at least three persons and trapping several others under the debris, police said today. A six-storey under-construction building fell on an adjacent building in Shah Beri village under the Bisrakh police station last night. The second building also collapsed under the impact. At least 12 labourers were in the under-construction building when the incident took place and all of them were feared trapped, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Arun Kumar Singh said. While two bodies were pulled out of the rubble late last night, another body was pulled out this morning, he added. Inspector General of Police, Meerut Zone, Ram Kumar said the owner of the land, Gangashankar Dwivedi, and two others -- Dinesh and Sanjay -- were arrested. An FIR...