Delhiites can now hire private fire auditors for fire safety certificatesDelhi's fire safety clearance process is set to become faster with the introduction of a third-party fire audit system. This comes after a ...
29 May, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Retired IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar who worked with World Bank dies in AC blast at South Delhi home: How to prevent such blasts, 10 simple safety tipsRetired IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar AC Blast: Recent AC incidents in Delhi-NCR have raised safety concerns. A retired IAS officer tragicall...
29 May, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
5 common reasons for AC blast during summers as first chairman of Competition Commission of India, an ex-IAS officer, dies at Delhi homeA retired IAS officer's tragic death in a suspected AC blast highlights critical home safety concerns. Continuous operation, refrigerant le...
29 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
CCI's first chairman Dhanendra Kumar dies in fire at south Delhi home; AC blast suspectedFormer Competition Commission of India Chairman Dhanendra Kumar passed away after a fire at his Hauz Khas residence. The blaze was possibly...
28 May, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Your car has an air recirculation button, and you might be using it all wrongThe car's air recirculation button conserves fuel and improves air quality by recycling cabin air instead of drawing in hot outside air. Th...
25 May, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
With summer nearing, what's the best temperature to set your thermostat?Summer electricity bills can be a shock. Managing cooling costs is a key adulting task. Simple habits can make a big difference. Setting yo...
25 May, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Easy ways to improve fuel efficiency and save hundreds on gas this yearDrivers can save money and help the environment by adopting simple habits. Aggressive driving, speeding, and hard braking reduce gas mileag...
23 May, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Rapid Metro in Gurugram restored, situation under control: OfficialsRapid Metro services in Gurugram were fully restored late Friday night after a major power outage triggered by a fire at a 220 KV power sta...
23 May, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
India is blocking a cheap way to beat the heat wave, one tweak in AC can lower costsIndia faces a cooling crisis as soaring temperatures drive unprecedented electricity demand. While AC sales surge, a safer, cheaper, and mo...
04 May, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
ACs ineffective amidst the heatwave: LocalCirclesA survey by LocalCircles found that 43% of air conditioner users in India find their units ineffective in reducing ambient temperatures to ...
24 Jun, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
No casualties reported after fire erupts due to split AC at Lotus Boulevard Society in NoidaA fire broke out in a building at Lotus Boulevard Society in Noida's Sector 100 due to a blast in an air conditioner on Thursday morning. T...
30 May, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
Fire breaks out in Noida flats due to AC blast; Here's how to prevent an AC blastsA fire broke out in a Noida high-rise due to an air conditioner blast, contained by the building's firefighting systems. As temperatures ri...
30 May, 2024, 08.47 PM IST
Odisha AC Blast: Man found alive after declared dead by hospital; wife dies by suicide in mix-upIn a heartbreaking twist of events, a young woman took her own life upon learning of her husband's supposed demise at the Hi-Tech Hospital ...
06 Jan, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
Why did Modi govt's guidelines for AC send temperatures soaring?Many think that now the government wants to control the temperature of their ACs. But default setting does not mean 'control'. It can be ch...
25 Jun, 2018, 03.06 PM IST
In 2006, Yogi Adityanath had snubbed Ajmer Sharif blast convictThe latter had directed them in March 2006 to go to Agra to meet local RSS functionary Rajeshwar Singh and then get an audience with Yogi i...
25 Mar, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
'Blast in AC compressor may have led to Mumbai highrise fire'The massive blaze in a high rise here that killed seven people and injured 18 others was caused apparently by a blast in an air-conditioner.
07 Jun, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
- Blast in Rajdhani Express in Assam, 5 killed
Five people were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in Assam's Golaghat district early on Thu...
13 Dec, 2007, 08.46 AM IST