LIVE: Eleven killed, 36 injured in fire in Tamil Nadu cracker factory

Latest News LIVE: Eleven people died and more than 20 were injured Friday when an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory at Achankulam village in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, multiple reports said.

The ‘Sree Maariyamman fireworks’ factory had stored firecrackers in a room that caught fire and led to the explosion, the Indian Express website reported. Police told the website the explosion happened at around 1:30 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased, writing on Twitter to express his condolences.

Earlier in the day, a Supreme Court-appointed committee today met 12 farmer unions and cultivators from eight states on three farm laws that sparked protests when they were enacted in September.

 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Parliament Budget 2021-22 in Parliament aimed to making India self-reliant and provides strong stimulus for medium to long term sustainable high growth.

In Mumbai, a court granted bail to the former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar with a rider that she cannot leave the country with its permission. Two more bodies were recovered from the flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, taking the death toll in the calamity to 38.