
India
Mumbai hospital fire: ESIC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to 2 victims' families; those injured in blaze yet to receive payments
The parents of an infant girl who died four days after the fire in Mumbai's ESIC hospital had alleged that they were paid less compensation. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, additional commissioner, ESIC, said Thursday that the balance amount would be paid by Friday.

India
Compensation of Rs 8 lakh to be given to infant victim of Mumbai fire, says BJP MP; hospital denies payout
The toll in the ESIC Mumbai hospital fire rose to 11 with the baby dying in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Holy Spirit Hospital

India
Shiv Sena MP hits AI staffer: Political leaders react to incident, seek penal action
Leaders across party lines reacted sharply on Thursday to the incident where a Shiv Sena MP thrashed an Air India staffer.