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Severe heat wave grips Orissa, conditions likely to prevail The pre-summer heat in Orissa has already begun to affect normal lives with weather department issuing heat wave advisory in the area. Eleven towns in the state recorded temperature at more than 40 degree Celsius on Tuesday. (56k)

Kolkata fire claims 23 lives, toll may go up The death toll soared to 23 on Wednesday in a fire, which broke out in the Stephen Court building in the heart of Kolkata's bustling Park Street on Tuesday. While four bodies were found on Tuesday night, 14 other charred bodies were discovered early on Wednesday from the sixth floor of the high-rise building. (56k)

Ram Navami celebrated across India Devout Hindus across India celebrated the festival of Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of lord Rama on Wednesday. In northern parts of India, the festival also marked the end of the nine-day fasting and Navaratri festival. (56k)