The devastating fire at a lodging facility in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, which claimed 21 lives, had barely faded from public memory when another catastrophe unfolded in Lucknow. Fifteen students and staff members perished after a blaze engulfed a 3D animation...

The fire that tore through Delhi’s Flourish Stay B&B in Malviya Nagar, killing 21 persons, mostly foreign nationals, was the predictable consequence of a system that has made peace with illegality and administrative neglect. It is shameful that the building,...