A POOR government clerk from a desolate region of eastern India has become the first person ever to win $1 million (€705,000) on an Indian game show.

A poor government clerk from eastern India has become the first person to win the jackpot on the Indian version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'.

A fire raced through a clothing factory in eastern New Delhi today, killing 12 people and injuring at least four others.