Thursday, July 19, 2012

Three dead, at least 31 injured after six coaches of Kasara-Mumbai train derail; rail traffic hit

Three dead, at least 31 injured after six coaches of Kasara-Mumbai train derail; rail traffic hit


Three dead, at least 31 injured after six coaches of Kasara-Mumbai train derail; rail traffic hit

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 08:19 PM PDT

Kasara-Mumbai train derails: Three people died and at least 31 others were injured, four of them seriously, after six of the 12 coaches of the Kasara-Mumbai train derailed in Maharashtra's Thane distr...


14 dead after tractor collides with truck in Muzaffarnagar

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:34 PM PDT

Fourteen people have been killed after a tractor they were travelling on collided with a truck this morning in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh. Fifteen people have also been injured in the acc...


Protests against Bangalore school after charge of discrimination

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Bangalore's Oxford School, which is facing serious allegations of discrimination against children admitted under the Right to Education act, saw huge protests by political and other groups outside its...


Three dead, at least 31 injured after six coaches of Kasara-Mumbai train derail

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Three people died and at least 31 others were injured, four of them seriously, after six of the 12 coaches of the Kasara-Mumbai train derailed in Maharashtra's Thane district. The Kasara local was com...


One dead, eight injured as section of flyover collapses in Wadala in Mumbai

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT

One person has died and eight others have been injured after a portion of the Eastern Expressway flyover collapsed in Shanti Nagar in Mumbai's Wadala area.


Cop caught on camera removing girls' dupattas as punishment

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:22 AM PDT

A police officer, male, is on camera forcibly removing the dupatta or stole of two teenaged girls accused of snatching a woman's purse in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.


Construction stopped at old Delhi's Akrababadi Masjid site

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:48 AM PDT

Cameras clicked, namaz was offered and there was palpable excitement among the hundreds gathered on Thursday at Subhash Park near Jama Masjid - the spot where ruins of the historical Akbarabadi Masjid...


Why this man was kept in chains for more than a month

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT

A 35-year-old man in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district was kept in chains for 35 days because he was planning to elope with a girl. Arun Sartabe was rescued by the police on Wednesday, after people in t...


Drunk bus driver with 42 children on board gets minor punishment

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:27 AM PDT

A man received a five-day jail term after he was found driving a bus carrying 42 children, while he was under the influence of alcohol. The Delhi police plans to appeal for more stringent punishment f...


In Goa Assembly, legislators sing Rajesh Khanna songs

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:32 AM PDT

Several legislators sang hit songs from the films of yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna during a condolence motion in the Goa Legislative Assembly. BJP legislators, including Vishnu Surya Wagh, Mahade...


Mizoram militant leader arrested in Delhi

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT

A top leader of a Mizo militant outfit was arrested by a combined team of Delhi Police and Mizoram Police from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, a minister said on Thursday.


Police foil Osmania University students' bid to march towards Andhra Pradesh assembly

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:17 AM PDT

Police on Thursday foiled an attempt to take out a rally to the state assembly by pro-Telangana students of Osmania University who were demanding that legislators from Telangana not vote for United Pr...


Uneasiness among MNS, sena men over talk of poll tie-up

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 12:18 AM PDT

Sonu alias Wafi Khan has reportedly told Crime Branch officials that he was in love with actress Laila Khan and wanted to marry her, but his father was against the match. While being questioned by cop...


Hitachi shuts unit at Kadi plant in Gujarat after major fire

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 12:16 AM PDT

Consumer durables firm Hitachi Home & Life Solutions said on Thursday that a major fire broke out at its Kadi Plant in Gujarat due to which one of its units has become non-operational.


Train runs over mother crossing tracks with child

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT

Despite repeated efforts by railway management officials to create awareness about the dangers of crossing the tracks, better sense is yet to prevail and many continue to flirt with danger and death. ...


A passenger to Delhi named Mr Ballot Box

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:45 PM PDT

An unusual traveller will take flight from Mumbai airport for the Capital tomorrow morning to determine whether Pranab Mukherjee or Purno Agitok Sangma will be the next addressee at Rashtrapati Bhavan...


Drink on this footpath, get your face blackened

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:25 PM PDT

Thane corporator Sanjay Waghule has a system of his own to brand the black sheep in his constituency. The BJP leader has put up hoardings across a lane near Ram Maruti Road, which proclaims that anyon...


Kerala Congress asks state government to protect agricultural land

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:19 PM PDT

A high-level coordination committee of the Congress party on Wednesday asked the Oommen Chandy government in Kerala to amend existing laws and bring in suitable fresh laws to protect the agricultural ...


Finally, a South Mumbai school welcomes child with autism

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:49 PM PDT

A day after MiD DAY reported on the travails of a retired army man and his wife to secure admission for their 'special needs' child in any of the city's 'regular' schools, Dunnes School in Colaba open...


Temperature increase by six notches above season's average

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:22 PM PDT

It was a warm yet breezy morning for the capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 32.2 degrees Celsius, six notches above average for the season. The met department predicted light...


Guwahati molestation case: Opposition protests in front of Raj Bhawan

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:39 PM PDT

Opposition AIUDF legislators on Wednesday staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan over the July 9 public molestation of a girl on a main road here and other crimes that have rocked various parts of As...


Maruti Manesar plant: HR manager was burnt to death, 99 arrested

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:20 PM PDT

Maruti Suzuki's plant at Manesar remained closed on Thursday after a huge riot in which a senior HR executive was killed by workers. About 85 people, including 9 policemen, are reportedly injured. The...


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