NIA visits train derailment site, toll is 41
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 23 (IANS) The death toll in the train derailment in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district rose to 41 as NIA and CID teams visited the scene on Monday to study if there…
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Indonesia detains 17 over alleged IS links
Jakarta, Jan 23 (IANS) Indonesian authorities have detained 17 nationals upon their arrival from Turkey over the weekend for their suspected links with the Islamic State terror group, local media reported on Monday. The detainees,…
Exiled former President ‘stole $11.4m’ from The Gambia
Banjul, Jan 23 (IANS) Over $11.4 million were “stolen” from The Gambia’s state coffers by long-time leader Yahya Jammeh who went into exile on Saturday, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. In his…
Storms kill 11, injure 23 in US
Atlanta, Jan 23 (IANS) Storms lashing the southern United States have killed 11 persons in the state of Georgia, local authorities reported on Sunday. After severe storms hit the southern part of the state, 11…
Pedestrian dies in freak accident in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) In a freak accident, a man was killed after an auto-rickshaw flung in the air and hit him here on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred in Shamshergunj area in Hyderabad…
Train derailment: Odisha announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of persons from the state who lost lives in the derailment of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar…
Car-garbage truck collision in Madhya Pradesh kills 5
Indore, Jan 22 (IANS) At least five persons were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a garbage truck near here on Sunday morning, police said. The accident took place on Agra-Mumbai Highway…
Social disparity to blame for molestation, rape: Javed Akhtar
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes against women. In response to a question from the…
Two Indians held in Nepal for ATM fraud
Kathmandu, Jan 22 (IANS) Two Indian nationals were arrested by Nepal Police here on the charge of ATM fraud. Iqtedar Khan, 23, from Chandigarh, and Niranjan Mehta, 33, from Delhi, stole money from at least…
UP criminal held in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A criminal from Uttar Pradesh wanted in 18 cases of attempt to murder and robbery has been arrested in Delhi, police said on Sunday. Chandrama Prashad, 33, of Azamgarh was…
Kolkata shop gutted in fire
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) A huge fire gutted a bag shop near Kolkata’s Sealdah railway station on Sunday, a Fire Department official said. No injuries were reported, since most shops in the area were closed…
Major train accidents in recent times
At least 39 people were killed and 50 others injured when the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Saturday night. Here are some major train accidents taking place in the country…
Two security men, two militants killed in Assam ambush
Tinsukia (Assam), Jan 22 (IANS) Two soldiers of the Assam Rifles were killed and two others injured on Sunday when militants ambushed a convoy near Jairampur on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, police said. The security…
Time to revamp railways infrastructure, say experts
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Frequent train accidents in the past few months have once again brought to fore issues of maintenance, infrastructure up-gradation and safety in the Indian Railways. The issue…
39 killed as Hirakhand Express derails in Andhra
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) At least 39 people were killed and 50 injured when the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday…
Modi, Rajnath, Sonia condole train accident deaths
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of 36 persons in a train accident in Andhra Pradesh. “My thoughts…
Mamata voices grief, says railways neglected
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed grief over the train accident in Andhra Pradesh and accused the government of neglecting the railways. “The railways is neglected and being…
Vice President condoles deaths in train accident
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a train accident in Andhra Pradesh. Ansari said he was shocked over the deaths of…
Five killed in Bengal bus accident
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) At least five pilgrims, including a teenager, were killed when a bus fell into a canal in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Sunday, police said. Three others were seriously injured in…
Andhra announces Rs 5 lakh for train accident victims
Vijayawada, Jan 22 (IANS) The Andhra government on Sunday announced Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of 36 persons who died in the Hirakhand Express derailment in Vizianagram district. Chief Minister N….