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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….