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Odisha train crash: Restoration work begins, says Union Railway Min Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 18 hours after the massive train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district, restoration work has begun at the accident site, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The overturned coaches…
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Train accident site: Coaches scattered, ambulance wails fill the air
Balasore: From the top of a nearby highrise the accident site looked like as if a powerful force had thrown train coaches on top of each other, in a haphazard but “wrathful”…
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Heatwave intensifies in Hyderabad: This locality emerges as hottest area
Hyderabad: The heatwave has intensified in Hyderabad as the mercury on Friday reached to an alarming 42.9 degrees Celsius. Among the city’s localities, Khairatabad has emerged as the hottest area, as per…
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Primary schools in US state ban Bible for vulgarity, violence
Washington: A school district in the US state of Utah has banned the Holy Bible in primary schools for “vulgarity and violence”, the media reported on Saturday. The decision was taken this…
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IAMC calls on US Congressional leaders to reconsider invitation to PM Modi
Washington: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) has urged U.S. congressional leaders to rescind their invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak before Congress. According to a letter released by…
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List of major train accidents in India since 2012
New Delhi: At least 233 people died and 900 were injured on Friday in a triple train crash in Odisha’s Balasore district, one of the worst train accidents in India in recent…
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Odisha train accident: Many thrown out of compartment, survivor recalls night horror
Balasore: As the death toll touches over 200, and about 900 injured in the horrific train crash in Odisha, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods…
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MP govt derecognises Ganga Jamuna School following hijab row
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government has derecognised the registration of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School in Damoh, where a hijab controversy had erupted a couple of days back. An order in this regard…
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Stop giving coverage to ex-PM Imran Khan: Pak govt tells media houses
Lahore: The Pakistan government on Friday urged the country’s media houses to refrain from publishing or broadcasting speeches, statements, tweets or pictures of former prime minister Imran Khan. The government said it…
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Go First plans to restart operations with 152 daily flights
Mumbai: Cash-strapped Go First, which is undergoing a voluntary insolvency resolution process, plans to restart operations with 26 planes and 152 daily flights, and has submitted the revival plan to aviation regulator…
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Telangana: Gruha Lakshmi scheme from next month, announces KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana will launch a new scheme Gruha Lakshmi from next month to provide Rs 3 lakh aid to the poor women to build their own houses on their land while distribution…
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‘Arrest WFI chief by June 9 or…’: Farmers’ Ultimatum to Center
Farmers who have joined the cause of the protesting wrestlers have given the Union government an ultimatum of June 9 to arrest the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP…
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Ex-cricketers of 1983 World Cup winning team speak up in wrestlers vs WFI case
New Delhi: Concerned that the protesting wrestlers can take the extreme step of immersing their medals into holy river Ganga, members of the 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team on Friday urged the…
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Karnataka: Congress govt to implement all 5 guarantees ‘without discrimination’
After a landslide victory in Karnataka, the Congress government on Friday announced that it will fulfil all five guarantees without “any discrimination of caste or religion.” The five guarantees of the Congress…
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Video: Man collapses while playing badminton in Telangana
Hyderabad: A man died while playing shuttle at an indoor stadium in Jagtial on Friday. Venkat Raju, 54, a resident of Jagtial town was playing shuttle at a club when he suddenly…