Nine killed as Bandra-Dehradun Express catches fire in Thane, Maharashtra
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday January 8, 2014
Nine people have been killed in a fire that broke out on the Bandra-Dehradun Express near Dahanu Road Railway station in Thane district late last night.
Protests against parole to Sanjay Dutt, his 'unwell' wife's photos create stir
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Saturday December 7, 2013
A group of activists demonstrated outside the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune today, protesting against the decision to grant parole to actor Sanjay Dutt. Waving black flags and banners, the activists shouted slogans, demanding that Mr Dutt should not be granted parole and must be treated at par with other prisoners.
Irom Sharmila's hunger strike enters its 14th year today
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday November 5, 2013
Sharmila has been on a hunger strike since November 04, 2000 in Manipur's capital Imphal, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA in the state and other disturbed areas across the country.
5 techies among 45 killed in fire on bus headed to Hyderabad
South | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday October 30, 2013
It was a little after 5 am when the bus headed from Hyderabad to Bangalore hit a barrier on the highway. The passengers on board were sleeping when the Volvo went up in flames. 44 people were killed, many of them burnt alive.
'Pakistani agencies tried to contact Muzaffarnagar victims': Rahul Gandhi's remark kicks up a storm
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Friday October 25, 2013
Rahul Gandhi's comment in Indore last evening that he had been told Pakistani agencies are approaching victims of the recent Muzafarnagar riots to lure them into terrorism, has kicked up a political storm.
Cyclone Phailin: Caught in flood fury, thousands still await relief
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday October 16, 2013
The timely and accurate predictions by the meteorological department along with swift action by the government and disaster management forces may have minimised the loss of lives, but the twin calamity of Cyclone Phailin and the resultant floods have still affected over 1.2 crore people in more than 16,000 villages in Odisha. The death toll in the...
'Powerless' Andhra Pradesh on Cyclone Phailin alert, some striking officials return to work
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday October 10, 2013
As Andhra Pradesh continues to weather a political storm over the bifurcation of the state, a major cyclone is heading its way. As the state braces for the storm, revenue officials, who were on strike over the creation of Telangana, have started to return to work. However, the officials say their strike is not over yet.
28 killed in Assam, two buses flipped over, driver held
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday October 3, 2013
Nearly 30 people including 13 children have been killed in a major road accident in Assam. They were traveling in two buses which were hit by a truck on National Highway 35 in the Barpeta district of the northern part of the state.
At 'harmony'meet, Nitish Kumar's veiled dig at Narendra Modi
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Monday September 23, 2013
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today that along with good governance and progress, "we will also have to strengthen a culture wherein India's plurality and diversity are vibrantly represented".
Curfew lifted in Jammu and Kashmir, Amarnath yatra resumes
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday July 21, 2013
The curfew, imposed in the Kashmir Valley two days ago, has been lifted in Srinagar. The state remained largely peaceful yesterday despite calls for protests after four people were killed in firing by the Border Security Force in Gool area of Ramban district on Thursday. However, restrictions in the vulnerable parts of the state will continue.
FDI: Government relaxes rules for key sectors
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday July 16, 2013
The government today relaxed Foreign Direct Investment or FDI guidelines for a range of industries including telecom, single brand retail and oil and gas in a bid to lure capital inflows, prop up the sliding rupee and rev up growth.
After visiting Odisha, Narendra Modi to meet RSS chief in Nagpur today
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday July 16, 2013
Narendra Modi is headed to Nagpur where he is expected to be handed a list of Dos and Don'ts by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS this evening.
President Pranab Mukherjee signs food security ordinance into law
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Friday July 5, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the food security ordinance into law two days after it was approved by the Cabinet. The ordinance still has to be approved by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha within six weeks of Parliament's next sitting. Otherwise, the ordinance lapses and has to be promulgated again.
India to take up Rs 2.75 lakh visa bond issue with UK govt
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday June 25, 2013
With the British government planning to demand a Rs 2.75 lakh visa bond from visitors of certain "high-risk" countries including India, the Ministry of External Affairs today said that the government will seek information and implications from UK on the new policy.
Uttarakhand: Toll rises to 680; 12,000 rescued on Sunday
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Monday June 24, 2013
Over 80,000 people have been evacuated, including 12,000 on Sunday, to safer areas in Uttarakhand. The Air Force in its biggest operation ever air-lifted 3000 people on Sunday from the flood-ravaged state.
Nine killed as Bandra-Dehradun Express catches fire in Thane, Maharashtra
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday January 8, 2014
Nine people have been killed in a fire that broke out on the Bandra-Dehradun Express near Dahanu Road Railway station in Thane district late last night.
Protests against parole to Sanjay Dutt, his 'unwell' wife's photos create stir
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Saturday December 7, 2013
A group of activists demonstrated outside the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune today, protesting against the decision to grant parole to actor Sanjay Dutt. Waving black flags and banners, the activists shouted slogans, demanding that Mr Dutt should not be granted parole and must be treated at par with other prisoners.
Irom Sharmila's hunger strike enters its 14th year today
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday November 5, 2013
Sharmila has been on a hunger strike since November 04, 2000 in Manipur's capital Imphal, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA in the state and other disturbed areas across the country.
5 techies among 45 killed in fire on bus headed to Hyderabad
South | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday October 30, 2013
It was a little after 5 am when the bus headed from Hyderabad to Bangalore hit a barrier on the highway. The passengers on board were sleeping when the Volvo went up in flames. 44 people were killed, many of them burnt alive.
'Pakistani agencies tried to contact Muzaffarnagar victims': Rahul Gandhi's remark kicks up a storm
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Friday October 25, 2013
Rahul Gandhi's comment in Indore last evening that he had been told Pakistani agencies are approaching victims of the recent Muzafarnagar riots to lure them into terrorism, has kicked up a political storm.
Cyclone Phailin: Caught in flood fury, thousands still await relief
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday October 16, 2013
The timely and accurate predictions by the meteorological department along with swift action by the government and disaster management forces may have minimised the loss of lives, but the twin calamity of Cyclone Phailin and the resultant floods have still affected over 1.2 crore people in more than 16,000 villages in Odisha. The death toll in the...
'Powerless' Andhra Pradesh on Cyclone Phailin alert, some striking officials return to work
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday October 10, 2013
As Andhra Pradesh continues to weather a political storm over the bifurcation of the state, a major cyclone is heading its way. As the state braces for the storm, revenue officials, who were on strike over the creation of Telangana, have started to return to work. However, the officials say their strike is not over yet.
28 killed in Assam, two buses flipped over, driver held
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday October 3, 2013
Nearly 30 people including 13 children have been killed in a major road accident in Assam. They were traveling in two buses which were hit by a truck on National Highway 35 in the Barpeta district of the northern part of the state.
At 'harmony'meet, Nitish Kumar's veiled dig at Narendra Modi
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Monday September 23, 2013
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today that along with good governance and progress, "we will also have to strengthen a culture wherein India's plurality and diversity are vibrantly represented".
Curfew lifted in Jammu and Kashmir, Amarnath yatra resumes
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday July 21, 2013
The curfew, imposed in the Kashmir Valley two days ago, has been lifted in Srinagar. The state remained largely peaceful yesterday despite calls for protests after four people were killed in firing by the Border Security Force in Gool area of Ramban district on Thursday. However, restrictions in the vulnerable parts of the state will continue.
FDI: Government relaxes rules for key sectors
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday July 16, 2013
The government today relaxed Foreign Direct Investment or FDI guidelines for a range of industries including telecom, single brand retail and oil and gas in a bid to lure capital inflows, prop up the sliding rupee and rev up growth.
After visiting Odisha, Narendra Modi to meet RSS chief in Nagpur today
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday July 16, 2013
Narendra Modi is headed to Nagpur where he is expected to be handed a list of Dos and Don'ts by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS this evening.
President Pranab Mukherjee signs food security ordinance into law
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Friday July 5, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the food security ordinance into law two days after it was approved by the Cabinet. The ordinance still has to be approved by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha within six weeks of Parliament's next sitting. Otherwise, the ordinance lapses and has to be promulgated again.
India to take up Rs 2.75 lakh visa bond issue with UK govt
India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday June 25, 2013
With the British government planning to demand a Rs 2.75 lakh visa bond from visitors of certain "high-risk" countries including India, the Ministry of External Affairs today said that the government will seek information and implications from UK on the new policy.
Uttarakhand: Toll rises to 680; 12,000 rescued on Sunday
Cheat Sheet | Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Monday June 24, 2013
Over 80,000 people have been evacuated, including 12,000 on Sunday, to safer areas in Uttarakhand. The Air Force in its biggest operation ever air-lifted 3000 people on Sunday from the flood-ravaged state.
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