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Court reduces jail term of man convicted of raping minor

June 18, 2013 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has reduced the jail term of a man who was convicted for kidnapping a minor girl for marriage and raping her, noting that she had gone willingly with him.

Airport Metro offers discounted ride for family

May 14, 2013 at 5:58 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to woo commuters, the Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), run by Reliance Infrastructure, has offered from Tuesday discounted travel for families or groups, an official said.

Missing girl rescued from Kanpur railway station

May 13, 2013 at 8:22 PM

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was recovered from Kanpur railway station a few hours after she went missing from New Delhi railway station Monday, police said.

BJP 'cautions' newly-appointed Rail, Law Ministers

May 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM

New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Despite the Congress-led UPA Government dropping Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar from the Union Cabinet and giving the additional charge of Railway Ministry and Law Ministry to C. P. Joshi and Kapil Sibal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the changes of faces as such doesn't really assure the people of India on the issue of corruption, and it would now prefer a wait and watch approach.

BJP takes on PM after Bansal quits 'under pressure'

May 10, 2013 at 8:30 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Hours after Pawan Kumar Bansal stepped down as the Railway Minister following allegations of corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for what they called ' protecting' Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar in connection with the coal scam issue, and demanded his resignation.

Bribery case: Bansal resigns as Railway Minister

May 10, 2013 at 6:54 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who was under sharp criticism from the opposition parties after the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla on charges of allegedly trying to fix promotion for a member in the Railway Board, put in his papers on Friday evening.

Bansal skips cabinet meeting, Congress defends him

May 9, 2013 at 8:54 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, under a cloud over his kin's alleged involvement in bribery for a plum railway board posting, Thursday skipped a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Parliament adjourned sine die

May 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned sine die Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule.

Railways bribe case: CBI to grill four accused till May 9

May 7, 2013 at 9:44 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday remanded four accused, including Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and businessman Ajay Garg, to CBI custody till May 9 in the railways bribe case. Four other co-accused were sent to judicial custody.

Railway official's Mumbai house raided by CBI

May 7, 2013 at 9:20 PM

Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown in the railways bribe case, the CBI Tuesday raided the residence of arrested Railway Board Member (Staff) Mahesh Kumar in Mumbai, officials said.

BJP youth activists protest outside Bansal's house, detained

May 6, 2013 at 8:00 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Around 50 activists of the BJP's youth wing were detained from outside the residence of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal where they had gathered to demand his resignation following his nephew's arrest for taking bribe from a senior railway officer.

BJP youth wing protests outside Bansal's house

May 6, 2013 at 7:05 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Around 50 activists of the BJP's youth wing were detained from outside the residence of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal where they had gathered to demand his resignation following his nephew's arrest for taking bribe from a senior railway officer.

Protestors detained outside Bansal's house

May 5, 2013 at 8:20 PM

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 ABVP activists were detained from outside the house of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal where they had gathered to demand his resignation following his nephew's arrest for taking bribe from a senior railway officer.

Opposition parties aggressively demand removal of Bansal

May 5, 2013 at 5:00 PM

New Delhi/ Patna/ Moradabad, May 5 (ANI): The demand for the dismissal of Railway Minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal intensified on Sunday as protesters burned his effigies in Moradabad shouting slogans against the Rail Minister and the Government.

Railway Bribery row: Congress to decided Bansal's fate in Sunday evening meet

May 5, 2013 at 11:09 AM

The fate of beleaguered Railway Minister Pawan Bansal is likely to be decided on Sunday evening in Congress Party's core committee meeting scheduled to begin after Karnataka polls.......................

Bribery case: Bansal to stay for now, no decision taken at Congress meet

May 4, 2013 at 8:52 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): The Congress Core Group, which met here this evening in the backdrop of the arrest of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew by the CBI in a bribery case, did not take a decision on his offer to quit.

Congress core group to meet on Bansal

May 4, 2013 at 4:52 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress core group will meet here Saturday evening to consider the political ramifications of the arrest of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew for allegedly taking a bribe to ensure the promotion of a railway official.

Railgate: Congress Core Group to decide Bansal's fate

May 4, 2013 at 4:44 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): The Congress Core Group will take a final call on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal who has offered to resign following the arrest of his nephew by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case of bribery.

Nephew Bribery Case: Bansal meets PM, offers to quit

May 4, 2013 at 2:44 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Saturday met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the latter's 7, Race Course Road (RCR) official residence, and is reported to have offered to quit office in the wake of his nephew being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) fo accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakhs to facilitate the transfer of a Railway Board official to a more lucrative post.

Bansal meets PM

May 4, 2013 at 2:20 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after his nephew was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to ensure the promotion of a railway official.

Six cops suspended for torturing youth in UP

April 23, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Five constables and a Station House Officer (SHO) were Tuesday suspended for torturing five youths they had detained Monday evening at Muzaffarnagar, officials said.

Space travel may raise risk of colon cancer

April 11, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): A new study led by two Indian researchers has claimed that space travel could increase the risk of colon cancer.

Indian Railways joins 1 billion tonne club in freight loading

April 2, 2013 at 10:53 AM

New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The Indian Railways achieved yet another significant milestone when it entered the one billion tonne select club in freight movement joining Chinese, Russian and USA railways.

Dragon spacecraft's return from ISS postponed

March 24, 2013 at 6:50 AM

Washington, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The return of the US Dragon space freighter from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth has been postponed by a day due to poor weather conditions, NASA said.

Mysore Railway Station gets tourist friendly railway station award

March 20, 2013 at 8:02 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 20 (ANI): Mysore Railway Station of Mysore division of South Western Railway has bagged the tourist friendly railway station award, which is part of the National Tourism Awards for the year 2011-12, instituted by Ministry of Tourism.

Kolkata marks Women's Day with rallies, awards

March 8, 2013 at 5:47 PM

Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Rallies, awards, contests and book-reading sessions were held in the West Bengal capital to mark International's Women's Day Friday.

SpaceX Dragon capsule docks at space station

March 4, 2013 at 5:15 AM

Washington, March 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule has successfully docked with the International Space Station a day late due to a temporary technical problem, NASA said.

US commercial cargo capsule launched to space station

March 1, 2013 at 9:47 PM

Washington, Mar 1 (IANS) An unmanned rocket carrying the Dragon cargo capsule blasted off Friday to deliver the second commercial shipment to the International Space Station.

Couple pushed off train: NHRC questions Railway Board

March 1, 2013 at 6:19 PM

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday askede the Railway Board chairman to explain within four weeks reports that a woman was pushed out of a moving train by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and died, a statement said.

Rail Budget lays thrust on safety, improving passenger amenities and fiscal discipline

February 26, 2013 at 4:03 PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): The Railway Budget proposals for 2013-14 presented by the Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in Parliament on Tuesday lays thrust on safety, consolidation, improving passenger amenities and fiscal discipline.

Opposition creates ruckus in parliament

February 26, 2013 at 2:43 PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Opposition parties created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha Tuesday when Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal began announcing the launching of new trains and this forced him to skip a few pages of his budget speech.

Roundup railway budget highlights

February 26, 2013 at 2:19 PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Highlights of the railway budget presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal:

(MR) Railway budget highlights 9

February 26, 2013 at 1:47 PM

22 new lines to be taken up in 2013-14

Railway budget hightlights 8

February 26, 2013 at 1:37 PM

New debt service fund to be set up

Highlights of Railway Budget 2013-14 (Update:Railway Budget Part-II)

February 26, 2013 at 1:15 PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday presented the Railway Budget proposals for fiscal 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha.

Railway budget highlights 6

February 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM

Indian Railways Institute of Financial Management to be set up at Secunderabad

Railway budget highlights 4

February 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM

Azadi Express to be introduced to travel to places associated with

Tamil Nadu TNPSC CSSE I results declared: Click to check CSS result

February 16, 2013 at 1:10 PM

TNPSC CSSE I results have been declared. The Tamil Nadu PSC has declared the results for the year 2011 - 2012 and 2012 - 2013. The results of TNPSC Combined Subordinate Services Examinations - I are based on the exam held on 4th November 2012. The results are given according to the register number.

No danger from asteroid: NASA

February 9, 2013 at 11:39 AM

Washington, Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) Asteroid 2012 DA14 will come closer to Earth than any previous object of its size during a Feb 15 fly-by, but the space rock poses no danger to the planet, NASA said.

Kolkata Metro ridership April-December sets new record

January 26, 2013 at 9:28 PM

Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Kolkata's Metro Railway carried a record number of 1401.79 lakh passengers in the first nine months of fiscal 2012-13, registering a growth of 13.41 percent over the corresponding year ago period when it bore 1236.05 lakh, a top official said here Saturday.

Foggy, chilly Wednesday in Delhi

January 23, 2013 at 7:52 PM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Wednesday ended on a chilly note with the minimum temperature dipping to three notches below average at 4.4 degrees Celsius. Similar conditions will prevail Thursday.

Airport Metro to reopen Tuesday

January 21, 2013 at 5:28 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Airport Metro Express line here will resume operations at 5.30 a.m. Tuesday, nearly six months after it was shut down on grounds of safety, officials said Monday.

Light mist hits rail traffic in Delhi

January 16, 2013 at 11:53 AM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A light mist enveloped the capital Wednesday morning, resulting in several trains being delayed. Flights, however, remained unaffected.

Fog disrupts air, rail traffic in Delhi

January 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): A thick blanket of fog enveloped the national capital on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility on the streets and severely disrupting air and rail traffic.

East Coast Railway fines 2,040 people for spitting

January 12, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (IANS) The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has fined 2,040 people for spitting and littering at railway premises in less than a month and collected Rs.128,570 in fines from them, an official said here Saturday.

'Resume bauxite supply to Vedanta, protect our livelihood'

January 11, 2013 at 12:49 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) A demonstration was staged at Rayagada in Orissa to demand an immediate resumption of bauxite supplies to Vedanta's alumina refinery at Lanjigarh to protect the livelihood of thousands of people.

Task Force meets to look into safety issues of women in Delhi

January 9, 2013 at 4:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan. 9 (ANI): The Special Task Force headed by Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh to look into the safety issues of women in the national capital and review the functioning of Delhi Police on an ongoing basis had its first meeting last week.

Delhi shivers, brace for another cold night

January 8, 2013 at 12:31 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indian capital opened Tuesday on another bone-chilling note at 3.3 degrees Celsius, four notches below average, but the skies cleared later to provide some respite.

IAF chief inaugurates MI-17 V5 copter complex in Phalodi near Indo-Pak border

January 7, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Jodhpur, Jan 7 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne on Monday inaugurated the new Medium Lift Helicopter (MLH) Complex for raising the new Mi-17 V5 helicopter unit at Phalodi.

Canadian astronaut tweets pics from Space Station

January 7, 2013 at 11:59 AM

London, Jan. 7 (ANI): A Canadian astronaut has posted photographs from around the world and onboard the International Space Station while orbiting the Earth, on his Twitter account.

Aother cold day in Delhi, no respite

January 5, 2013 at 7:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Many homeless people made a beeline for night shelters as icy winds kept temperatures below average for the past few days. The Met office has forecast a cold and foggy weekend in Delhi.

Two dead, 30 injured in Karachi bombing

January 1, 2013 at 10:13 PM

Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 30 others wounded Tuesday in a powerful blast near the venue of a political rally in Pakistan's port city Karachi, media reports said.

One dead, 13 wounded in Karachi bombing

January 1, 2013 at 8:53 PM

Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) At least one person was killed and 13 others were injured Tuesday in a powerful blast near the venue of a political rally in Pakistan's port city Karachi, media reports said.

Pir Panjal tunnel to open in March

December 30, 2012 at 6:05 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Come March, India's longest tunnel -- the 11.2-km rail tunnel connecting Kashmir Valley to Jammu region across the Pir Panjal mountain range -- will be thrown open for the railways, an official of the company associated with the project said Sunday.

Six killed in blast outside Karachi railway station

December 29, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Karachi, Dec.29 (ANI): At least six people were killed in an explosion that ripped apart a passenger bus parked outside the gates of Karachi Cantonment Railway Station on Saturday.

569 'model' railway stations developed

December 14, 2012 at 4:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The railways have developed 569 "model" railway stations and work is on on another 25, parliament was informed Friday.

109-year-old steam engine to ferry tourists on Kalka-Shimla heritage line

December 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Shimla, Dec. 10 (ANI): Railway authorities in Himachal Pradesh have re-introduced a 109 year-old steam locomotive on the Kalka-Shimla Heritage Line, infusing a traditional element into a popular narrow gauge train ride in a bid to attract more tourists.

PM for timely implementation of projects in railways, roads, shipping sectors

December 6, 2012 at 1:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has directed for timely implementation of ongoing projects in railways, roads, highways and shipping sectors.

Japan unveils super fast 310 mph 'floating' train

November 26, 2012 at 3:51 PM

London, Nov 26 (ANI): Japan has unveiled its new high-speed, magnetic levitation trains that have been designed to operate at speeds of over 310mph.

Demand to rename Mumbai spots after Thackeray

November 22, 2012 at 11:06 PM

Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Within days of Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray's death, cadres of political parties across the spectrum Thursday raised the pitch for a memorial of the Shiv Sena founder and renaming of several places in the city after him.

Jharkhand Police recovers huge cache of arms from Maoists

November 10, 2012 at 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): The Jharkhand Police has recovered huge cache of arms from the Maoists during a shootout in Latehar district of the state.

Man, woman held for stealing from train passengers

November 6, 2012 at 8:08 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) A man and a woman have been arrested for sneaking away with belongings of train passengers in air-conditioned coaches, police said Tuesday.

Crocodile caught in Gaza sewer

November 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Gaza, Nov 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Gaza Strip police have caught a two-meter crocodile, who roamed the pipes of a sewer network for about two years, keeping residents in terror.

RRB Allahabad Technician Gr. Fitter result declared: Check results

November 2, 2012 at 4:32 PM

RRB Allahabad Technician Gr. Fitter result 2012 has been declared. The announcement of results the wait of the candidates who had written the exam is finally over.

Minor girl killed, stuffed in bin by neighbour

October 28, 2012 at 9:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) An 11-year-old girl was murdered by a neighbour who stuffed her body into a garbage bin near her house here, police said Sunday. The accused has been arrested.

Luxury train manager dies in cabin

October 28, 2012 at 5:03 PM

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) A 60-year-old railway manager was found dead here Sunday morning in his cabin in luxury train Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, police said.

Pune blast case: Custody of IM operatives extended to Oct. 31 and Nov.9

October 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM

New Delhi, Oct.27 (ANI): The police custody of a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative was extended for a further four days by a magistrate's court on Saturday for the latter's role in the August 1 bomb blast in Pune.

Navratri viewing youths killed in accident

October 24, 2012 at 11:11 AM

Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) An accident on Dussehra morning in Thane claimed the lives of six young men and left another seriously injured, when the vehicle they were riding to watch navratri celebrations at different locations rammed into a trailer, police said.

Sarah Brightman books flight to space station

October 11, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Famed soprano Sarah Brightman has announced that she had signed up, and paid up, to become the next space tourist.

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels train rolls out on its first commercial journey from Delhi

October 9, 2012 at 2:20 PM

New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): The "Royal Rajasthan on Wheels" super luxury train rolled out on its first commercial journey for this year to Rajasthan and other destinations, especially for Khajuraho, Varanasi and Agra from the Safdarjung Railway station in New Delhi on Monday.

Commercial cargo capsule to space station launched

October 8, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) An unmanned US cargo capsule blasted off Sunday night to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station, marking a major shift in how US sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab.

Man faints on Metro tracks, trains delayed

October 1, 2012 at 10:22 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A man crossing Delhi Metro tracks to reach another platform

Curiosity feels warm temperatures on Mars

September 29, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Washington, September 29 (ANI): Curiosity's Remote Environment Monitoring Station (REMS) has send preliminary weather reports showing some surprisingly mild temperatures during the day.

3 pistols recovered from Rajdhani Express, one nabbed

September 22, 2012 at 6:11 PM

Guwahati, Sep 22 (IANS) The Government Railway Police (GRP) Saturday arrested one person from the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in Guwahati and recovered three 9 mm pistols and six magazines from his possession.

Why is minority UPA in hurry over FDI in retail: Trinamool

September 21, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Friday called it "unethical" on the part of the minority United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to notify FDI in retail, and wondered why the government was in a "hurry" on the issue.

Sunita Williams takes over space station command

September 17, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over command of the International Space Station (ISS), yet another feather in her cap as she already holds three records for female space travellers.

Railway constable held for rape

September 5, 2012 at 11:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A 21-year-old woman was sexually harassed here by a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable who has been arrested, said police Wednesday.

Heavy rains continue in Maharashtra

September 4, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Torrential rain continued to lash Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra for the second day Tuesday, disrupting road and rail traffic.

Five held with fake amulet in Delhi

September 2, 2012 at 6:57 PM

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Five people, including a woman, were arrested in Delhi for cheating several people of crores of rupees on pretext of providing them a non-existent amulet known as a "nagmani" or "cobra pearl", police said Sunday.

Mumbai woman alleges rape in Kolkata

August 24, 2012 at 10:24 PM

Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman who came to the city from Mumbai on a visit has lodged a police complaint that she was raped, police said Friday. No arrest has been made so far.

NASA to explore earth's radiation belts

August 24, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA will launch two probes early Friday to study the enigmatic radiation belts around the earth that could be hazardous for spacecraft and astronauts.

Sarah Brightman in talks over space trip

August 22, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) British singer Sarah Brightman, the world's bestselling classical vocalist, is in talks with tourism firm Space Adventures to become the world's eighth space tourist, a Russian official said Wednesday.

Fresh group of Pakistani Hindus arrive in Attari, might seek asylum

August 20, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Attari (Punjab) Aug 20 (ANI): A fresh group of fifteen Pakistani Hindus faith arrived at the Attari Railway Station here on Monday.

Jayalalithaa assures safety to people from northeast

August 17, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday assured safety to the people from the northeast living and working here.

Railways monitoring surge of northeastern people

August 17, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Southern Railway authorities here are monitoring a sudden surge of people from northeastern states like Assam and Manipur, among others, at railway stations to go back home fearing violence, an official said Friday.

Unable to study engineering, woman kills self

August 3, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Jaipur, Aug 3 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman in Rajasthan Friday killed herself by jumping in front of a train for not being allowed to study engineering, police said.

Belgium to help India modernise railway stations

August 2, 2012 at 6:35 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian Railways Thursday signed an agreement with Belgium to modernise and make some of the country's railway stations world class, said an official statement.

3 kids killed, 20 hurt in school bus-train collision in Amritsar

July 30, 2012 at 7:23 PM

Amritsar, July 30 (ANI): At least three children were killed and 20 others injured when a school bus rammed into a train here on Monday.

Ansari condoles loss of lives in Tamil Nadu Express fire accident

July 30, 2012 at 5:15 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Monday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in fire incident in the Tamil Nadu Express near Nellore.

Tamil Nadu Express fire: Railways announce Rs.5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead victims(Lead: Train)

July 30, 2012 at 11:55 AM

New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 30 (ANI): The Railway Ministry has announced an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakh for each of the families of the deceased and Rs.1 lakh to the seriously injured in the fire that broke out in a coach of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express near Nellore early on Monday.

Trinamool still silent on vice president

July 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Hours before UPA meet on vice presidential election Saturday, Railway Minister Mukul Roy said the Trinamool Congress will clarify its stand "at an appropriate moment".

Abandoned HIV positive woman finds succour in Delhi shelter (With Image)

July 11, 2012 at 11:28 AM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) "Hazaribagh in Jharkhand." These are the words HIV positive Roohi, 20, has been repeating since she was found writhing in labour pain at the New Delhi Railway Station two months ago.

Convict turns unruly in court on hearing sentence

July 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A convict lifted and banged a chair on the floor in a Delhi court after the judge sentenced him to eight years' jail in a chain snatching case involving an army soldier's wife, sources said Tuesday. Police however denied the incident.

CCTV footage released on Mumbai child kidnapper

July 6, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The Mumbai railway police Friday released CCTV footage showing a man kidnaping a three-year-old girl from the city's busiest railway station Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), an official said.

Racket indulged in forge Railway reservation, unearthed

July 5, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Delhi Police have unearthed a racket, which work for forged railway ticket and arrested a travel agent Mukesh Kumar.

Italy to launch woman astronaut in 2014

July 4, 2012 at 7:02 AM

Rome, July 4 (IANS) An Italian woman astronaut has been assigned for the first time for a mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Xinhua reported Tuesday.

Robbers attack Muthoot Finance branch, escapes with jewellery, cash

June 23, 2012 at 1:25 PM

A gang of four armed robbers allegedly intruded into a Rohini located finance company?s branch in Delhi on Friday afternoon and robbed a cash of Rs. 50 lakh and gold jewellery worth Rs. 35 lakhs (approx.) before escaping.

Science Express flagged from Delhi on World Environment Day

June 5, 2012 at 3:52 PM

New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): In an endeavor to highlight the multifaceted dimension of biodiversity, a special train named 'Science Express - Biodiversity Special' was flagged off from here on Tuesday on the occasion of World Environment Day.

Two accused arrested with five kg of Opium milk

June 2, 2012 at 6:33 PM

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested two persons for smuggling ?opium? into the city and seized 5 Kilograms of fine quality of Opium Milk

Special train to spread biodiversity awareness

June 1, 2012 at 7:59 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) In a bid to raise awareness about the unique biodiversity of the country, the central government will be running a 16-coach train named 'Science Express - Biodiversity Special (SEBS)' for the next two years, covering over a million people.