Six killed in Maharashtra downpour (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Mumbai received a whopping 15 cm average rainfall in 12 hours since 8 a.m. Monday, even as one person was killed and normal life disrupted, officials ... Read more...
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14 rescued from Mumbai building fire (Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Fourteen people were rescued from a building here after a fire engulfed the ninth floor of a commercial complex Thursday, officials said.The trapped ppeople were working ... Read more...
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Five trapped in Mumbai fire
August 9th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) A fire broke out in a commercial complex in Mumbai Thursday and five people remained trapped in the building as fire fighters strove to douse the ... Read more...
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Premature to call Pune blasts a terror attack, says Patil
August 2nd, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, Aug 2 (IANS) Home Minister R.R. Patil said it was "premature" to term the apparently-coordinated low-intensity explosions in Pune as an act of terror.
"Investigations are still under way ... Read more...
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One hurt in low-intensity blasts in Pune (Third Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Pune/New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) On the day Sushilkumar Shinde assumed office as the union home minister, four low-intensity explosions hit Pune city in his home state Maharashtra, injuring one ... Read more...
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One hurt in low-intensity blasts in Pune (Second Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 1 (IANS) One person was injured as four apparently-coordinated low-intensity explosions rocked a single street in Pune Wednesday evening, police said.One of the blasts took place at the ... Read more...
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Delayed start, gloomy weather fail to dampen Royal Challengers fans (IPL Diary)
May 14th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) In spite of being a working day and traffic snarls enroute, over 35,000 frenzied fans packed the circular M. Chinnaswamy stadium in colourful attire, many ... Read more...
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Fatal accidents, deaths down in Delhi: Police
March 18th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi traffic police said Sunday that accidents and deaths in the capital were lower in the first quarter of the calendar year compared ... Read more...
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Most eyewitnesses mistook blasts for something else
July 14th, 2011 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Most people mistook the blasts for something else - before rushing to a safe refuge and later helping the injured."I was in office when there was ... Read more...
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A powerful blast, and then pools of blood, recount eyewitnesses
July 14th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) There was a deafening blast and then people were lying injured on the road... that was the account by eyewitnesses at the sites of the three ... Read more...
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Government must take action into terror strike: Manohar Joshi
July 13th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker and Shiv Sena MP Manohar Joshi Wednesday said the government must take action on the terror strike in the metropolis that comes ... Read more...
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From Thursday, Ghaziabad gets closer to Delhi
July 13th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi Metro will start operations to Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning, with one train plying every three to four minutes during morning and evening ... Read more...
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Metro services to Ghaziabad start Thursday
July 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The much awaited Delhi Metro services to Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh will start from Thursday, an official said."The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) today ... Read more...
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Much-awaited Vaishali line may get delayed
July 2nd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The much-awaited Anand Vihar-Vaishali Metro line that would connect Delhi to Ghaziabad might get delayed, an official said.The Delhi Metro line that was scheduled to ... Read more...
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India’s tech hub shuts early as cricket frenzy peaks (Lead)
March 30th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) With the "mother of all battles" between India and Pakistan underway at Mohali, this tech hub shut early Wednesday evening to watch the action live on ... Read more...
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IPL auction: Big business and buzz inside, life normal outside
January 8th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 8 (IANS) The rich and the famous traded millions of dollars for the pretty wealthy but more famous cricketers inside an upscale hotel here Saturday as Bangaloreans went about their ... Read more...
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Technical snag hits Delhi Metro
December 16th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Thousands of commuters had a harrowing time Thursday after a technical snag hit Delhi Metro's Jahangirpuri-Huda City Centre network.The train services were affected just before 11 a.m. ... Read more...
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Deadline to phase out Blueline buses extended (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday announced that 823 Blueline buses will go off the roads from Wednesday but extended to Jan 31 the deadline to phase out the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra minister’s son, two others wanted for attempted murder
September 24th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Police here are on the lookout for Nitesh Rane, the son of Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, and at least two others for an alleged attempt to ... Read more...
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7/11 Mumbai trains blast trial to resume Monday
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 23 (ANI): The trial in the 7/11 serial train blasts case is all set to resume on Monday in a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court in ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport access route to be decongested soon
May 14th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) A total of 700 people will be rehabilitated under a project to decongest the approach road to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) here, an official said Friday.
The Mumbai ... Read more...
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Mumbai paralysed as motormen boycott trains (Lead)
May 4th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Millions of commuters here were hit hard Tuesday as drivers of suburban trains, the city's lifeline, struck work demanding better working conditions, crippling Mumbai and creating chaos ... Read more...
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Government directed to make statement on Mumbai rail strike
May 4th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The government was Tuesday directed to make a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the ongoing strike by motormen manning Mumbai's suburban trains. It is expected ... Read more...
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Motormen’s agitation paralyses Mumbai
May 4th, 2010 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Over seven million commuters, including office-goers and students, were severely hit Tuesday, the second day of the ongoing agitation by motormen manning Mumbai's crucial suburban trains.
The agitation ... Read more...
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Water woes, train problems overshadow Kasab verdict
May 3rd, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Mumbai's water woes and protests by suburban train drivers were uppermost in the minds of most city residents on a day Pakistan's Ajmal Amir alias Kasab was found ... Read more...
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Power-starved Bangladesh bans evening use of ACs
March 31st, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 31 (IANS) Bangladesh has banned use of air coolers and air conditioners during evening peak hours in all establishments, except hospitals and hotels, across the country to tackle the ... Read more...
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Local lad Uthappa rescues team, cheers crowd
March 24th, 2010 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) Three consecutive wins by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL T20 matches prompted thousands of fans to flock to the flood-lit M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium here late ... Read more...
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Wildcat stir by Mumbai motormen paralyses Central Railway
October 26th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) Thousands of commuters were stranded in Mumbai as train drivers on the Central Railway (CR) suburban section went on a wildcat agitation to protest the delay in rescuing ... Read more...
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Security alert in Mumbai on eve of train blasts anniversary
July 10th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Security was beefed up at several key stations here Friday following intelligence alerts of a probable attack on the eve of the third anniversary of the 7/11 terror ... Read more...
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India’s first 8-lane sea bridge in Mumbai to open Tuesday
June 28th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The Rs.1,600 crore (Rs.16 billion), 5.6-km Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), India's first open 8-lane, cable-supported sea bridge that will reduce traffic congestion in this metro, will be ... Read more...
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Steel Authority props Mumbai sea link
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) After supplying steel for critical components in India's first moon mission Chandrayaan and the first railway tracks in Jammu and Kashmir, Steel Authority of India ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link ready, to open by month end: Minister (With Images)
June 21st, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) The Rs.1,600-crore (Rs.16 billion), 5.6 km Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which will connect the suburban Bandra with Worli on the south here, is ready and will be ... Read more...
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Bangladesh begins an hour earlier to save electricity
June 21st, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 21 (IANS) Grappling with a power crisis, Bangladesh has decided to begin its days an hour earlier in a move to save electricity by utilising daylight.
The country switched to ... Read more...
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One hour time leap for Bangladesh
June 19th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Bangladesh will set clocks forward by an hour Friday, turning 11 p.m. into midnight, to better utilise daylight and save electricity.
"This means Bangladeshis would practically begin their work ... Read more...
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Violence in Mumbai over Reliance power tariff hike
June 8th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Suspected Shiv Sena activists Monday evening attacked the Reliance Energy head office here, pelted stones at the police and torched at least four vehicles to protest against the ... Read more...
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