34 killed in Himachal bus accident (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) A total of 34 people, including eight women, were killed when a state roadways bus skidded off the road and fell into a 1,000-foot-deep gorge Monday ... Read more...
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Train engine derailed at Kanpur, none hurt
August 18th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Rail traffic on the important Jhansi-Band sector in Uttar Pradesh was hit for over four hours Saturday after the engine of the Kanpur-bound Shram Shakti Express ... Read more...
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Two killed in train-truck collision, major accident averted
July 30th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 30 (IANS) A major accident involving a train was averted Monday even as a collision between the train and a truck in this Haryana district left two ... Read more...
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Chronology of major Indian train accidents since 2000
July 30th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) In one of India's worst train tragedies and the biggest this year, at least 35 passengers were killed, most of them in their sleep, and ... Read more...
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16 Amarnath devotees killed as truck falls into gorge (Second Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 27 (IANS) At least 16 people on their way back from the Amarnath pilgrimage were killed and 20 injured, three of them critically, when the truck in which ... Read more...
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UP to set up control rooms for road accident victims
May 25th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will set up control rooms on national and state highways to provide emergency services to accident victims in district-level hospitals across the state, officials ... Read more...
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Fukushima like accidents to recur
May 23rd, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 23 (IANS) Nuclear disasters like that of Chernobyl and Fukushima are likely to recur once in 10-20 years, threatening Europe with the world's highest risk of radioactive contamination, ... Read more...
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Unbridled power fuels overconfidence, bad decisions
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Unbridled power can foster bad decisions, with grave consequences for all.For instance, British Petroleum (BP) executives downplayed potential risks tied with their oil well in the ... Read more...
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Ford recalls 490,000 vehicles over safety flaws
January 12th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US automaker Ford Motor Co. has issued recall for almost half a million cars following safety flaws. The giant automaker said the flaw could cause the vehicle ... Read more...
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Delhi’s Chandni Chowk to get a facelift
December 6th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Delhi's walled city will soon be getting a facelift, focusing not only on beautification but also on conserving the cultural heritage.
Two projects -- tucking ... Read more...
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Another Chennai student dies in Nepal accident
October 23rd, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) A bridge collapse in Nepal has claimed the life of another girl student of the Mar Gregorios Arts and Science College here, an official said Sunday."Amida ... Read more...
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At risk: Delhi bikers with need for speed (Feature)
September 27th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Till some years ago, 23-year-old Jayant Verma was a compulsive thrill seeker and the member of a biking gang in Delhi. Performing dangerous stunts and ... Read more...
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Vivek Oberoi hurt, but fine
September 22nd, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Actor Vivek Oberoi injured his back while shooting for Vinod Bachchan's "Zilla Ghaziabad", but says he's fine."Thank you adorable tweeple for all the love ... Read more...
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‘Three IAF officers punished for aerostat accident’
September 8th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers had to face disciplinary action after a Rs.338-crore aerostat radar suffered a major accident, requiring repairs that cost Rs.302 ... Read more...
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K.K. Birla group company temporarily closed
August 31st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) Zuari Industries limited (ZIL), a K.K. Birla group company in Goa, has been temporarily shut due to a shortage of naphtha, a raw material needed to ... Read more...
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‘Dark Knight Rises’ Batwing crashes during filming
August 15th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, 15 Aug (THAINDIAN NEWS) No one was injured when the plane Batwing crashed during filming of the movie The Dark Knight Rises in Pittsburgh. The plane was first featured in ... Read more...
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China fires railway officers over train crash
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Chinese government has sacked three senior railway officials following the Saturday-night head-on crash on its high-speed rail network.The train crash occurred after one of China's first-generation ... Read more...
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26 killed in Brazil Carnival road accident
March 6th, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by BNO News
SAO PAULO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 26 people were killed on Saturday in a major accident involving a bus and a truck carrying 37 tons of wooden planks in Santa Catarina, ... Read more...
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Coalmine accidents in China drop 7.5 percent in 2010
February 26th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A total of 2,433 people were killed in coalmine accidents in China last year, 7.5 percent less than the previous year, a media report said Saturday. A total ... Read more...
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Nissan to recall 2.1 million cars
October 28th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nissan has initiated what is described as its third largest recall in history. The giant automaker is recalling more than 2 million of its cars because ... Read more...
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Two coaches of metro train derail in Kolkata, no injuries
October 20th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Oct.20 (ANI): Passengers of Dumdum-Central Station metro train escaped a major accident after two coaches of a metro train derailed near Central station in Kolkata on Wednesday.The incident occurred between Central ... Read more...
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Hyundai Recalls Its Sedan Sonata In USA
September 28th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motors received a setback recently after discovering a major technical glitch in its popular sedan Sonata which forced it to announce ... Read more...
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Drunk Pilot Pulled From Plane By Dutch Police
September 18th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Recently, an American Airlines Flight to Cancun, Mexico, was delayed because the pilot was inebriated. The drunken pilot was pulled from the plane by ... Read more...
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42 dead in China plane crash (Roundup)
August 25th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) At least 42 people were killed while 54 miraculously escaped with injuries Tuesday night when a passenger aircraft broke into two and burst into flames amid thick fog ... Read more...
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Train accident averted in West Bengal
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) A major accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday after two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track after ... Read more...
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Naval helicopter makes an emergency landing near Visakhapatnam
July 20th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, July 20 (ANI): A helicopter of the Indian Navy made an emergency landing on the fields of Kotapadu Mandal village of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.The pilots landed the helicopter on Monday, ... Read more...
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Train accident averted in Punjab
July 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) A major accident was averted in Punjab Tuesday when the alert crew of an express train realised that its iron hook had broken, detaching the engine and four ... Read more...
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Survivors of West Bengal train collision reach their destination
July 19th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Jul 19 (ANI): The relief train of remaining bogies of the Vananchal Express that was involved in a collision at Sainthia just after midnight in West Bengal arrived with the survivors ... Read more...
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Paswan demands judicial probe on West Bengal train mishap
July 19th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Patna/Kolkata/New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the train mishap in West Bengal's Birbhum District and blamed Railway ... Read more...
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43 major train tragedies in two decades (Lead)
July 19th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) There have been at least 43 major train tragedies, including accidents and terror attacks, since 1990 in India, where railways run over 19,000 trains every day.
In the ... Read more...
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Drag Racer Mark Niver Dies During NHRA Eliminations In Washington
July 13th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Veteran drag racer Mark Niver was killed on Sunday in a racing accident at Pacific Raceways in Washington. He was a 60 year old veteran Top ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu safe haven for terrorists: Jayalalithaa
June 12th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 12 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa Saturday said Tamil Nadu has turned into a safe haven for terrorists, pointing to the blast on the railway track in Villupuram district.
"The ... Read more...
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Rajdhani derails in Bihar, no injuries reported (Lead)
May 25th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 25 (IANS) The New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express derailed in Bihar Tuesday but no one was hurt. A major accident was averted thanks to the train driver, who pulled the emergency ... Read more...
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Impaled African student out of danger, other discharged
April 26th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Ivory Coast national who was seriously injured when iron rods jutting out of a truck pierced his arm and chest in a road accident is now ... Read more...
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Wrestler Hulk Hogan Sues Car Insurance Company
April 23rd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
St. Petersburg, Florida, Apr 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan has filed a lawsuit against his car insurance company for its alleged failure to provide him with sound advice ... Read more...
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