Prima facie, the derailment was caused by a rail fracture.
In its first decision, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Wednesday cleared Reliance Industries' producing KG-D6 block and gas discovery area NEC-25 along with 3 other areas where the Defence Ministry had either barred oil and gas activity or put stringent conditions on that.
India, which abstained during the vote on a strong resolution against Sri Lanka's human rights practices at the UNHRC, on Tuesday urged Colombo to fulfill its commitments on the devolution of political authority, to carry forward the process of reconciliation and address the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation.
An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar, tremors of which shook the northeast, several parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and even Delhi and NCR on Wednesday.
The likes of Robin UthaManoj Tiwaryppa, Manoj Tiwary and Kedar Jadhav will get another chance to impress the selectors and push their case for a comeback to international cricket when Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka clash against Rest of India lock in a five-day Irani Trophy match, in Bangalore, starting on Tuesday.
According to the agreement, RuralShores, one of the largest rural BPO organisations in the country, would be establishing GMR's BPO at Kakinada SEZ in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest scheme to decongest New York is to carve a 10 km path through the centre of Manhattan and turn it a pedestrian zone for select times in a day.
All the results from the I-League and ISL matches played on Saturday
The air quality had turned 'severe' on Saturday evening with stubble burning accounting for 32 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution, but firecracker emissions and calm winds made the situation even worse.
Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Neha Aggarwal have qualified for the Beijing Olympics' table tennis competition. Both made the grade via the men's and women's singles quota places from the South Asian region during the ongoing Olympic qualifying tournament for the Asian zone in Hong Kong, according to a Table Tennis Federation of India statement on Friday.
Around 300 trains came to a grinding halt at various places on Tuesday afternoon due to failure of both the Northern and the Eastern grids covering close to 10 states, with movement on the busy Delhi-Howrah route almost paralysed.
AAP volunteers and its frontal organisations protested near BJP headquarters on the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, demanding the party to clear its stand on full statehood to Delhi.
, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, "The strategy of containment is important."
Whether the selector will have a vote in choosing the playing XI is still not clear.
Not just Vietnam, but other countries in the region like Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, have also expressed an interest in acquiring the BrahMos cruise missile. Debalina Ghoshal explains the significance of the move.
Rajesh Pawar bowled a devastating spell to capture six wickets as West Zone shot out East for a paltry 171 and then scored 102 for two in reply on the first day of the four-day Duleep Trophy semi-final in Mumbai on Thursday. Mumbai-born Baroda left-arm spinner Pawar triggered a dramatic post-lunch collapse in which East, put in to bat by West, lost wickets in a heap and were bowled out in the second session in 61.3 overs at the Brabourne Stadium.
Three more lions were enmeshed by the Forest department on Sunday from nearby Ambardi village in Gujarat's Amreli district located near Gir Wildlife Sanctuary
'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.'
With these states imposing lockdowns anew, the health ministry emphasised that the restrictions should be utilised to focus on containment, surveillance and testing in the containment and buffer zones as the key strategy for early detection of cases and fatality management.
'If the Russian forces do capture Kyiv and set up some sort of provisional government, they might run into an insurgency, for which the geography is just right, it could prove costly for them.' 'In that event, the whole exercise could turn out to be counter-productive -- and costly in both foreign policy and domestic terms.'
'That's what I do, I win. And I'm coming here to West Ham initially to try and get us wins and away from the wrong end of the table'
'With over 50 per cent of medical seats reserved for those who have the ability to pay a fee ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore for a five-year MBBS course and quotas in accordance with affirmative policies in government colleges, the band of seats available for the not-so-rich and non-OBCs is very narrow.'
Chances are any such disruption will not occur on the major shipping lanes but on some edge of the ocean between India and China. Even if there is no actual disruption, the costs of averting one can be punitive. The setting for this is provided by the energy shortage both countries face, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
'There was a wrong policy of government during the Congress regime. They didn't construct roads up to the border which left a buffer zone of 3-4 km which China occupied. Construction of new villages isn't a new thing, it's all inherited from Congress'
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday held a review meeting to discuss the preparedness of the national capital
'When you saw him, you immediately knew that he was something special.'
Without Myanmar, India can't engage with any of the Asian nations to its east.
The Russian-origin An-32 aircraft lost contact on the afternoon of June 3.
Global fast food chain McDonalds, which entered India over a decade ago, plans to export dishes from its unique Indian menu to please the western palate, having tasted success in the middle-east market.
Mohammad Rafi and Steven Dias scored the Mumbai outfit beat Maldivian club New Radiant 2-0 in an away match on Tuesday.
'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Steve Bruce became the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season when Sunderland announced they had parted company with the former Manchester United player on Wednesday.
The four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy is locked at 1-1 and the match at Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA), which is organising it's first-ever Test, is set to be a make-or-break affair for both teams.
Among the metros, people in Delhi are the happiest while those in Mumbai are the least happy.
In 2020, retail and e-commerce sector will lead the table and is expected to generate 112,000 jobs followed by IT & ITeS (105,500), FMCG (87,500), manufacturing (68,900), BFSI (59,700) and healthcare (98,300), the survey said.
Pandey expressed bewilderment over no positive response from the municipal authorities in Mumbai, whom he accused of keeping IPS officer Vinay Tiwari in virtual house arrest, despite being informed about the adverse remarks made by Supreme Court against their action.
Reliance Industries Limited has made two natural gas discoveries on the east and west coast adding to the vast hydrocarbon reserves it has found in the past few years.
Armed forces on Tuesday launched fresh air raids on Libya's rebel-held eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf in a bid to prevent protestors from advancing towards Tripoli, amid mounting global calls for enforcing a no-fly zone over the country.Muammar Gaddafi's warplanes dropped missiles near rebel positions in the desert east of Ras Lanuf, reports said, adding there were no casualties or damage.The Libyan ruler's supporters moved eastward in an effort to push the rebels back.
State-run BSNL on Tuesday launched a service wherein its mobile customers will be able to access Facebook without any Internet or data connectivity.
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