Delhi Metro commuters had a harrowing time on Wednesday as an overhead wire snapped at Yamuna Bank station during the evening peak hours.
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A Mandoli-bound goods train had crossed Wadala station when three rear wagons of the trains derailed.
Mohun Bagan's Brazilian footballer Jose Ramirez Barreto, who experienced a harrowing time before flying home, returned from Sao Paulo on Monday. The Brazilian, whose passport was confiscated by the Kolkata Customs for allegedly carrying unauthorised foreign exchange, spent about six weeks with his family before returning to the city.
India's highest ranked squash player Joshna Chinappa made it to the final qualifying of the main draw in the US $25,9000 Harrow Greenwich Open. She came from behind to get the better of a fighting Alexandra Norman of England 8-11, 13-11, 11-9, 19-21, 11-6 in 64 minutes in Connecticut on Tuesday night.
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Russia's Nobel-wining writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died of cardiac arrest at his home in Moscow, state-run Vesti TV channel reported. He was 89.
Former Karnataka Minister Shobha Karandlaje, who returned to Bangalore after remaining stranded for four days at Rudraprayag in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, on Friday said it was a harrowing experience as her group of 1,000 pilgrims had to spend sleepless nights sandwiched between high mountains and flooded Ganga river.
"There were some pretty scary moments while we were fighting fires at the Taj Hotel. On Thursday night, while we were in a cage trying to rescue guests trapped in the heritage section of the hotel, we saw one of the terrorists carrying a gun," Chief Fire Officer A V Sawant told PTI.
Defending champion Marin Cilic had to battle hard before beating Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 5-1 in their 3rd round match of the US Open on Friday.
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The autobiography of a former nun in Kerala, in which she recounts her 'harrowing' experiences during her time spent in the convents, is selling like hot cakes even as the influential Catholic Church is yet to react to the charges in the book. In her memoirs in Malayalam titled Amen (so be it), 'Sister' Jesme writes of alleged sexual abuse, corruption and power struggles in the 'dark confines' of convents where she had lived for over 30 years.
England coach Trevor Bayliss has backed shattered Ben Stokes to bounce back from the harrowing World T20 final experience and also expressed his desire to see the all-rounder putting himself in pressure situations again. A visibly devastated Stokes was left squatting with his head in his hands on the ground after he failed to replicate his death-bowling heroics, displayed during clashes against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, in the high-octane finale. It was in the last over when West Indies required 19 more runs to win but Carlos Brathwaite produced his batting master class and hit the bowler for four successive sixes to steer his side to their second World T20 title. The match also saw Marlon Samuels using abusive and offensive language at Stokes after their seven wickets win over England.
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Tamil actress Shriya Shreya was allegedly molested in Tirumala temple, Andhra Pradesh by a man identified as a cleaner.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, often called 'Prince of Kolkata', now has a new address in England. The Behala boy has recently bought a flat at North Harrow in London, according to a source close to the cricketer's family.
Twenty-seven-year old Ritik Bhasin, a partner of event management company Couch Potato, was present in the lobby of the Taj Hotel when the terrorists struck on the night of November 26. Here is his harrowing account of what transpired.
The couple, along with a Chinese, a South African and an Australian national, was rescued from the hotel by the elite National Security Guards late Thursday night.
On Thursday, the airport witnessed five hours of fog, the first time in the last decade that fog conditions started in November. "Last year was the best, we had only four days of fog in the two months of December and January. One cannot predict what kind of fog we will have this year but the situation will not be as good as last year," said R K Jenamani, director-in-charge, meteorological department, Delhi airport.
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez once again faces a harrowing task of getting his action cleared after the off-spinner was called for chucking during the team's 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle.
The former Supreme Court judge's interim report will consist largely of a narrative recounting harrowing stories told by the families of the victims about the emotional impact of the tragedy that claimed 329 lives. It will also document their difficulties in getting help from the Canadian government when they traveled to Ireland to identify the bodies of their near and dear ones pulled from the North Atlantic sea, reports said.
The victim sustained multiple wounds on her hand and thigh and is stated to be out of danger.
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According to airline sources, the software, which is of Atlanta-based SITA company, was not functioning approximately from 3 am to 9 am on Saturday. Consequently, boarding passes could not be issued at major airports across the world and various flights were delayed.
Nigerian striker Edeh Chidi scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Salgaocar in the inaugural match in Goa on Saturday.
'Tragically, compassion is in short supply in our ancient capital city, as the horrific violence in recent weeks testified,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'All of our lives are going to be changed in a permanent way...' 'We just have to ride out the tide right now and we will see a rainbow at the end of this.'
A 20-year-old US student who was shot in the shoulder during the deadly Arizona rampage this week took it in his stride and posted online a series of bloody selfies rather than calling for medical help.
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The Oscar-winning star had even brought his parents along to see him give one of the most important performances of his career: a speech highlighting a new surge in violence in Sudan. But at the last minute, someone pulled the plug. Clooney, designated the UN Messenger for Peace, had a message someone did not want to hear. Sources at the UN said France and Russia were the nations that objected to the idea of an actor reporting on the horrors he had witnessed in Sudan and Chad
Athletes, support staff and mediamen continued to go through harrowing times for the second consecutive day in Guwahati.
The organisers of the Congress, which is being held for the first time in a rural centre, seem to have no clue how to host such a big event, the delegates alleged.
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Nilesh Mistry, 40, was presented the award by Baroness Flather, the first British Asian woman to receive a peerage, at Brent Museum in London on Sunday night.
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