The Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express, which collided with a derailed Mumbai-bound local train on Thursday night near Shahpur in Maharashtra, came to a halt after a loud noise, according to the passenger Bhagyashri Karewar of the coach S-10.
Last year, MP's Ashutosh Sharma smashed an 11-ball fifty, breaking Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century by an Indian in T20 cricket.
The company has taken up significant projects but they are either delayed or the company plans to give them up.
Incessant showers lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Wednesday morning, leading to flooding in many low-lying areas and traffic snarls on roads.
Eight people were killed and five injured in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra where several parts were lashed by heavy rains on Friday.
It's been a year since three blasts ripped through crowded localities of Mumbai, killing 26 people and injuring 130. Rediff.com correspondents walked down memory lane with survivors and re-lived the fateful July 13 evening that was smeared with blood, agony and fear.
India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands on Tuesday.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday have thrown rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. With IMD forecast of heavy rains for Tuesday, the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.
Mumbai received 231.4 mm rain in the last 24 hours, while Thane received 229.81 mm.
When I asked Krishna Gopal Sengupta, who had travelled through Bangladesh from Chittagong to Petrapole if the interim government had made any impact at ground level, he said, "it's been only a couple of days. They will need some time." Shyam G Menon reports from Petrapole, India's entry point with Bangladesh.
Tope stressed on the need to impose restrictions wherever there is crowding.
In Gujarat, the Congress must have felt like the Swiss in Doha. Suffering at the hands of both the BJP and the AAP, they seemed to lack a goalkeeper. In Himachal, although a victory for the Congress, the tenor was more akin to Spain versus Morocco. The underdog triumphed, points out Shyam G Menon.
Hemant Shivsharan takes us on a trip to Matheran with these photographs
Bullet trains are run by state-owned agencies in France and Germany.
Doctor G is outwardly all for women, but evidently has no interest in them, observes Sreehari Nair.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that the common people have always been the focus of all initiatives by the Indian Railways.
'In Mumbai you are only safe once you reach home. You never know what will happen.'
Family members of a flight attendant who was brutally killed allegedly by a housekeeping staffer of her building in Mumbai, have taken possession of her body and left for their native place in Chhattisgarh, while the accused was remanded to police custody till September 8 by a court on Tuesday, an official said.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu tabled the Railway Budget on Thursday
KLPD (Kismet Love Paisa Dilli) is Ek Chalis Ki Last Local set in New Delhi, writes Rohit Khilnani.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ram, Laxmi, stories from the Hindu epics are seen in carvings, paintings and murals, as well as recognisable figures from mythology, like Garuda, Sheshnag, Nandi and Apsaras, notes Deepa Gahlot, savouring the beauty of Cambodia.
In the third and last part of interview, Rohit Shetty speaks about his childhood and his struggles after the death of his father.
Vinay Dubey was granted bail on a cash surety of Rs 15,000. On April 14, the last day of the first phase of the lockdown, several hundred migrants had assembled on the west side of Bandra suburban station demanding trains to take them to their native places, just hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension of the lockdown till May 3.
The 163-year-long service drew to a close. Abhishek Mande was there to record the final hours at Mumbai's Central Telegraph Office
BCCI tells Hyderabad CA that no further change in schedule possible
'I did hesitate and was scared, but I decided to save the child as I realised I would have done that if he was my child'
'These are challenging times and we get energised by that.' 'I don't feel that 'I am tired now and I should relax', because even if someone calls us at 12 o'clock I have to answer his call.'
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
Reports coming from many cities including Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad and parts of Konkan said that shops and restaurants remained closed there and autos were off the roads after the news of Thackeray's death was received
Shreyas Iyer trained hard in the nets with the aim of overcoming his longstanding struggles ahead of the World Cup game against Sri Lanka.
'Given the nature of our jobs, getting infected is a constant fear we all face.' 'The most we do is follow all the rules strictly and pray that we don't get infected.'
Former cricketer Vinod Kambli started his political innings on Thursday by filing his nomination for the Maharashtra assembly polls on October 13, from suburban Vikhroli in north-eastern Mumbai.
Election 2014 has witnessed an impressive increase in the voter turnout. But we bumped into a disgruntled citizen, who explains why he is not impressed and why he will not vote this year.
'My tool is the way I look. This is the only thing that distinguishes me.' 'Most of us dress similarly. What sets you apart is your face. If you change that also, you're like anybody else.'
'As a police officer, I had gone on deputation to the prison department; on both occasions (the hanging of Ajmal Kasab and Yakub Memon), the government said that I should remain present.' 'I was not mentally prepared for these sensitive operations and had to work on myself to lead the teams.'
The high-speed train line in a region already well-connected by rail, road and airways may have to struggle to stay viable
In 2012, Knight Frank estimated that prices in Ulwe grow by 50% in three years.
'...saying 'I love you'.' 'In none of the films has my character ever uttered 'I love you' or 'Main tumse mohabbat karta hoon'.'
