News for 'train fire'

Train to Lhasa

Train to Lhasa

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

'Lhasa is more than the Unesco World Heritage Sites it boasts of. It is more than a gateway to the mighty Himalayas.' 'It is about the warmth of its people: Unsaid, unspoken, but felt everywhere,' discovers Shruti Bajpai.

Gujarat's burning train, ten years on

Gujarat's burning train, ten years on

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Ten years after the burning train of Godhra, Gujarat is caught in the dilemma between pragmatic concerns of sustaining development and the moral and ethical obligations of a just and fair society, writes Shreekant Sambrani.

Train smashes into car in New York, kills 6

Train smashes into car in New York, kills 6

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Six persons have been killed and others injured when a train hit a car on the tracks.

Naxals training to gun down choppers, shows rare footage

Naxals training to gun down choppers, shows rare footage

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

A rare video footage of Maoists purportedly showing the rebels conducting a 'commando-style' training to gun down helicopters, used to ferry security personnel and VIPs in Chhattisgarh's worst insurgency-hit Bastar region, has been recovered by the police.

India successfully test-fires Agni-I missile

India successfully test-fires Agni-I missile

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

Agni-I missile is equipped with sophisticated navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision.

Army officer killed in training drill in Rajasthan

Army officer killed in training drill in Rajasthan

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

A major rank official of the Indian Army died during a training exercise in western sector near the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan.

'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?'

Put aside your arrogance, apologise to people, Tharoor responds to Scindia

Put aside your arrogance, apologise to people, Tharoor responds to Scindia

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said it's a pity that since switching sides, Scindia has adopted the Modi government's "uncaring attitude" to the public.

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

Assam continues to burn, 2 die in police firing, DGP's car attacked

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Anti-CAB protests intensify in Guwahati even as the PM appealed for calm, assuring the people of the state that the govt will protect their interests.

Fire at building in Mumbai's CST station

Fire at building in Mumbai's CST station

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

A fire broke out in a building at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station in Mumbai on Friday evening but no casualty has been reported so far, fire officials said.

Southern navy chief killed in accidental fire

Southern navy chief killed in accidental fire

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Jamwal, 51, who was the second in command of the Navy's Southern Command, was at the training establishment INS Dronacharya's small arms firing range when the accidental firing occurred around 1030 Hours, a Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi.

SHOCKING: In Odisha, only 3 of 500 hospitals are fire ready

SHOCKING: In Odisha, only 3 of 500 hospitals are fire ready

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Recent statistics show that the situation is no different across the country with several hospitals lacking the infrastructure to manage a breakout of a blaze.

Minor setback, says coach as Divyansh undergoes emotional roller-coaster

Minor setback, says coach as Divyansh undergoes emotional roller-coaster

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Divyansh Singh Panwar would have gone through an entire gamut of emotions in the last two days of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

'All Good Things Start With Ghee'

'All Good Things Start With Ghee'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

'I always say you really cannot own a recipe.' 'In India, where, we have been cooking for thousands of years, how can you put a finger and say, 'This is mine'?'

BJP insults tribals by calling them vanvasi: Rahul

BJP insults tribals by calling them vanvasi: Rahul

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Addressing a party rally in Rajasthan, Gandhi also flayed the BJP over the situation in ethnic strife-torn Manipur and said the ideology of the BJP has set the northeastern state on fire.

Train hard, play easy, says Langer after bruising nets session

Train hard, play easy, says Langer after bruising nets session

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

A tumultuous nets session at Old Trafford left one Australian batsman ruled out of the Cricket World Cup and another screaming in pain but coach Justin Langer said the hard training would pay dividends on the field.

Militants have free run of Imphal valley instigating mobs, say security forces

Militants have free run of Imphal valley instigating mobs, say security forces

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

The security agencies have been warning that militants belonging to United National Liberation Front, People's Liberation Army and other banned groups had become part of the mobs and carrying out sneak attacks on security forces as well as giving directions to the agitators.

Agni-1 successfully test-fired

Agni-1 successfully test-fired

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

India successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I missile, which has a strike range of 700 kilometre on Thursday, from a test range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the army.

Ashes: 'Bazball' faces biggest test against World Champs

Ashes: 'Bazball' faces biggest test against World Champs

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

England's latest version of cricket is set for its biggest test as they face world champions Australia in a bid to reclaim the Ashes.

Nadal's intense training session ahead of India tie

Nadal's intense training session ahead of India tie

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

It was an intense training session for the visiting Spanish tennis team that turned into fun watching for a few fans gathered at the DLTA complex as Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal aimed at empty ball boxes with their serves. David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez were first to hit the courts in the morning session and once they were done with their routine practice -- the groundstrokes, the volleys and the serves -- in came Nadal and began his drill under scorching heat.

Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion

Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion

Rediff.com8 Oct 2022

The 19-kilometre (11.8 miles) bridge, which runs across the Kerch Strait and connects Crimea with mainland Russia, consists of a railway and vehicle sections.

Minor fire on Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani

Minor fire on Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

A Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, which left from Mumbai, caught fire on Thursday evening near Ankleshwar in Gujarat. The fire has been raging in the B3 coach over the last one hour and efforts are on to bring it under control.

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra comes out in support of the wrestlers

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra comes out in support of the wrestlers

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra lent his support to the wrestlers who have been protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

How India Posts trained its postmen into bank officials

How India Posts trained its postmen into bank officials

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Each postman has undergone a three-tier training process, after which they were evaluated by the National Institute of Banking and Finance and given certificates.

Israel attacks Lebanon after missile strike

Israel attacks Lebanon after missile strike

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said it was carrying out strikes in Lebanon in retaliation to the attack on its border with anti-tank guided missiles, The Times of Israel reported.

Six train passengers injured in Andhra Pradesh

Six train passengers injured in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

Six persons received injuries after they jumped off a running train fearing their compartment had caught fire, Railway officials said.

How 3 passengers thwart 'terror attack' on train to France

How 3 passengers thwart 'terror attack' on train to France

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

A gunman armed with a Kalashnikov had opened fire on train and was overpowered by several passengers including off-duty American servicemen.

Gujjar stir turns violent, shots fired, police vehicles torched

Gujjar stir turns violent, shots fired, police vehicles torched

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

The SP said the protesters also pelted stones, injuring four jawans, adding that police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

3 terrorists killed in Samba wanted to blow up trains

3 terrorists killed in Samba wanted to blow up trains

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

The three heavily-armed terrorists killed by the Border Security Force in Samba district had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to carry out a chain of terror attacks by blowing up running trains and tracks with chained IEDs and hard to detect liquid explosives, a top force official said on Wednesday.

Best Bakery: Prosecution failed to prove charges against 2 accused, says court

Best Bakery: Prosecution failed to prove charges against 2 accused, says court

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Additional sessions judge MG Deshpande on Tuesday acquitted Solanki and Gohil of all charges. The detailed order became available on Wednesday.

Naxals ambush running train in Bihar, kill 3 policemen

Naxals ambush running train in Bihar, kill 3 policemen

Rediff.com30 Nov 2013

Three policemen were shot dead and two injured by armed Maoists in a running train near Jamalpur railway station in Bihar's Munger district on Saturday evening.

Gujarat riots: All 26 accused in Kalol gangrape, murders walk free

Gujarat riots: All 26 accused in Kalol gangrape, murders walk free

Rediff.com2 Apr 2023

Of the total 39 accused, 13 died during the case pendency and the trial against them was abated.

Putin Finds Ukrainians Tough Opponents

Putin Finds Ukrainians Tough Opponents

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

Ukraine's intelligence chief says Russia is sending more troops into Kherson -- the largest city in Ukraine under Russian occupation -- and may be preparing to defend it against a Ukrainian counteroffensive, despite previously saying that Russian forces were leaving the city.

The Army Doctor Who Died Saving His Men

The Army Doctor Who Died Saving His Men

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

Captain Anshuman Singh sacrificed his life saving the men entrusted to his medical care in the highest traditions of doctors that serve in the military.

Asian Games: India women win team silver; Ramita bags bronze

Asian Games: India women win team silver; Ramita bags bronze

Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

India's shooters opened their account at the Asian Games, bagging the women's team silver in the 10m air rifle event in Hangzhou on Sunday.

Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired

Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

The Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines.

Catalan Pique jeered by fans at Spain training session

Catalan Pique jeered by fans at Spain training session

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Centre-back Pique, who voted in the referendum and has criticised police violence against voters which resulted in hundreds of injuries, has long been targeted by Spain fans but Monday's barrage of insults was particularly severe.

LeBron James' son Bronny 'stable' after cardiac arrest

LeBron James' son Bronny 'stable' after cardiac arrest

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

LeBron James thanked fans on Thursday for their love and prayers for his son Bronny, who suffered a cardiac arrest while training.

Singaporean forces train in Uttar Pradesh

Singaporean forces train in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com24 Mar 2010

Around 550 personnel of the Singaporean Army along with their armoured personnel carriers, Bronco all-terrain tracked vehicles, Spike anti-tank guided missiles and other latest equipment are participating in the exercise, which started on March 1.

How to fire employees with dignity

How to fire employees with dignity

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

'Demonstrating respect and compassion during exit meetings are important.' 'After all, how you treat people on their way out of the door does not go unnoticed by the rest of your organisation,' says Shyamal Majumdar.