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Kochi Metro trains to have 3 coaches to carry 1,000 passengers

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:55 GMT

The Kochi Metro Board today decided to have three coaches in each train with a total carrying capacity of 1,000 passengers. The decision in this regard was taken at a board meeting near Kochi.

Two students killed in Delhi road accident

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:38 GMT

Two Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA) students were killed after the car they were travelling in collided against an electric pole in New Delhi, police said in New Delhi on Friday.

Nagpur: Class 7 girl sexually assaulted and burnt, battles for life

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:25:46 GMT

An under construction building in the busy Manish Nagar area of Nagpur became the site of a horrific crime on Friday morning. A minor girl was found there burning. The doctors at Government Medical Co...

Power demand in Delhi reaches year's highest

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:38:18 GMT

The searing heat today pushed the power demand in the city to over 5,200 megawatt, the highest of the year.

Delhi Assembly polls : Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party announces list of shortlisted candidates

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:48 GMT

Gearing up for its electoral debut in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today announced the names of 44 shortlisted candidates for 12 constituencies.

Forest worker dies in freak accident with tranquiliser gun

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:43 GMT

A forest worker died after allegedly being accidentally shot with a tranquiliser gun by a co-worker at Dalsinghpara in the Baksa forest range in Jalpaiguri district today.

Bangkok University honours Veerappa Moily for making Bangalore an IT hub

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:53 GMT

Union Minister Veerappa Moily was presented with a "Global Citizen Award" by a university in Bangkok for his role in transforming Bangalore as a global IT hub during his tenure as Karnataka Chief Mini...

IPL spot-fixing: Chennai Police to probe call details of 2 arrested bookies

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:41:20 GMT

Chennai Police today said they would probe the call details of two bookies arrested late last night for alleged betting in the ongoing IPL matches to ascertain possible connections with six of those a...

Water supply to Delhi restored after breach in Ganga canal is fixed

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:24 GMT

Uttar Pradesh has fixed the breach in upper Ganga canal and restored water supply to Delhi, which will ease water shortage in various areas of East and South Delhi.

BJP protests against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over alleged misuse of public funds

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:24:07 GMT

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a demonstration near Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence in the capital today demanding her resignation over alleged misuse of public money ahead of...

Woman jumps to death from Gurgaon high-rise

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:48:22 GMT

A woman employee in a private company in Gurgaon jumped to her death from a multi-storey building yesterday, police said. According to police, she left a suicide note saying she was "fed up" with h...

Fake currency deposited in Indore ATMs

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:24 GMT

HDFC Bank in Indore on Thursday handed over to the local police fake currency worth over Rs 3.60 lakh deposited in the bank's various ATMs in the district, police said.

Delhi Metro stations to be under increased surveillance

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:10 GMT

Security agencies have decided to bring Delhi metro stations under increased surveillance cover and share intelligence in case of any untoward activity to the facilities in the wake of recent incident...

Burnt body found inside Panjab University hostel

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:41 GMT

A badly burnt body was found on Thursday from hostel number 2 of the Panjab University boys' hostel in Chandigarh by Fire Department officers.

I am not soft like Sonia: Rahul Gandhi tells party workers

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:35 GMT

With assembly election just months away, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today asked party leaders in Delhi to work in unity to ensure a fourth successive victory for the party in the polls and s...

After all-time high yesterday, mercury drops a degree in Nagpur

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:36 GMT

There was some respite from scorching heat for people in Nagpur today as the mercury marginally dropped to 46.6 degree Celsius against the all-time high of 47.9, in the city yesterday.

Two held for duping several men on pretext of getting them jobs in the Middle East

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:55 GMT

Two men were arrested today for allegedly duping 10 people on pretext of sending them to Middle East for job in Shastri Nagar area in Jaipur.

Narendra Modi, yoga and a new university for Gujarat

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:48 GMT

Narendra Modi's love for yoga is well known. He not only practices it every day, the Gujarat chief minister is also famous for making his bureaucrats attend special yoga sessions with him. Now, he has...

Delhi at 45.7 degrees is hottest today in May in last five years

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:42:40 GMT

Delhi today recorded its hottest day in the last five years with temperature touching 45.7 degrees.

Ghaziabad murder case: Cops arrest one suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:16:07 GMT

One person has been arrested in connection with murder of seven members of a family at their home in Ghaziabad district, a senior officer said today.

BJP youth wing workers detained during protest in Delhi

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:26 GMT

About 30 activists of the BJP's youth wing protesting against the UPA-II government's corruption scandals were detained when they were trying to march towards Connaught Place in central Delhi.

Prank call leads to bomb hoax at IIM-Bangalore campus

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:49 GMT

A telephone call about a bomb being planted at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) today created panic with the staff and the students being evacuated from the building but it turned ...

Three of a family among four killed as car catches fire

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:55 GMT

Three members of a family were among four persons charred to death when a car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a tree on Ambala-Barara road, police said.

Delhi sizzles as morning temperature soars above 30 degrees

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:52:15 GMT

The heat wave continued unabated in the national capital this morning with the minimum temperature settling five notches above average at 31.4 degrees Celsius.

Woman commits suicide as partner watches on webcam

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:52 GMT

27-year-old Shobhana Surati in Mumbai committed suicide by hanging herself; her partner Swapnil Surve was witness to the tragedy on webcam.