Railways to go for black boxes

New Delhi (IANS) Indian trains will soon have voice recorders or black boxes in a bid to facilitate investigators trying to identify the cause of accidents and assess crew performances, an official said on Monday.

Keeping in…

31 Bangladeshis detained in Guwahati station

Guwahati (IANS) Thirty-one Bangladeshi nationals were detained at the railway station here on Monday, a police official said.

"The group came to Guwahati from Bengaluru onboard the Guwahati-Bangalore Express. They were…

55 cases of Zika virus confirmed in Jaipur

Jaipur (IANS): A total of 55 cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Jaipur, making it the country's biggest outbreak of the disease to date. Officials sources said that a WHO team will be visiting the city soon to monitor the measures being…

12 feared dead in landslide in cyclone-hit Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS): The Odisha government on Saturday rushed a team of rescuers after local media reported that 12 persons, including five children, lost their lives while four others were missing due to a landslide in Gajapati district.

The…

India, China together will make difference to Asia: Chinese envoy on India visit

Kolkata (IANS) China and India together would make a difference to Asia and the whole world, a top Chinese envoy said here, stressing that leaders of the two nations favour meaningful cultural and educational exchanges to enhance bilateral…

Indian, Pakistan Armies trade fire on LoC

Jammu (IANS): The Indian and Pakistan Armies traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, defence sources said.

The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions at the Digwar sector in Poonch district.

Japanese experts to assist Indian architects develop bullet train stations

New Delhi (IANS) Japanese consultants will join hands with Indian architects to develop the 12 proposed bullet train stations and its adjoining areas in an integrated way.

In a meeting with senior officials of Mumbai Metropolitan…

Free Rs 5 lakh insurance cover for Vaishno Devi pilgrims

Jammu (IANS) Pilgrims headed to the Vaishno Devi shrine will get a free insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.

This was decided on Saturday at a meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (MVDSB) chaired by Jammu and Kashmir…

Akbar calls charges wild and false, mum on quitting

New Delhi (IANS): Giving no indication of resigning from the government, Union Minister M.J. Akbar, who is facing charges of sexual harassment and wrongdoing by around a dozen women journalists, on Sunday called the allegations "false, wild and…

Judge's wife, son shot by security guard dead

Gurugram (IANS): Both the wife and son of Additional District Judge Shrikant, who were shot at by the judge's security guard on Saturday, have died, police said on Sunday.

While the wife, Ritu (38), died overnight due to excessive bleeding,…