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Jolted from sleep, ran for life; Train fire survivor recounts ordeal
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Jolted from sleep, ran for life; Train fire survivor recounts ordeal

Madurai (TN), Aug 26: Uttar Pradesh resident Alka Prajapati was sleeping in the ill-fated private party train coach when screams of "fire, fire" erupted. While she instinctively scurried towards safety, she found the train door locked. Thankfully, someone broke open the lock to let the...
TN train fire mishap: Officials blame cylinder "illegally" taken inside for blaze
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TN train fire mishap: Officials blame cylinder "illegally" taken inside for...

Madurai (TN), Aug 26: At least nine pilgrims bound for Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu met with a tragic end on Saturday when a fire broke out inside a stationary train compartment at the railway station here in the small hours of Saturday, the Southern Railway said. It also said a gas cylinder...
Veteran lyricist Dev Kohli passes away at 80
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Veteran lyricist Dev Kohli passes away at 80

Guwahati, Aug 26: Veteran lyricist Dev Kohli passed away at the age of 80 on Saturday. The legendary lyricist wrote more than 100 songs for hit films including Maine Pyar Kiya', 'Bazigar', 'Judwa 2', 'Musafir', 'Shoot Out At Lokhandwala' and 'Taxi Num 911'.The reason behind his death is not known...
Tamil Nadu: 10 killed in train fire mishap; authorities blame cylinder illegally taken inside for blaze
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Tamil Nadu: 10 killed in train fire mishap; authorities blame cylinder...

Madurai (TN), Aug 26: At least 10 persons were "reported dead" in a fire that broke out inside a stationary train compartment in Madurai railway station in the wee hours of Saturday, the Southern Railway said, adding a "gas cylinder" "illegally" taken in led to the blaze. The "private party coach"...
Vinesh Phogat slams Brij Bhushan after UWW suspends Wrestling Federation of India
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Vinesh Phogat slams Brij Bhushan after UWW suspends Wrestling Federation of...

New Delhi, Aug 25: Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medalist wrestler Vinesh Phogat slammed former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Saran Singh after United World Wrestling (UWW) provisionally suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect for not conducting elections on time. The...
SC transfers CBI Manipur violence cases to Assam, asks Gauhati HC CJI to nominate trial judges
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SC transfers CBI Manipur violence cases to Assam, asks Gauhati HC CJI to...

New Delhi, Aug 25: The Supreme Court on Friday said the trial in the Manipur violence cases being probed by the CBI will take place in neighbouring Assam and asked the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court to nominate one or more judicial officers to deal with the matters. Passing a slew of...
Wrestling Federation of India membership suspended on world stage
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Wrestling Federation of India membership suspended on world stage

Guwahati, Aug 24: World wrestling body, the United World Wrestling (UWW) has indefinitely suspends membership of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) over failure to hold elections in time. The WFI’s membership was suspended because of the lack of elections in the organisation. Elections were...
6 Indian pilgrims killed in Nepal bus accident, 19 Injured
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6 Indian pilgrims killed in Nepal bus accident, 19 Injured

Guwahati, Aug 24: At least 6 Indian pilgrims have died in a road accident in Nepal's Bara district, as per media reports. The accident which took place in the early hours of Thursday and left 19 people injured. According to police, the bus was en route to Janakpur from Kathmandu and was carrying...
Chandrayaan-3 cost less than Barbie, Oppenheimer - and even Adipurush
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Chandrayaan-3 cost less than 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' - and even 'Adipurush'

New Delhi, Aug 23: India's lunar blockbuster, Chandrayaan-3, which cost the nation Rs 615 crore, is cheaper than the dud film, 'Adipurush' (budget: Rs 700 crore), and if the amount is converted to US dollars ($75 million), it is cheaper than the two Hollywood movies ruling the global box office...
Railway Minister announces Rs 10 L ex-gratia for bridge collapse victims in Mizoram
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Railway Minister announces Rs 10 L ex-gratia for bridge collapse victims in...

New Delhi, Aug 23: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in Mizoram's under-construction railway bridge collapse and announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the victims and Rs 2 lakh for the injured. In a tweet, Vaishnaw said, “Grieved by the...
Special prayers offered across state for success of Chandrayaan-3 mission in K’taka
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Special prayers offered across state for success of Chandrayaan-3 mission in...

Bengaluru, Aug 23: People across Karnataka on Wednesday offered special prayers at temples praying for the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. More than 20 children offered ' ‘Panchamruth Abhisheka '' for Shiv Ling at Kashi Vishwanatha temple at NIG colony in Raichur city of the state. The ...
ISRO may postpone soft landing on Moon to Aug 27: Official
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ISRO may postpone soft landing on Moon to Aug 27: Official

Chennai, Aug 22 (PTI) As scientists at ISRO gear up for the soft landing of the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, the space agency may postpone the touchdown to August 27 in the event that health parameters of the lander module are found to be "abnormal", a senior...
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