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

    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
    National

    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...
    Meghalaya govt constitutes expert committee for reviewing state reservation policy
    North East

    Meghalaya govt constitutes expert committee for reviewing state reservation...

    Shillong, Aug 26: Former judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice (Retired) Mool Chand Garg has been appointed Chairman of the Expert Committee constituted by the Meghalaya government for reviewing the state reservation policy. The reservation policy which mandated reservation of 40 per cent each...
    Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point to be known as Shiva Shakti Point: PM Modi
    Sci - Tech

    Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point to be known as "Shiva Shakti Point": PM Modi

    Bengaluru, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander 'Vikram' touched down on the lunar surface...
    Tamil Nadu: 10 killed in train fire mishap; authorities blame cylinder illegally taken inside for blaze
    National

    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"...
    Meghalaya to soon announce IT policy for attracting investments, creating jobs: Conrad K Sangma
    North East

    Meghalaya to soon announce IT policy for attracting investments, creating jobs:...

    Shillong, Aug 25: The Meghalaya government will soon announce an IT policy which will benefit investors and create employment opportunities in the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Friday. Addressing a programme here, he said investors will be provided incentives in terms of...
    Mizoram: Former Congress minister KS Thanga joins ZPM
    North East

    Mizoram: Former Congress minister KS Thanga joins ZPM

    Aizawl, Aug 25: Mizoram's former agriculture minister KS Thanga, who quit the Congress in June, joined the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM). Thanga joined the ZPM at a programme at the Vanapa Hall in Aizawl on Thursday. He had resigned from the Congress on June 9. He was a member of the...
    ISRO releases video of Chandrayaan-3 rover
    Sci - Tech

    ISRO releases video of Chandrayaan-3 rover 'Pragyan' rolling down to lunar...

    Bengaluru, Aug 25: ISRO on Friday released a breathtaking video of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover 'Pragyan' rolling down from the lander 'Vikram' to the lunar surface as observed by the lander imager camera.Here is how the Lander Imager Camera captured the moon's image just prior to touchdown....
    SC transfers CBI Manipur violence cases to Assam, asks Gauhati HC CJI to nominate trial judges
    National

    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...
    Railways constitute 4-member high-level committee to probe bridge collapse in Mizoram
    North East

    Railways constitute 4-member high-level committee to probe bridge collapse in...

    Aizawl, Aug 25: The Ministry of Railways has constituted a four-member high-level committee to inquire into the cause of the collapse of a under construction railway bridge in Mizoram's Aizawl district in which 22 workers were killed, officials said on Friday. The committee will submit its report...
    Tripura Cong working president expelled amid speculation over his joining BJP
    North East

    Tripura Cong working president expelled amid speculation over his joining BJP

    Agartala, Aug 24: Tripura Congress working president Billal Mia was expelled from the party shortly after he resigned from the post, amid speculation that he could join the ruling BJP. After he put in his papers, Mia was expelled from the Congress on Wednesday for anti-party activities, a...
    BRICS leaders decide to admit 6 countries as new members of grouping
    International

    BRICS leaders decide to admit 6 countries as new members of grouping

    New Delhi, Aug 24: The leaders of the BRICS nations on Thursday decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the new members of the grouping, sealing a long-drawn process. The decision was announced by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at a...
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