Is it possible to saw through a section of track and dislodge nearly 150 pandrol clips in just over half hour, questions a Telegraph report from Kolkata. Or was the sabotage intended to derail the
Sardiha: A 70-year-old farmer Ratan Mahato (name changed) claims he saw nearly 25 to 30 people walking in the darkness towards the rail track carrying shovels, sledgehammers, pickaxes and crowbars to carry out the derailment
New Delhi: The black box and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), which hold the key to investigations into the tragic May 22 Mangalore Air India crash, would be sent to USA, where it would be
A Gandhian who has worked in Naxal-hit areas says top leaders are losing control over footsoldiers. The state may see sporadic Naxal attacks like the one witnessed in West Bengal on Friday, which claimed 98
There were some awkward moments before the departure of President Pratibha Patil from Beijing to the central Chinese city of Loyang when a member of her delegation, RJD MP Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, did not turn
With pirates now operating much beyond the Gulf of Aden, alarms bells began clanging in the Indian security establishment after half-a-dozen Somali nationals were apprehended with their boats in Lakshadweep Islands over the last two
Dubbing Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav a 'don,' expelled party leader Amar Singh on Friday questioned why Jaya Bachchan was renominated for Rajya Sabha elections when he was removed from the party for bringing
After days of outrage here, Canada on Friday expressed "deep regret" over the foul language used by its officials against Indian security and intelligence establishments following which India treated the unpleasant chapter as closed. In
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Friday night sent out a stern warning to Air India unions which have threatened to go on strike from June 12 warning them that indiscipline and irresponsible action will
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama on Friday held a telephonic conversation during which they discussed matters related to the first Strategic Dialogue scheduled to take place on June three besides regional
CRPF on Friday recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted on roads to target security forces from Jharkhand and West Bengal. Official sources said one of the IEDs weighing 10 kg was recovered from West
Questioning rationale of sending the matter related to inclusion of caste in census to group of ministers (GOM), Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give immediate orders
Disgraced former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, sentenced to 18-month prison term by a court in Chandigarh, in Ruchika molestation case, today again failed to get any relief as the Punjab and Haryana High Court adjourned
Resolving to counter the danger posed by the Maoists in the wake of the attack on a Mumbai-bound train in Jhargram, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said operations against the Naxals would be
Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan on Friday sprang a surprise on the Samajwadi Party by turning down an offer for renomination for Rajya Sabha, saying she wanted to stay away from politics for some time. SP Chief
The CBSE on Friday announced results for the Class X board exam, grades for which were accorded for the first time, as 89.28 per cent candidates cleared the test. Girls continued to outscore boys in
At least 65 passengers were killed and 150 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early on Friday. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding
The spokesperson of PCPA (People's Committee Against Police Atrocities) Asit Mahato on Friday denied any involvement in the train derailment near Jhargram in West Bengal. Mahato told PTI “We were in no way involved. This
Following is the chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. Apr 22, 2006 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for eight hours. May 2008 - Maoists lay
Mumbai : Anxious relatives of passengers in Howrah-Mumbai Express, which was targeted by Maoists today killing 65 persons, are desperately calling up helpline numbers here to know the status of their near and dear ones.
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