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Wife of train blast accused alleges harassment by ATS

Displaying rare courage, the wife of an accused in the 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts case, has demanded action against the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for harassing her, said her lawyer. ...  

Retd ITBP commandant jumps before Metro train, dies

Retired Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) commandant BC Joshi on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a speeding Metro train in Noida, police said. Joshi, a resident of Jal Vayu Vihar in Greater Noida, was apparently in a state of depression, SP City Yogesh Singh said. ...  

China decides to scrap Railways Ministry

In the annals of Chinese bureaucratic power, the Railways Ministry stood apart. Running everything from one of the world's busiest rail systems to a special police force, the ministry was so pervasive and powerful it resisted government reform efforts for years. Chinese called it "Boss Railway." On Sunday, the government gave notice it was firing the boss. ...  

168 children rescued from train, trafficking agents arrested

The railway police rescued nearly 168 children from the Ajmer-Sealdah Express on Saturday. The children were being taken from Jaipur to Kolkata to be employed as labourers in factories. ...  

Unmukt drafted in North Zone squad for Deodhar Trophy

Delhi's opening batsman Unmukt Chand has been drafted in as the 16th member of the North Zone side for the Deodhar Trophy inter-zonal limited overs tournament. ...  

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to have an idea and then act upon it: author Rashmi Bansal

Meena Bindra did it. Jasu Shilpi did it. Nina Lekhi did it. 'Follow Every Rainbow' is the story of twenty-five enterprising women who took up a challenge. They raised a family as well as a company, with love, laughter and patience. Managing multiple equations - never giving in or giving up. These stories say one thing, loud and clear. Women think and act differently than men, but they can be...  

Army plans to create close-to-real battlefield situation for training

Seeking to provide a close-to-real battlefield situation for its troops to train, the Indian Army is working on a Rs 40-crore plan towards modernising infrastructure at two of its main field firing ranges in Pokharan in Rajasthan and Babina in Madhya Pradesh. ...  

Suresh Raina backs India to secure the Australia Test series in Mohali

The left-handed batsman is also eyeing a return to the Test team. ...

Travel agent arrested for making hoax call to delay train

A travel agent was arrested for allegedly making a hoax call, claiming that a bomb was planted in an Uttar Pradesh-bound train at CST railway station, police said. According to city police crime branch, the accused Rameshchandra Chourasiya (39), who operates Chourasiya Tours and Travels, was nabbed for making the hoax call and handed over to the CST railway police where an FIR was registered against him. ...  

I won't let another Test opportunity go abegging: Raina

Raina had lost his place in the Test team after an unimpressive show in the two-Test series against New Zealand in September. ...  

Government to prioritise wheat exports

India will do everything it can to push record volumes of wheat onto the global market to cut massive stocks, a senior farm ministry official said on Wednesday, in a move that could hit shipments of other grains using rail and congested ports. The world's No 2 wheat producer is expecting another bumper harvest to start rolling in within weeks but lacks the warehouses needed to weatherproof a grain mountain...  

JBT scam: HC notice to CBI on Ajay Chautala's plea

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the CBI on the plea of former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's son, Ajay Chautala, against his conviction and 10 year sentence for illegally recruiting 3206 junior teachers in 2000. ...  

Curfew imposed in 10 areas in Kashmir Valley

Curfew was imposed on Tuesday night in 10 police station areas of Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure with the authorities apprehending law and order problem following the killing of a youth in firing allegedly by security forces in Baramulla district. ...  

Covered storage for food grain big challenge for govt

Despite government's promises to build more godowns for food grain storage, India has no space to store at least one-third of the 900 lakh metric tonnes of rice and wheat that is expected to be ready by June, 2013. Stark images from 2012 highlighted the acute lack of storage space for food grain procured for the central pool. ...  

Thousands of litres of whisky flushed down drain

Nearly 18,000 of litres of scotch whisky worth half a million pounds have been flushed down the drain by accident by workers during night shift at a Chivas bottling plant in Scotland, forcing the company to order a probe. ...  

Rihanna gets restraining order against intruder

Rihanna has acquired a restraining order against a man who tried to enter her house. ...  

Michael Vaughan says Tom Maynard's death is a lesson for budding cricketers

An inquest was told on Monday that Maynard was nearly four times above the legal alcohol limit for driving and had taken cocaine and ecstasy before he was electrocuted and hit by a train in June last year. ...  

UP: Woman allegedly thrown out of train, dies

In a shocking incident a woman identified as Santosh Devi died after being allegedly thrown out of Shatabdi Express by a security man on Wednesday in Muzaffarnagar. The woman boarded the Shatabdi Express by mistake but was thrown out of the train by the accused. Santosh died after she was hit by the train. ...  

Pawan Bansal's 'realistic' Railway Budget gets mixed reactions

The Railway Budget was presented on Tuesday, the first by a Congress minister in 17 years. But it lacked the inimitable style of presentation of its predecessors Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mamata Banerjee. But in his workman-like style Pawan Kumar Bansal did present a budget which he calls realistic and others term pedestrian. ...