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Runaway train: seven workers suspended after 13-km downhill ride

open view web desk BHUBANESWAR, India – Indian Railways has suspended seven workers after brakes failed on a 22-coach train carrying hundreds of passengers, letting it run freely in reverse for about 13 km (eight miles), officials said on Monday. The train, en route from Ahmedabad in Gujarat […]

Swiss Aviation Consulting denies bid for Air India assets

open view web desk Aviation advisory firm Swiss Aviation Consulting (SAC) on Monday denied it has expressed interest in buying the debt burdened state-run carrier Air India. SAC has never expressed interest in acquiring Air India or parts of it, or has acted as a front for some […]

Under united Oppn, even Modi may lose Varanasi in 2019: Rahul

open view web desk Bengaluru, Apr 8: Forget the BJP winning the 2019 polls, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi might lose his Varanasi seat under a united opposition, asserted Congress president Rahul Gandhi today. Pegging his confidence on opposition unity, Gandhi said far from the BJP winning the 2019 […]

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to have kidney transplant surgery

open view web desk NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will enter hospital on Saturday for kidney transplant surgery, two officials said. Jaitley tweeted earlier this week that he was suffering from kidney related problems and infections and that his treatment would be determined by his doctors. […]

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley being treated for kidney ailment, infections

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said he was undergoing treatment for kidney related problems and infections

Doctor arrested for raping medical intern

open view web desk New Delhi [India] April 5: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a doctor of Hindu Rao Hospital who allegedly raped a medical intern. Talking to ANI, Jatin Narwal, DCP North, said, “The medical intern complained about the doctor that he raped her on the pretext of inviting her over for dinner. We […]

India trying to reconnect with most powerful communications satellite: ISRO

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India’s space agency said on Monday it was trying to re-establish a link with its most powerful communication satellite that went missing over the weekend, in a setback for its space ambitions. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the link with […]

CBSE paper leaks: Students take to streets; Cong demands HRD min’s sacking

open view web desk New Delhi, Mar 29: Students here took to the streets on Thursday to protest the CBSE’s decision to hold re-examination of Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers, even as the Congress demanded that Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and the board chairperson be […]

CBSE paper leak: Re-exam for Class X Maths, Class XII Economics

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Mar. 28: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct a re-examination for the Class X Maths and Class XII Economics papers over reports of the paper leak. “Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the […]

ICICI Bank board backs CEO amid nepotism rumours

open view web desk MUMBAI – India’s ICICI Bank moved to put to rest rumours that its Chief Executive Chanda Kochhar allegedly favoured Videocon Group in its lending practices, calling the rumours “malicious and unfounded”. The bank’s board “has come to the conclusion that there is no question […]

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