PM expresses shock over loss of lives in Andaman boat tragedy

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:38

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed shock over the boat tragedy that took place in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and asked all central agencies to assist in rescue operations.

Two couples from Thane go missing in Andaman boat tragedy

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:00

Two couples from here are feared dead in a boat tragedy at Andaman islands on Sunday, sources said here.

200 drown as boat capsizes in South Sudan

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 07:15

More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed in South Sudan when an overcrowded ferry capsized in White Nile river, media reported Tuesday.

Andhra bus fire tragedy: 4 employees of pvt transporter held in Bangalore

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 19:46

Four employees of a private operator from Bangalore have been arrested by Andhra Pradesh police`s Crime Investigation Department, probing the Volvo bus fire mishap in Mahabubnagar district in the state on October 30 last year.

Bhopal gas tragedy: US should extradite Anderson, says NGO

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 23:07

NGO working for the cause of victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy today demanded that the US should extradite Warren Anderson, former chairman of the Union Carbide Corporation.

SC issues notice on CBI plea against Gauhati High Court verdict

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 00:24

The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a plea by the CBI challenging the Gauhati High Court verdict holding the agency unconstitutional after quashing the April 1, 1963 home ministry resolution setting it up under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act.

Police file charge sheet in Thekkadi boat tragedy

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 22:38

Kerala police on Tuesday submitted a charge sheet in Thekkadi boat tragedy, in which 45 people were killed.

Bhopal Gas tragedy anniv: Protests held to seek justice for victims

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 15:21

Meetings and protest marches in support of the demands of the victims marked the 29th anniversary of the Bhopal gas catastrophe here today.

29 years later, Bhopal gas victims still wait for justice

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 20:56

It was on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, that a toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation`s pesticide plant in the Madhya Pradesh capital killed and maimed thousands of people. Nearly three decades later, victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy are still fighting for justice.

Bhopal gas tragedy victims still await justice even after three decades

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 12:02

Leaders of five organisations representing survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have called on the United States Government to acknowledge and express regret for financing.

Uphaar fire tragedy: SC stays proceedings against ex-IPS officer Amod Kanth

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 15:57

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial court proceedings against former IPS officer Amod Kanth in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.

Andhra Pradesh bus tragedy: Baby girl among 45 killed

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 09:31

Heart-rending scenes were witnessed at the scene, where forty-five passengers were charred to death when a private luxury bus burst into flames near Palem village in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Wednesday.