TN Gov condoles death of bus accident victims in AP

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 20:05

Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah Wednesday expressed shock over the bus accident in Andhra Pradesh in which 45 passengers were charred to death.

Chargesheet filed in mid-day meal tragedy in Bihar

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 15:13

Three months after 23 children died after eating contaminated meals, a chargesheet has been filed against the suspended principal and her husband in the mid-day meal tragedy in a primary school at Dharmasati Gandaman village of Saran district.

`No news on compensation given to victims of Hooch tragedy`

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 20:14

Barely two days after 39 people were killed after consuming spurious liquor, a top Uttar Pradesh official on Sunday said the government did not have any information about compensation given to those killed in the tragedy "due to series of holidays last week".

Prasoon Joshi proud of daughter`s writing

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 17:58

Following in her father`s footsteps, lyricist Prasoon Joshi`s six-year-old daughter has already started penning down pieces and shows them to her dad for his approval.

Toll in hooch tragedy climbs to 35, excise officials suspended

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 09:01

With 13 more deaths, the toll in the hooch tragedy in several villages of Mubarakpur area on Saturday climbed to 35

Egypt boat wreck: 12 migrants drown to death

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 21:05

A boat has capsized near the Egyptian port of Alexandria on Friday killing 12 migrants mostly from Syria and Palestine.

Italy rescues more than 500 migrants off Sicily

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 20:09

Italy rescued more than 500 migrants in the Strait of Sicily in the early hours of Friday as part of several coastguard operations, authorities said.

Italy holds suspected ship captain; death toll 275

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 11:08

Just 155 migrants, most if not all from Eritrea, survived Thursday`s shipwreck. Survivors said there were some 500 would-be asylum-seekers aboard when the ship capsized.

Italy boat tragedy: Migrant coffins lined up in airport hangar

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:36

The 111 coffins were numbered, a teddy bear wearing a smile and a blue shirt with a heart was placed above casket No 92.

Divers hope to resume search in migrant boat tragedy

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 20:39

Italian divers hoped to resume the search for bodies today after a Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy in which 111 African asylum-seekers have been confirmed dead and scores more are missing.

We need to learn right lessons from Uttarakhand tragedy: PM

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 13:16

Underlining the need to learn "right lessons" from the Uttarakhand tragedy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country has to equip itself in a better way to prevent disasters and check their fall out.