Nagarcoil-born veteran actor in Tamil and Malayalam movies, Sukumari, died in Chennai after a heart attack following treatment for burn injuries. Sukumari received the burns when she was lighting a lamp. The veteran started acting since the age 10 and has acte...
After an engine malfunction, a container lorry catches fire on the Salem-Bangalore highway. The lorry, coming from Nasik, contained four luxury cars, worth several lakhs. The fire soon spread, causing the three Xylos and one Scorpio, inside the container, to a...
More than 1000 houses have been enveloped in a massive fire at Kakinada's Indrapelam. The cause of the fire is said to be the blast of a domestic LPG cylinder. The colony was occupied mainly by people with lower economic background.
The car of Mustaqeem Ahmed, an MNS leader in Mumbai, was in flames in Kurla a few days back. It was one of those incidents that only added fire to the simmering trouble between MNS party workers and the NCP. The arson was blamed on the NCP. But it now turns ou...
In a case of unbelievable cruelty, a man set his wife and children on fire after accusing them of stealing gold. While the three children died due to burn injuries, the wife is battling for her life in a hospital. The man along with his parents, burnt the four...
Despite widespread outrage and promises by police and politicians, crimes against women continue to be on the rise. A class IX student from Sonipat, Haryana, has set herself ablaze after she was raped by her neighbor. The girl has suffered 90% burns and is bat...
An explosion set off a major fire at a diesel storage tank of Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) Hazira terminal in Surat on Saturday. According to IOC sources, 500 fire fighters from Surat, Navsari and Billimora are battling to control the spread of fire to the s...
The dawn of 2013 looks grim for women in India. In spite of the protests for Damini and justice continuing throughout India, the security of women at the ground level hasn't changed. A young girl in Uttar Pradesh was burnt as she wasn't ready to give in to the...
55 films will be screened on the sixth day of the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala held at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, in various categories such as World cinema, Malayalam cinema, Homage, and the competition category, including 'Night Across The S...
A local court in Norway is scheduled to give its verdict on the alleged mistreatment of children by an Indian couple. The parents claim that they were merely disciplining their little child, but the Oslo police claim that the child had burn marks on his legs. ...
A mother-daughter duo set themselves on fire in front of the District Magistrate's office in Kanpur today. The house of the widow and her daughter was illegally occupied by some anti-social elements. The women had lodged a complaint in the police station and t...
News Night | Anti-nuclear activists and people protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) lay siege to sea to stop loading of fuel to the nuclear reactor. In Delhi, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has exhorted people to bu...
Following the path of India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, the BJP too has taken out to streets in protest against the electricity crisis in Delhi. Kejriwal had earlier asked the people to burn their electricity bills in protest against the hike ...
India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal, who has joined the agitation against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, attacks Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, alleging that she unleashed terror on the protesters. He questions the police action...
There are rumors that the Om Shakti Fireworks unit in Sivakasi which was razed to rubble by the rampant fire was running illegally without necessary permissions. The licence of Om Shakti Fireworks was cancelled for blatantly violating safety norms. The tragedy...
Angry protesters have burned the posters and effigies of MNS chief Raj Thackeray in Delhi following his anti-Bihari rant. Protesters have demanded action against Raj who branded Biharis as infiltrators. The protest has been organized by Congress.
Cross Talk | In this episode of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk the term 'West' is examined in detail. Form many 'West' would mean advanced technology, soft power, democratic values and wealth. But there are also negative connotations attached to this term. Homi Bha...
A Maruthi van bursts into flames in Prabudhnagar in Uttar Pradesh claiming the lives of 14 out of the 20 passengers. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Among those killed are two ladies, four teenage girls and eight children between the age ...
The blast at steel melting shop SMS 2 of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant happened when senior managers and employees were at work fixing a problem, when suddenly there was an blast at the oxygen plant. Most deaths happened at the spot. The toll could rise. A few in...
Uttar Pradesh Prison Minister Raja Bhaiya says that the situation in Meerut jail, where a clash between inmates and jailers had broken out, is now well under control.
The new service tax that comes in to effect from Sunday, puts an additional burden on the common man as the prices of various goods and services go up.