Singapore-Chennai flight makes emergency landing in ChennaiAugust 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - A Singapore-Chennai flight had to make an emergency landing ay Chennai airport on Saturday after one of its rear tyres burst. According to preliminary reports, all 132 passengers and crew on board Flight IC 556 were safe.
No one injured as Delhi Metro train derailsAugust 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro train jumped tracks in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon, but no was injured in this freak accident. No one was injured in the mishap, which took place at Dwarka station in south-west Delhi at around 3:20 pm.
Pa. woman killed by falling tree branch in one of world's biggest parks days after NY accidentAugust 6th, 2009 Tree branch kills Pa. woman days after NY accidentPHILADELPHIA — A woman jogging in a Philadelphia park has been killed by a falling tree branch just days after a similar incident in New York's Central Park left a man comatose.
Obama says he hasn't completely quit smokingJune 23rd, 2009 Obama admits occasional cigaretteWASHINGTON — One day after signing legislation giving the government unprecedented power to regulate tobacco, President Barack Obama is admitting that he's sometimes "fallen off the wagon" in his own effort to stop smoking. Obama told reporters Tuesday that he's "95 percent cured." But he added that "there are times where I mess up."
He said he's not a "daily" or "constant" smoker, and that he doesn't smoke in front of his kids.
16 die in Tamil Nadu road accidentMay 15th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least 16 people were killed and 10 injured when an overloaded goods carrier collided head-on with a public transport vehicle in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu Friday, police said. The accident took place in Perungudi Bramhappatti village of Virudhunagar, 450 km south of state capital Chennai.
Chennai train accident kills seven, Lalu orders probeApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI/PATNA - At least seven people were killed and 20 injured when a local passenger train collided with a goods train in a Chennai suburb Wednesday, an official said. In Patna, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said that an inquiry will be conducted into the collision.
Seven killed in train accident in Tamil NaduApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least seven people were killed and 20 injured when a local passenger train collided with a goods train in Chennai's northern Vyasarpadi suburb Wednesday, an official said. 'The accident occurred a little before 6 a.m.
Four killed in Chennai train collisionApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least four people have been killed and several others injured when a passenger train and a goods train collided at Jeevanagar railway station in suburban Vyasarpadi on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:00 a.m.
Arshad Warsi becomes a fitness freakApril 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Arshad Warsi, who is known for tickling audiences' funny bones as Circuit in the 'Munnabhai' series, is turning into a fitness freak. 'Running for 45 minutes every day is a must.
Boy killed in freak accidentMarch 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - An eight-year-old boy was killed after a portion of a model airplane made of concrete fell on him at a garden in Juhu here, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday evening when the boy was playing near the model airplane.
Gwyneth Paltrow misses smokingFebruary 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has expressed her yearning to smoke again. The 'Iron Man' actress has also decided to take up smoking in old age, reports thesun.co.uk.
Two railway officials suspended after employee diesJanuary 14th, 2009 KAPURTHALA - Two officials of the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) were suspended Thursday after an employee of the factory was killed in a freak accident inside the complex. The victim, Pramod Kumar, was crushed during the shunting of rail coaches inside the factory complex Wednesday evening.
Derailed goods train disrupts Delhi-Chennai rail trafficJanuary 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - Rail traffic was disrupted on the busy Delhi-Chennai trunk route after a goods train derailed at a crossing at this Madhya Pradesh capital Sunday, officials said. No one was reported injured in the accident.
Taiwan to ban indoor smokingJanuary 9th, 2009 TAIPEI - Taiwan will take a giant step in its anti-smoking campaign Sunday by banning smoking indoors across the island, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday. Under the new rule, all offices and indoor facilities like department stores, restaurants, cafes, airports and railway station will ban smoking.
Devgun, Salman named for smoking at public placeJanuary 6th, 2009 MOHALI - A Chandigarh-based voluntary organisation Wednesday filed a complaint against Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Ajay Devgun for allegedly smoking at a public place. According to the complaint, the Bollywood stars violated the tobacco control law by smoking inside the bogie of a train, while shooting for a movie at the Kurali railway station, in Mohali district, some 35 km from Chandigarh.
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