Fire in Delhi school, two children injuredOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two children suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out in a primary school in southwest Delhi Monday, a fire brigade official said. We received a call at 11.15 a.m.
Slow-speed commuter train accident in Boston leaves at least 15 with minor injuriesSeptember 15th, 2009 Commuter train accident leaves 15 hurt in BostonBOSTON — A commuter train has collided with a bumper at the end of a track in Boston, leaving 15 riders with minor injuries. Fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald said 15 to 20 people were being treated for minor injuries Tuesday.
Hotel manager held for raping minors in Uttar PradeshAugust 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A hotel manager has been arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls for the last two years and holding them captive in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. Pempa Chherin was arrested from the Sarnath locality of Varanasi Thursday on the complaint of two girls, who worked in the hotel.
Authorities: Fire at Michigan fuel storage facility that prompted evacuations is 'mostly out'August 5th, 2009 Official: Fire at Mich. fuel facility 'mostly out'VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich.
Hillary Clinton meets Indian business leadersJuly 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Indian business leaders here Saturday, the first full day of her visit to the country. Clinton discussed an array of issues over breakfast with around 10 of India's top corporate names, including Mukesh Ambani, Swati Piramal, Jamshyd Godrej and Chanda Kochhar, at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel.
Hillary Clinton meets staff of terror-hit Taj hotel, captains of Indian industryJuly 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun her five-day visit to India with meetings with staff of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which was attacked by Pakistani terrorists in November last year, and with captains of Indian industry.
Bright sunshine keeps Clinton companyJuly 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bright sunshine greeted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at all the venues she visited here Saturday, unlike the previous day when she arrived amid stormy weather. The clear sky was a delight for photographers as they went about covering Clinton's first trip to India after assuming office.
Clinton salutes Mumbai's 'brave men and women'July 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - "Let us rid the world of hatred and extremism that produces such nihilistic violence," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in memory of the Mumbai terror victims while hailing the "brave men and women" of India's financial capital. Paying homage to those killed and wounded in the November 2008 savagery,
Clinton penned her thoughts in a register at the Taj Palace and Tower Hotel where she is staying and which was one of the landmarks which was stormed by terrorists from Pakistan.
Minor fire in Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotelJune 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - A minor fire engulfed the upper floors of the heritage building of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel here Saturday afternoon, fire brigade officials said. No casualties were reported.
Minor fire at Taj Mahal hotel of MumbaiJune 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Six fire tenders and eight water tankers were rushed to the Taj Mahal hotel on Saturday after a minor fire broke out in the basement area of the hotel. The incident, which took place due to short-circuit, however, did not involve any casualty and the fire was soon brought under control.
Transit bus, car collide in Southern California; 10 injured include bus passengers, bystandersJune 23rd, 2009 Transit bus, car collide in Calif.; 10 injuredPASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street.
Taj Group acquires Sea Rock Hotel for Rs.680 croreJune 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian Hotels Co, which owns the Taj Group of hotels, has acquired Sea Rock Hotel, one of suburban Mumbai's oldest five-star properties, for Rs.680 crore ($143 million). The Tata-owned Taj Group announced late Friday that it has acquired 85 percent stake in ELEL Hotels and Investments, which owns the property on which Sea Rock Hotel is built in southern Bandra.
Mumbai's Watson's Hotel to shut 140 years after being shipped from EnglandJune 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai's Watson's Hotel, one of the grandest relics of the British Raj, is to be shut down more than 140 years after it was shipped over from England. According to The Telegraph, the Mumbai housing authority has urged the Grade II-A heritage structure to be evacuated before the onset of the monsoon next week and has registered the 138-year-old building in the "most dilapidated" category of its pre-monsoon survey of dangerous structures.
Minor blaze at Mumbai AirportJune 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A minor fire broke out at the Kingfisher Airlines office at the domestic terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport here Monday, an official spokesman said. The blaze, caused by an electrical short circuit, occurred in the back offices of the airline, located in Terminal 1-A.
Shilpa sheds tears of joy on first visit to Taj post 26/11January 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Tears of joy filled Shilpa Shetty's eyes when she saw the waiter, who used to serve her often at Wasabi, the Japanese restaurant at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel here, on her first visit after the terror strikes. 'I had tears of joy when I met Ronald, the Mangalorean waiter who's always served me, spoken to me in Tulu, my mother tongue, and always made me feel at home.
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