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Ferry sinks off Mumbai coast as Navy boat rams it; 13 killed, 99 rescued

Thirteen persons died and 99 others were rescued after a Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, the Navy said. IMAGE: Indian Coast Guard rescued 80 passengers after a......

I took a life jacket, jumped into sea: Passenger recounts ferry mishap

When 45-year-old Ganesh saw the speed boat-like craft rushing towards the ferry on whose deck he was standing, a thought crossed his mind that the inevitable will happen -- and it did. IMAGE:......

Let there be no light: Sombre shadow over Gateway of India after mishap

A boat tragedy off the Mumbai coast, which claimed the lives of 13 people, including Navy personnel, has cast a sombre mood over the city's iconic Gateway of India. IMAGE: A doctor waits at......

Set aside political rivalries to work for people: Uddhav's peace pipe to BJP

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday stressed the need to set aside political differences while working for the welfare of people and development of the country. IMAGE:......

'Maharashtra govt is doing this to outdo Patel statue'

'The Statue of Unity is wasteful expenditure, but engineering-wise they have chosen the right place and correct spot. It is a simple statue and well executed.''Here, the government has chosen a......

Visa-on-arrival to be extended to 150 countries: Jaitley

After tasting success in scaling up number of foreign tourists through visa-on-arrival enabled electronic travel authorisation for 43 countries, government is geared up to extend the facility to......

Jaitley's speech peppered with digs at UPA rule

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley peppered his speech with digs at the previous United Progressive Alliance regime and sprinkled it with interesting phrases taken out from Urdu poetry and religious......

Oil spill shuts India's busiest port

Operations were suspended at India's busiest container terminal, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, as authorities attempted to contain damage from the collision of two cargo vessels off the coast of Mumbai on......

Can good economics clean up Mumbai's air?

Can good economics work to clean up the foul air Mumbai breathes? Last summer some of Mumbai's BEST buses began using cleaner diesel instead of regular diesel, which cuts down emissions of dirty......

The multiplex boom sweeps India

When Rakesh Prabhu, a 38-year-old public sector executive, landed at Aurangabad, once the southern capital of the last great Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, after being transferred from Mumbai a year......

When India beckoned Matthew Modine

The first time he heard about India was from his grandmother who had come to the country for spiritual solace in the 1940s.Decades later, when Ismail Merchant offered Matthew Modine a chance......

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Ferry sinks off Mumbai coast as Navy boat rams it; 13 killed, 99 rescued

I took a life jacket, jumped into sea: Passenger recounts ferry mishap

Let there be no light: Sombre shadow over Gateway of India after mishap

Set aside political rivalries to work for people: Uddhav's peace pipe to BJP

'Maharashtra govt is doing this to outdo Patel statue'

Visa-on-arrival to be extended to 150 countries: Jaitley

Jaitley's speech peppered with digs at UPA rule

Oil spill shuts India's busiest port

Can good economics clean up Mumbai's air?

The multiplex boom sweeps India

When India beckoned Matthew Modine

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