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After 40 yrs, Bhopal gas waste to be shifted for disposal

The work to remove 377 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has got underway ahead of its planned disposal near Indore. IMAGE: People hold placards......

Bhopal gas tragedy: Accused awarded only 2 yrs in jail, get bail

A quarter century after the world's worst industrial disaster killed over 15,000 people, a Bhopal court on Monday convicted former Union Carbide India Chairman Keshub Mahindra and seven others in......

Mob pelts stones at Bhopal tragedy waste incineration unit

A mob on Saturday pelted stones at the firm in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district where 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy is proposed to be incinerated, a......

39 years on, horrors of Bhopal gas tragedy continue to haunt survivors

The toxic gas leak from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory on the chilly night of December 2 not only killed thousands of people in Bhopal but continues to give nightmares to the survivors 39......

SC rejects CBI plea to re-open Bhopal gas tragedy case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigation's curative petition seeking restoration of stringent charges against Bhopal tragedy accused. The bench headed by Chief......

India not ready for Bhopal gas tragedy replay

Nearly two decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the country is still ill-equipped to handle a similar industrial disaster. Medical experts say that because of a lack of follow-up research, the......

Global economy returning to normalcy: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday the global economic downturn which had affected Indian economy as well, is now coming to an end with slow return to normalcy. "We have been through a......

Mamata keen to start a rail coach factory in Singur

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, while flagging off the new Singur-Howrah 'Andolan' suburban train on Sunday said that her ministry was ready to set a rail coach factory at Singur, if......

Wipro countering meltdown successfully

With a 13 per cent rise in quarterly profit, India's third-largest software services exporter, Wipro limited, said on Wednesday that it was adapting successfully to the global......

30 years after Bhopal tragedy, India fails in industrial safety

India has an appalling record on industrial safety. Image: A victim of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Photograph: Raj Patidar/Reuters The 30th anniversary of India's worst industrial......

Princess Diana Returns on OTT

Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations. The Crown Season 6 Part 1Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......

November Releases, Coming Up On OTT

Theatres may be high on Diwali celebrations, but OTT is having its private party too! Joginder Tuteja lists November's OTT releases, and they start with a bang! JawanWhere to watch?......

The Railway Men Review: Compelling Watch

The Railway Men is a compelling watch; the subject is handled with seriousness and respect without going overboard with the dramatic impact, observes Mayur Sanap. In the opening stretch of......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Irrfan's son stars in YRF's The Railway Men

YRF Entertainment's first OTT series, The Railway Men, is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. In the late hours of December 2, 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a......

Dow not responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy: IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes......

It's insensitive to the Bhopal gas victims: Maken to IOC

Sports Minister Ajay Maken, on Monday, said that the International Olympic Committee should keep the sentiments of Bhopal Gas tragedy victims in mind and drop Dow Chemicals as sponsors of next......

Bhopal gas disaster wrap over London Olympics

As the year-long countdown begins for the 2012 London Olympics, organisers have been hit by the first major controversy around the mega sporting event, with activists of Bhopal gas disaster......

Video: Did Harbhajan really punch the cameraman?

Harbhajan Singh found himself in yet another controversy when he allegedly punched a cameraman at the Bengaluru International Airport on Wednesday before leaving with the Indian team......

I would like to get back to hitting sixes, says Dhoni

Will the real Mahendra Singh Dhoni please stand up? Not long ago the Indian captain was a bowler's nightmare. It would take him just a few overs to change the course of a match, be it......

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