Friday, March 15th, 2019
Mumbai CSMT foot overbridge collapse: 6 dead, FIR against Central Railway and BMC officials
Six people were killed and 36 injured when a section of a foot overbridge near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai gave way on Thursday evening, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The collapse happened at about 7.35 pm near The Times of India building and Anjuman Islam College. The collapse and rescue Police said the bridge linked the north end of Platform 1 at CSMT station with BT Lane. Some people passing beneath it were among the injured, who were taken to Bombay Hospital, St George HospitalRead More
Supreme Court seeks Election Commission’s reply on opposition plea to audit 50% of EVMs
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission to respond to a petition by 21 opposition parties seeking verification of at least 50 percent of electronic voting machines against their Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in the general election. The court’s direction A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the Commission and asked it to send an officer to help the bench when the matter is next heard on March 25. Who filed the plea and whyRead More
Christchurch mosque attacks: 49 killed in New Zealand, gunman an Australian citizen
At least 49 people were killed on Friday when a gunman opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, including the Al-Nur mosque, police commissioner Mike Bush confirmed. Earlier, New Zealand’s Prime Minister had put the toll at 40, with about 20 people seriously injured. What the authorities said The Prime Minister called it one of the country’s darkest days and described it as a terror attack that appeared to have been planned in advance. Explosives were found in two vehicles and made safe, and police later defused devicesRead More