HYDERABAD - The communal clashes Sunday spread to more areas in the old city of Hyderabad as police clamped ban on gathering of five or more people and deployed additional forces to bring the situation under control.

Woman sets herself, daughters ablaze

BHOPAL - Perturbed over a constant family dispute, a woman Sunday set herself and her two daughters ablaze in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, police said. She and one of the daughters died in hospital, while the second girl is struggling for life.

Another body found, opposition wants probe into Kolkata fire

KOLKATA - As one more body was extricated from the ruins of the Stephen Court Sunday, taking the deaths in the city’s worst fire accident to 34, West Bengal’s opposition parties demanded a probe by the judiciary or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Four held for abducting youth in Haryana

PANCHKULA - Four people, three of them students, were arrested for abducting a 21-year-old mentally challenged youth from this Haryana town Saturday evening, police said Sunday.

Woman commits suicide in Shimla

SHIMLA - A woman committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her residence in the Himachal Pradesh capital Sunday, police said.

Ex-CISF hand held for Kingfisher bomb planting

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Police Sunday arrested a former employee of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), currently serving in a private cargo firm here, for placing a crude bomb on a Kingfisher flight at Thiruvananthapuram March 21. They refused to reveal the motive behind the crime at this juncture.

Afghan protesters rally in north over police deaths; gov’t says 6 civilians killed in blasts

Afghan government reports 6 civilian deaths

US officials submit report on Neha’s death, no arrests yet

GURGAON - The US authorities probing the death of Neha Chikkara, who reportedly jumped overboard from a cruise ship in the Bahamas on the night of Dec 31 after complaining of harassment for dowry, has submitted their report to Haryana’s vigilance department, which is investigating the case.

123 people are trapped after coal mine flood in northern China

123 trapped in flooded coal mine in northern China

Kin demands job for girl whose legs Metro crushed

NEW DELHI - Two days after a Metro train ran over a young man and 22-year-old Mehzabeen and rendered her handicapped for life, her relatives demanded that the Delhi Metro or the state government should help by giving her a job.

Bombs kill 5 near house linked to Sunni election candidate in far western Iraq

Bombs kill 5 at house tied to Iraq Sunni candidate

Workers right leaning crane that struck 25-story building near Wall Street; no injuries cited

Workers right tilted crane that hit NYC high-rise

152 trapped in flooded coal mine in China

TAIYUAN - At least 152 workers were trapped after a coal mine in north China’s Shanxi province flooded Sunday, authorities said.

Official says at least 152 people are trapped after coal mine flood in northern China

152 trapped in coal mine flood in northern China

Families visit site of sunken South Korean ship as rescuers search for 46 missing crew

Pranab wants probe into Stephen Court blaze

KOLKATA - Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee Sunday demanded a probe into the Stephen Court fire tragedy, saying it was necessary to find if the inferno occurred due to “some negligence”.

One held for killing antelope

BHOPAL - Police have arrested one person for allegedly killing a four-horned antelope in Raisen forest division of Madhya Pradesh while three others involved in the poaching are still absconding.

Bombs kill 5 near house of local Sunni figure who ran in Iraqi parliamentary elections

Bombs kill 5 near house of Sunni candidate in Iraq

Now a Casabianca in Stephen Court

KOLKATA - Just as the son in the poem “Casabianca” followed his father’s words by not moving from a burning ship, Khusiram Tewary followed his master’s orders to a tee by spending two days in the city’s charred and empty Stephen Court building after an inferno claimed 33 lives.

Teenagers take on dacoit, ‘Sholay’ style

BHOPAL - In an incident straight from the famous Bollywood blockbuster “Sholay”, two teenagers took on a dreaded dacoit, enabling villagers to beat him to death in Chhattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

Crane poised precariously after striking 25-story building near Wall Street; no injuries cited

Crane leans unsteadily after hitting NY high-rise

Metro to rope in more volunteers to manage crowds

NEW DELHI - Two days after a man and a woman lost their legs after falling on the tracks at a crowded metro station, Delhi Metro officials said they will rope in more volunteers to tackle ill-mannered commuters.

Tripura constitutes police accountability commission

AGARTALA - The Tripura government has constituted a police accountability commission to ensure “impartial and efficient” policing, an official said here Sunday.

Stephen Court effect: the traumatised may need counselling

KOLKATA - The Stephen Court inferno, the sight of people jumping to their death to escape the blaze, the burnt corpses - all this has left scars on the minds of the victims’ families and the countless others who watched the horrific scenes on television. Many of them, especially the children, could need psychiatric help or counselling, experts say.

Kingfisher crude bomb case solved, accused in custody: Police

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala police have taken into custody an employee of a private cargo firm here for his alleged involvement in placing an explosive device on a Kingfisher flight to Thiruvananthapuram March 21. The arrest is likely to be recorded later in the day.

Families visit site of sunken SKorean ship as rescuers search for 46 missing navy sailors

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Tension in old city of Hyderabad after religious clashes

HYDERABAD - Parts of the old city of this Andhra Pradesh capital Sunday remained tense after religious clashes between two groups, which left 13 people injured Saturday night.

Hopes dim of finding more survivors of sunken Korean ship

SEOUL - Hopes of finding more survivors waned Sunday as South Korean military officials prepared to salvage the wreckage of a warship that exploded and sank Friday night, Yonhap News Agency reported.