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22 people were killed in the stampede on the Parel-Elphinstone Road foot-over-bridge.

Indian Railways ignored tweets, letters of deadly foot overbridge'

Commuters had warned railways of overcrowding at foot overbridge via social media in 2016.

30 Sept 2017 1:37 AM IST

Indira Gandhi International Airport.

App to ensure safety of IGI travellers

After every 10 minutes, an SMS will be sent to ensure that the passenger is travelling safely.

30 Sept 2017 1:35 AM IST

Shiv Sena's rally invite sparks outrage

he party was summarily slammed on social media by citizens and politicians alike.

30 Sept 2017 1:31 AM IST

Hospital staffers were at hand to assist patients relatives in identifying their family members.

KEM sets up help desk to identify corpses

Around 200 resident doctors were present at the hospital to treat patients.

30 Sept 2017 1:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the BJP National Executive meeting at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PM to meet BJP councillors, talk on performance

The party leadership has decided that BJP councillors must learn about zero tolerance and good governance from Mr Modi...

30 Sept 2017 1:28 AM IST

A woman mourns for a relative killed in a pedestrian bridge stampede, outside the morgue of KEM Hospital. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Parel Terminus revamp remains distant dream

Officials felt that there was an urgent need to fix the problem immediately and thereby a new plan was created for the...

30 Sept 2017 1:26 AM IST

Piyush Goyal at KEM Hospital.

Rail minister was in Mumbai at time of incident

Friday's was Mr Goyal's first inauguration in Mumbai since he took charge as railway minister.

30 Sept 2017 1:21 AM IST

Police officers inspect the site of the tragedy. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

2016 CAG report had mentioned weak bridges

Report's observations have come to the fore after 22 passengers lost their lives on Elphinstone bridge due to stampede...

30 Sept 2017 1:18 AM IST

Horrific scenes at Elphinstone railway station on Friday morning.

Station tragedy: Dadar police to probe mishap

The preliminary investigation has revealed that there were rumours that started doing the rounds, triggering the...

30 Sept 2017 1:14 AM IST

People and police look on at the site of a stampede that broke out on the Elpistion Railway Station bridge in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai: Death toll rises to 23 in stampede at Elphinstone foot...

According to eyewitnesses, the stampede was triggered by rumours of the FOB collapsing, a short-circuit and broken...

30 Sept 2017 1:09 AM IST

Kundu was last year arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from here and he is currently in judicial custody. (Representational image)

16-yr-old girl raped, murdered in Rajasthan for rejecting advances of...

According to police, the 2 accused stuffed victim's mouth to stifle her cries and bludgeoned her to death with a stone...

29 Sept 2017 4:43 PM IST

Goyal said he has ordered a high-level enquiry headed by the Chief Safety Officer, Western Railways. (Photo: ANI)

Rail minister orders high-level probe, condemns Mumbai stampede

The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the incident.

29 Sept 2017 3:58 PM IST