Mexican bus plunges into ravine; 57 dead
At least five children were among the dead in the accident on a steep stretch of highway linking the capital with the Gulf of Mexico port city of Veracruz.
By Reuters | None, Mexico City
UPDATED ON APR 18, 2006 03:57 AM IST
A tour bus veered off a mountain road, crashed through the metal barrier and dropped hundreds of feet down a ravine in eastern Mexico on Saturday, killing 57 people, police said.
At least five children were among the dead in the accident on a steep stretch of highway linking the capital with the Gulf of Mexico port city of Veracruz.
"It broke the barrier and went down a ravine," civil protection official Ranulfo Marquez said.
He said the dead were all Mexicans on a chartered bus traveling to Veracruz, a colonial city and major port.
The crash happened near the Pico de Orizaba, a dormant volcano and Mexico's tallest mountain at over 18,300 feet.
Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh's Chamba
Edited by Joydeep Bose | ANI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:29 PM IST
Notably, an earthquake measuring magnitude 2.4 on the Richter Scale had hit the same region last month, the NCS had informed.
News updates from HT: Mamata Banerjee to hold foot march in Kolkata
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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86.25% new Covid cases in 6 states: Govt
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:55 PM IST
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 11,141, followed by Kerala with 2,100 and Punjab with 1,043 new infections, the ministry said.
Maratha reservation: SC to hear all states; will examine if Indra Sawhney needs reconsideration
By Abraham Thomas
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:56 PM IST
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Remarks misreported; court has highest regard for women: CJI Bobde
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:20 PM IST
Seeking to dispel a controversy after bench led by him asked a rape accused last week whether he was ready to marry the complainant, Justice Bobde pointed out that his questions to the lawyer for the accused were in the facts of that case but there was misreporting by the media
Snowfall and rains bring down Kashmir temperature
By Mir Ehsan, Srinagar, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:38 PM IST
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Arthritis drug cuts death risk by half in severe Covid-19 patients: Study
By Anonna Dutt
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:25 PM IST
Since the rheumatoid arthritis drug is immunosuppressive, doctors were concerned that it could lead to more secondary infections
International Women's Day: Women MPs push for 33% reservation in Parliament
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Shivani
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:16 PM IST
- The Women's Reservation Bill is the pending bill in the Parliament that seeks amendment in the Constitution of India to reserve one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha and in all state legislatures for women.
Low attendance in Demand for Grants meetings an area of concern: Naidu
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:48 PM IST
Addressing members of the Upper House, Naidu said the attendance of members of non-BJP and non-Congress parties and groups fell to 27.60% from 40% last year
Explained: Why Haryana’s new reservation law may be unconstitutional
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:12 PM IST
Under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2021 , every employer is required to employ 75% “local candidates” for posts where the gross monthly salary is not more than ₹50,000
Women protesters join ongoing stir demanding repeal of 'black laws'
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:38 AM IST
The Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the protest, said it expects 15,000 women protesters at Tikri and 4,000 at Singhu on Monday. The women are coming to protest sites new Delhi on the occasion of International Women's Day.
International Women's Day: Punjab lines up 8 schemes aimed at female empowerment
Posted by Joydeep Bose | ANI
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:38 AM IST
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Magnitude 3.2 tremor felt in Gujarat's Kutch district, no casualties reported
Posted by Joydeep Bose | PTI
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:16 AM IST
Kutch is located in a very high-risk seismic zone, according to the state disaster management authorities.
India’s Covid-19 vaccine drive jumps four-fold as PM Modi is inoculated
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:05 AM IST
Some of the biggest companies operating in the country have said they will cover the costs of vaccination for their employees and families, including Accenture Plc, Infosys Ltd. and Reliance Industries Ltd.
Indian Navy Ships to visit Bangladesh on 50th anniversary of 1971 Liberation war
ANI, Dhaka
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:42 AM IST
India and Bangladesh are celebrating 50 years of the liberation war in which the Pakistan Army was thrown out of Bangladesh and 90,000 of their troops were made to surrender.