Two people were killed and as many injured when a Chicago-bound passenger train struck a car in the US, police said.

The train hit the car in northwest Indiana, they said.

Two persons including dri

A MiG 27 fighter aircraft crashed in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Saturday morning, killing the two pilots onboard, a defence official said.

The aircraft crashed in Moinaguri village in Jalpa

The train accident on Monday when the speeding Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express rammed into the Vanachal Express at Sainthia station in Bhirbhum district killing at least 55 persons was the second maj

The railway minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, was "suspicious" about the cause of the accident involving Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in Birbhum district earl

The Army on Monday sent a 167-member team of doctors, engineers and technical specialists to help rescue operations at Sainthia where two express trains collided leaving 50 dead.

Defence sources her

Following is a list of helpline numbers started by the railway authorities for information on Monday's train accident at Sainthia in West Bengal.

At least 50 people were killed and over 150 injured w

BJP on Monday raised eyebrows about the capability and willingness of the railway minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, in providing safety to passengers and suggested that if she continued to use her office

The former railway minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, on Monday described the train disaster in Birbhum district of West Bengal as a case of serious lapse.

"I don't understand why such accidents are taking p

Noisy scenes broke out in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday over the major train mishap in Birbhum district with ruling Left Front members demanding immediate resignation of the railway minister, Ms

The railway minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, raised suspicions about the cause of the second major train accident in West Bengal in two months on Monday while one of her top officials did not rule out sa