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22 May 2012 – A cargo train and the Hubli-Bangalore Hampi Express collided in Penukonda, near Andhra Pradesh. The four bogies of the train derailed, one of them catching fire, and there were about 25 fatalities and about 43 injured. [128] 31 May 2012 – The Howrah–Dehradun Doon Express derailed near Jaunpur, killing at least 5 and injuring ...
2024 Bangalore Cafe bombing. / 12.970736; 77.712537. On 1 March 2024, an improvised explosive device (IED) inside a bag exploded at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bangalore, India. [ 1][ 2][ 3] At least eight people were injured and taken to hospital, though none were in critical condition. [ 4][ 5]
Interior view of dakhma Early 20th century drawing of the dakhma on Malabar Hill, Mumbai. A dakhma (Persian: دخمه), also known as a Tower of Silence, is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation (that is, the exposure of human corpses to the elements for decomposition), in order to avoid contamination of the soil and other natural elements by the decomposing dead ...
The fire incident. On June 13, 1997, at about 6.55 a.m., the larger of the two transformers installed and maintained by DVB on the ground floor of the Uphaar Cinema building caught fire. At around 7 a.m, an explosion was heard by the security guard, Sudhir Kumar, who then discovered smoke in the transformer room.
A fire swept through a six-story residential building Friday, leaving at least six dead and another 38 injured in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, a fire official said. Eight ...
11 July 2006. 2006 Mumbai train bombings: Series of 7 train bombing during the evening rush hour in Mumbai. Mumbai. 209. 714. 46. 8 September 2006. 2006 Malegaon bombings: Series of bomb blasts in the vicinity of a mosque in Malegaon, Maharashtra. Maharashtra.
The Parsis, whose name means "Persians", are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India to avoid religious persecution by the Muslims. They live chiefly in Mumbai and in a few towns and villages mostly to the south of Mumbai, but also a few minorities nearby in Karachi (Pakistan) and Chennai.
The Iranshah Atash Behram, also known as the Iranshahr, or Udwada Atash Behram is a sacred fire housed in a temple in Udvada, Gujarat on the west coast of India. It is the first of the eight fire temples (holy place of worship) of the Zoroastrian religion in the country. The Atash Bahram, meaning "Victorious Fire", is the oldest fire temple in ...