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The life of a young boy, who had fallen on the railway track in Thane was saved by a Central Railway employee who raced an oncoming express train. According to the details, the incident occurred on April 17 at Vangani Station of Central Railway in Thane and Pointsman Mayur Shelke's feat earned him an appreciative tweet from Railway Minister Piyush …

Over the years, poetry has evolved in many ways. And among many budding poets is Indian-origin, San Francisco-based poet Preeti Vangani, who questions and challenges everyday language in her poetry. Humorous, dark, sharp and often redemptive, her new poetry collection Mother Tongue Apologize explores womanhood, family, sexual relationships and gender violence in India. My mother’s passing has been the strong, …

A nine-month pregnant woman went into labour in the stranded Mahalaxmi Express train which has been stuck in floodwaters at Vangani for around 18 hours, here on Saturday. The woman, identified as Reshma Kamble, was proceeding from Mumbai to Kolhapur for the delivery of her child but the train was stranded in Thane flood waters since Friday evening. The Indian …

Amid heavy downpour in Mumbai on Saturday, at least 700 passengers were stranded as Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express was held up between Badlapur and Vangani station due to severe waterlogging on tracks of the route. Mumbai rains: Video captures NDRF rescue operations on stranded Mahalaxmi Express at Badlapur Seven Navy teams, 2 helicopters of Indian Air Force, 2 Military columns and …