At least 18 people have died and 50 have been injured in a stampede in Mumbai after thousands gathered to mourn the death of the 102-year-old leader of a Muslim sect, a city official and television reports said.
The stampede took place outside the home of Syedna Mohamed Burhanuddin, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, in a wealthy part of the city.
A large crowd of mourners was pressed against the gates of the house at the time, television channel CNN-IBN said, citing police.
Scantily-clad mannequins could soon be banned from shop fronts in the Indian city of Mumbai in an attempt to combat sex crime in the city.
The mannequin dress code, which was passed by an overwhelming majority but still requires formal approval, will only apply to models outside the front of shops.
A mannequin in non-regulation attire in Mumbai, India Credit: APTN
Municipal council member Ritu Tawde, who proposed the ban, said that potential criminals can "get provoked by the mannequin" and that such displays "do not suit Indian culture".
A building has collapsed as it was being built illegally in India, killing at least 27 people, police have said.
The collapse injured 54 others and rescuers are searching for more casualties in the debris, explained police inspector Digamber Jangale.
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed residential building in Thane. Credit: REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
The building in the Mumbai suburb of Thane did not have clearances from local authorities to be built, he said. The first four floors had offices, but most of those inside had left for the day at the time of the collapse.
Rescue workers use a cutting tool to search for survivors. Credit: REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Workers were adding four more floors and had finished three before the building fell. Most of the dead were construction workers who were staying in the building, the police officer said. The condition of at least 10 of the injured was serious.
Police said it was not immediately clear what caused the structure to collapse.They have arrested the builder and his associate.
Nandkumar Thakur, additional superintendent of police, told indian newspaper Hindustan Times:
There were total 51 passengers travelling in the Mumbai-bound luxury bus. There is a possibility that the driver fell asleep. The process to identify the deceased passengers is on.
At least 37 people have been killed and 15 people injured after a packed overnight bus fell off a bridge in western India, according to local police.
The bus was carrying passengers from Goa to Mumbai in the early hours of today when it crashed through a guard rail and off the bridge in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
Business leaders have said the government could be doing more to encourage Indian trade with the UK.
Despite a lack of history, many European countries enjoy better trade with the fast-growing economy, and there are concerns that recent visa restrictions for students might be preventing better ties from being formed in the future.
David Cameron has told the museum audience in Mumbai that Britain is taking steps under his leadership to become the "most attractive place for investment" in the world.
The Prime Minister appealed to Indian businesses and entrepreneurs to make Britain their "partner of choice".
