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12 hurt as Gandhidham-Bangalore Express derails near Thane

Thane (Mumbai), Nov 4 (ANI): At least twelve persons sustained minor injuries when twelve coaches of the Bangalore bound Gandhidham Express derailed at Bhiwandi in Maharashra's Thane district this morning.

"Twelve coaches of Gandhidham Express were derailed when the train was approaching Bhiwandi in Thane district. Twelve passengers sustained injuries," said the Central Railways PRO, A K Jain.

Another train has been sent to the accident site to take the passengers of the Gandhidham Express, said Jain.

The train has left for Bangalore and the relief works are on, he added.

This incident has not affected local train services along the Central and Harbour railway lines. (ANI)

Ancient Greeks and Romans used kissing to express deference, not for Valentines

Washington, February 14 (ANI): Kissing meant much more than physical attraction for the ancient Greeks and Romans, for the juicy gesture was used to express deference at the time, says an expert.Donald Lateiner, a humanities-classics professor at Ohio Wesleyan University, says that men kissed men on the cheek as a social greeting, while subjects of a king "abased" themselves by kissing the ground in front of him.While speaking at a press conference in Chicago, he said that people.....
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