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05 Jun 2023
Ashwini Vaishnaw#NewsBytesExplainer: Why CBI is probing Odisha train tragedy
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will likely take over the investigation of the Odisha train tragedy soon following the request of Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
05 Jun 2023
BiharBihar: Guard missing after Rs. 1,700cr bridge collapses in Bhagalpur
After a 200-meter stretch of an under-construction bridge over the Ganga River in Bihar's Bhagalpur collapsed, authorities on Monday revealed that a guard was reportedly missing.
05 Jun 2023
Manish SisodiaDelhi HC denies Sisodia's interim bail, allowed to meet wife
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied interim bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia.
05 Jun 2023
Sakshee MalikkhFake news: Sakshee Malikkh dismisses reports of ending wrestlers' protest
Star Indian wrestler Sakshee Malikkh, who has been protesting with other fellow grapplers for the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, said that they would continue with their agitation until their demands are met.
05 Jun 2023
Amit ShahProtesting wrestlers met Amit Shah last week, shared concerns: Report
Agitating wrestlers, who have been demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges, reportedly met Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah at his residence on Saturday.
05 Jun 2023
Mukhtar AnsariGangster Mukhtar Ansari gets lifer in 32-year-old murder of politician
An Uttar Pradesh court on Monday sentenced jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life in prison in the 32-year-old murder case of Congress leader Awadhesh Rai.
05 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train accident: Passenger trains back on track after restoration
After nearly 60 hours of laborious rescue and restoration work following the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, passenger trains resumed operations on the repaired tracks on Monday.
05 Jun 2023
OdishaAnother train derails in Odisha 3 days after massive tragedy
A goods train derailed in Odisha's Bargarh district on Monday, barely three days after the state witnessed one of the worst train accidents in Balasore district, killing nearly 290 people and injuring over 900 others on Friday, NDTV reported.
05 Jun 2023
Rahul Gandhi'Congress didn't blame British when…' RaGa reacts to Odisha tragedy
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre over the accident in Odisha that claimed hundreds of innocent lives after three trains collided on Friday night.
05 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train accident: Railways seeks CBI probe amid political outburst
The Railways has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the Odisha train accident after Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw claimed the "root cause of the accident" and the individuals behind the "criminal" act were identified.
04 Jun 2023
Comptroller and Auditor GeneralMonths before Odisha tragedy, CAG report highlighted rail safety flaws
While the Centre is yet to fix the accountability for the Odisha triple train accident, a 2022 audit report of the Indian Railways of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has surfaced, which flagged several serious rail safety lapses.
04 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train accident: Latest details on rescheduled, canceled trains
Restoration work is in full swing after a tragic accident in Odisha's Balasore, where three trains collided on Friday night, leaving nearly 290 people dead and over 900 injured.
04 Jun 2023
OdishaTriple train crash in Odisha: How it happened
The triple train crash that took place on Friday in Odisha's Balasore district involved two passenger trains, moving in opposite directions near Bahanaga Bazar station, and stationary goods train.
04 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train accident: Root cause identified, says Railways Minister Vaishnaw
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday that the root cause of the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore—which killed nearly 300—had been identified.
04 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train accident: Balasore hospitals turn into war-zones amid tragedy
The Balasore District Hospital and Soro Government Hospital in Odisha looked like war zones soon after three trains collided on Friday—in one of the most horrific train accidents—as authorities began rushing the injured to these facilities.
03 Jun 2023
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh government suspends private school's license amid hijab row
The recognition of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district has been officially suspended, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Friday.
03 Jun 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC stays HC order to check rape victim's 'mangal dosha'
The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed an order by the Allahabad High Court that directed Lucknow University's astrology department to examine a woman's kundali to find out if she was manglik.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train accident: 'Kavach' safety system unavailable on affected route
The Kavach safety system developed by the Indian Railways to prevent train accidents was reportedly unavailable on the tracks in Odisha's Balasore, where three trains crashed on Friday night in one of India's worst train accidents.
03 Jun 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghWitnesses corroborate sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief: Report
At least four witnesses have corroborated the sexual harassment allegations leveled by at least three women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, reported The Indian Express.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train accident: Opposition parties target BJP-led Centre over tragedy
Opposition parties launched a full-fledged attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s central government after three trains crashed in Odisha on Friday night in one of India's worst train accidents.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train crash: 250 survivors board special train to Chennai
As many as 250 survivors of the Odisha train tragedy boarded a special train on Saturday, with a majority of them on their way to Tamil Nadu's Chennai, PTI reported, quoting a railway official.
03 Jun 2023
Congress PartyCongress claims Centre wants to make sedition law more draconian
Citing the Law Commission of India's backing of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to sedition, the Congress has claimed that the central government was planning to make the law even more "draconian."
03 Jun 2023
Narendra Modi'Painful': PM Modi after meeting survivors of Odisha train accident
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the site where the horrific three-way train crash occurred in Balasore, Odisha, to take stock of the situation.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaCoromandel Express switched to wrong track minutes before crash: Report
The train crash in Odisha's Balasore on Friday might have resulted from human error since the Coromandel Express switched to the wrong track minutes before the accident, reported Hindustan Times, quoting a senior official.
03 Jun 2023
Manish SisodiaManish Sisodia's wife hospitalized before AAP leader could meet her
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia could not meet his ailing wife on Saturday after her health worsened and she had to be hospitalized, NDTV reported.
03 Jun 2023
Odisha'Dead bodies everywhere': Survivors of Odisha train accident recount horror
"Families crushed away, limbless bodies and a bloodbath on the train tracks." This is how Anubhav Das, a survivor of Odisha's Balasore triple train crash on Friday, described the aftermath of India's worst train accident.
03 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiOdisha train crash: Modi to visit accident site, meet survivors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday to visit the accident site where three trains collided in Balasore one after another on Friday evening, ANI reported, quoting sources.
03 Jun 2023
Manish SisodiaDelhi: AAP's Manish Sisodia reaches home to meet ailing wife
Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Saturday reached his home in Delhi to meet his ailing wife, reported ANI.
03 Jun 2023
COVID-19COVID-19 update: India logs 237 new cases, 4 deaths
India has reported 237 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease from the previous day, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data shared on Saturday morning.
03 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train tragedy: 'No time for politics,' says railway minister
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday visited Odisha's Balasore, where nearly 290 people reportedly died after three trains collided in one of the worst train accidents in India.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha: Nearly 290 dead in India's worst train accident
At least 288 individuals died, and 900 others were injured after three trains collided in Odisha on Friday night in one of the worst train accidents in recent history.
02 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha: 50 dead, 350+ injured as 3 trains collide
At least 50 people died and over 350 were injured on Friday following a three-way accident involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train at Bahanagar in Odisha's Balasore district.
02 Jun 2023
KarnatakaKarnataka government clears five guarantees promised by Congress
The newly-elected Karnataka government cleared five "guarantees" that the Congress promised before the elections on Friday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured that all five guarantees will be implemented in the present financial year "without any discrimination of caste or religion."
02 Jun 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghArrest Brij Bhushan by June 9: Farm leaders warn Centre
Farmers have stepped up their support for the wrestlers' protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment. They have warned the Centre of nationwide protests if Singh isn't arrested by June 9.
02 Jun 2023
KarnatakaRSS worker posts cartoon showing Muslim women as 'baby-making factory'
A worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was arrested from Karnataka's Raichur for posting a WhatsApp status depicting Muslim women as a "baby-making factory."
02 Jun 2023
ThaneMaharashtra shocker: Headless body of woman found stuffed in suitcase
An unidentified woman's beheaded body was discovered in a suitcase at Bhayandar-based Uttan Beach in the Thane district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, reported NDTV.
02 Jun 2023
Vinesh Phogat'Distressed, disturbed': 1983 Cricket World Cup winners over wrestlers' protest
The 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning team issued a joint statement on Friday, urging the wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh not to take any hasty decisions.
02 Jun 2023
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Anti-Sikh riots: Jagdish Tytler to face trial in MP-MLA court
Congress leader and former Union cabinet minister Jagdish Tytler will reportedly be tried in a special MP-MLA court on June 8 in the 1984 Pul Bangash case.
02 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur: Curfew relaxed in 5 districts, 140 weapons surrendered
The government has reportedly called off curfew in five districts of Manipur, while restrictions have been eased for a few hours in other areas of the state marred by month-long unrest.
02 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiTelangana Formation Day: President Murmu, PM Modi greet citizens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu on Friday greeted the people of Telangana on the occasion of the state's 10th Formation Day.