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Delhi: Jilted lover tries to slit girl’s throat, kills self
New Delhi: A 24-year-old jilted lover tried to slit the throat of a 19-year-old teenager and later committed suicide in Delhi’s Rohini area, an official said on Saturday. The teenager is undergoing…
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Indian American Ajay Banga takes over as World Bank President
Washington: Indian American Ajay Banga on Friday took over as the President of the World Bank, making him the first person of colour to head either of the two global financial institutions,…
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Odisha train crash: Restoration work begins, says Union Railway Min Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 18 hours after the massive train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district, restoration work has begun at the accident site, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The overturned coaches…
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Odisha tragedy: Karnataka CM deputes team to ensure safety of people from state
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday deputed a team led by Labour Minister Santosh Lad to ensure the safety of people from the state in the aftermath of the Odisha train…
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Odisha train tragedy: Death toll rises to 288
Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the tragic train derailment in Odisha’s Balasore district has increased to 288, with over 1000 people injured, the South Eastern Railway said on Saturday. Union Railway Minister…
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Odisha tragedy: Special train carrying stranded passengers to reach Chennai on Sunday
Chennai: A special train carrying 250 passengers, who were stranded after the train tradegy in Odisha on Friday, has left from Bhadrak to Chennai on Saturday morning and will reach Chennai central…
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Odisha train crash: More than 300 NDRF personnel engaged in rescue operation
New Delhi: More than 300 NDRF rescuers armed with big metal cutters, canine squads and other heavy-lift equipment are working at the train accident site in Odisha and are expected to wind…
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Karnataka youth dies by suicide over alleged police high-handedness
Haveri: An incident of a youth commuting suicide following alleged police high-handedness came to light on Saturday in Karnataka’s Haveri district. The victim has been identified as Suresh Naik, a resident of…
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Nitish Kumar expresses grief over deaths in Odisha train accident
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday expressed grief over the death of 261 people in a train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district. At least 261 people were killed and 650…
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Odisha train crash: Railways launches high-level probe
New Delhi: The railways has initiated a high-level probe into the train crash in Odisha, which will be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle, officials said on Saturday.…
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‘Protect, give strength to the families and the injured…’Salman Khan on Odisha train mishap
Balasore: Actor Salman Khan expressed his anguish over the triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, which claimed 238 lives and injured over 900 people. Taking to Twitter, Salman wrote, “Really saddened…
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Odisha train accident: Congress says safety should always be priority in rail network functioning
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said the “horrendous” train accident in Odisha reinforces why safety should always be the foremost priority in the functioning of the rail network and asserted that…
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Athletes shocked, left heartbroken by deadly train mishap
New Delhi: Former India captain Virat Kohli and Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, among several other sportspersons, expressed their anguish over the devastating train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, that has killed…
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PM Modi holds meet to review situation after Odisha train accident
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Saturday to review the situation in relation to the Odisha train accident, officials said. Home Minister Amit Shah and senior government officials…
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Train accident site: Coaches scattered, ambulance wails fill the air
Balasore: From the top of a nearby highrise the accident site looked like as if a powerful force had thrown train coaches on top of each other, in a haphazard but “wrathful”…
