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Bengal rail accident leaves several dead, 60 injured; toll could rise
New Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: At least 10 passengers died and 60 others were injured, after three rear coaches of the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday, June 17, as a goods train collided…
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IIT KGP fourth-year student found hanging in hostel
Kolkata: The body of an IIT Kharagpur fourth year student was found hanging in her hostel on Monday, police said. The student has been identified as Devika Pillai (21), a senior police…
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Bengal rail accident: Centre announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia for kin of deceased
The Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. June 17, announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 2.5 lakh towards individuals who suffered grievous injuries…
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Karnataka BJP stages statewide demonstration against fuel price hike
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP in Karnataka on Monday staged a statewide demonstration against the hike in petrol and diesel prices. The Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel, which will…
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Eid prayers disallowed at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid 6th time in a row
Srinagar: Local authorities refused to allow Eid prayers on Monday at the historic Jama Masjid in the old city for the sixth year time in a row, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said…
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AP CM Chandrababu Naidu visits Polavaram Project to review works
Polavaram: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday visited the Polavaram Project to review works and the project status. This is the first time the chief minister is visiting the…
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Bengal rail accident: PM Modi speaks to officials; Railway Minister to reach site
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to the Railways officials and taken stock of the situation after the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express was hit by a goods train in West Bengal…
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Eid prayers pass off peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar/Jammu: Eid prayers passed off peacefully in J&K as thousands of Muslims gathered for congregational prayers at mosques and Eidgahs in different places. The largest Eid congregation was held at the Hazratbal…
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Reasi bus terror attack: Probe handed over to NIA
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Monday handed over the probe into the recent terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said.…
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NCERT working as RSS arm, assaulting Constitution: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Amid the row over the revision of NCERT textbooks, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday alleged that the institution has been functioning as an RSS affiliate since 2014 and is…
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Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa appears before CID for inquiry in POCSO case
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for an inquiry in connection with a POCSO case registered against him. The Karnataka High…
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WB: 5 dead, 30 injured as goods train collides with Kanchanjunga Express
Kolkata: At least five persons died and around 30 others were injured after a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal on Monday, police said.…
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Gold, silver import surges 210% in 2023-24 from UAE
New Delhi: India’s gold and silver imports from its free trade agreement (FTA) partner UAE have skyrocketed 210 per cent to USD 10.7 billion in 2023-24 and there is a need to…
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2 compartments of express train derail near Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri
Kolkata: At least two rear compartments of the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday after a goods train collided with it near New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal, a senior railway official…
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Amit Shah calls meeting to review Manipur situation
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Monday review the security situation in Manipur which has been witnessing ethnic violence for over an year. Senior officials from the central and…
