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Odisha tragedy: 90 trains cancelled, 46 diverted

BALASORE/NEW DELHI: Around 90 trains were cancelled, mostly in the Southern and South Eastern Railway Zones, while 46 were diverted and 11 short-terminated following the three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday in which 288 people were killed.

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Preliminary probe suggests Coromandel Express entered loop line instead of main line, hit goods train

NEW DELHI: Preliminary investigations have revealed that the Coromandel Express train involved in a horrific rail tragedy in Odisha on Friday entered the loop line and crashed into a goods train parked there instead of the main line just ahead of the Bahanagar Bazar Station, a source said.

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Odisha train crash: Death toll rises to 288, high-level probe ordered

2 Exp trains had over 2K passengers with reserved tickets | Recovery op underway

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Victims at Howrah Stn recount horror: "There was blood everywhere"

“There were people who could not find their children or wives, brothers or friends. I could help only a few from my compartment to get out’

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Stringent action if any found guilty for train accident: PM

BALASORE/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised stringent action against any found guilty for the triple train accident which occurred here on Friday night.

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Not a merger but only transfer of policyholder related assets, liabilities of Sahara Life: SBI Life

NEW DELHI: SBI Life, a subsidiary of country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI), has said it is not a merger between the two companies but only a transfer of the policyholder related assets and liabilities of Sahara Life Insurance.

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BRICS expansion work still in progress: EAM S Jaishankar

Bottom line is we are still working on it; the Sherpas have been tasked with it and we will have to see what they come up with, Jaishankar said

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CII's Indian Green Building Council organises seminar on theme of Green Built Environment

KOLKATA: On the occasion of World Environment Day 2023, a seminar on Green Built Environment was organised on June 2, 2023 at Park Hotel in Kolkata by CII’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) in association with CREDAI Bengal and Rotary Club of Calcutta Inner City to sensitise all the stakeholders from building and construction sector and for the other professionals.

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Trai directs service providers to develop digital platform

NEW DELHI: In order to curb the menace of pesky calls and sms, telecom regulator Trai has directed service providers to develop a unified digital platform in two months to seek, maintain and revoke customers' consent for promotional calls and messages.

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Cash-starved Pakistan announces barter trade pact with Russia, Iran & Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to ease the mounting pressure on its fast-depleting foreign reserves, cash-starved Pakistan has announced a barter trade agreement with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan for certain goods.

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Sisodia returns to Tihar jail, fails to meet ailing wife at his residence

Sisodia was arrested on March 9 by ED and is currently in judicial custody

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Man held for extorting lakhs leveraging nudes on Instagram

The accused revealed he had made an account on Instagram using photos of random girls and started sending requests to men and subsequently chatting with them

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'Centre's entire focus on PR exercise, not on passengers' safety'

NEW DELHI: Slamming the Centre over the train accident in Odisha, the AAP on Saturday alleged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s entire focus is on “PR exercise and showing off ” and not passengers’ safety.

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UP to showcase India's rich cultural heritage at Varanasi G-20 meeting

LUCKNOW: The Yogi government is gearing up to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage as Varanasi prepares to host the G-20 Development Ministers’ Meeting for the second time from June 11 to 13.

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SC stays Allahabad HC order to ascertain if 'rape' victim is 'manglik'

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Saturday stayed an unusual order of the Allahabad High Court asking the head of the department of astrology of Lucknow University to decide whether a woman, an alleged rape victim, is ‘manglik’ or not.

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Hooda: BJP-JJP should stop collecting interest on crop loans from farmers

CHANDIGARH: Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has expressed deep condolences on the train accident in Odisha.

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Government bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs

There is ‘no therapeutic justification’ for these medicines and they may involve ‘risk’ to people, says government

1 min

Doctors end strike in Himachal

SHIMLA: The state government doctors on Saturday agreed to end their pen down strike after a meeting with the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held here.

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‘India matching up to infra capabilities of China on LAC"

Lt Gen Chaudhry said in the last two years, 205 projects have been completed on the LAC. These were dedicated to the nation by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and this year, “we are attempting to complete 176 projects worth Rs 6,200 crore,” he said

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Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan distributes tool kits to young women during 'Ladli Bahna Sammelan'

BHOPAL: While attending the Ladli Behna Sammelan in Chhatarpur of Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributed tool kits to young rural women to make them self-reliant under an innovative idea, ‘Tejashwani, the Rural Technician’, of the district administration.

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Opposition leaders flag questions over safety of passengers

Some call for Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's resignation

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Post train accident, hospitals bursting with patients, medical staff overworked

BALASORE: The Balasore district hospital and Soro hospital where the injured have been rushed after a triple train accident, are bursting at their seams as the huge flow of patients has crammed up every room with patients spilling onto corridors.

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Ajay Banga takes over as World Bank president

Banga becomes the first person of colour to head both the two global financial institutions, the WB and the IMF

1 min

UN Security Council immediate cease-fire calls for in Sudan

At least 866 civilians were killed & thousands wounded

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World leaders extend support to India, condole loss of lives

LONDON/MOSCOW: World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, expressed their condolences to the families and the Government of India on Saturday over one of the country’s worst train accidents that killed at least 288 people.

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President Joe Biden expected to sign Budget deal to raise debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, just two days before the US Treasury warned that the country would struggle to pay its bills.

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Turkiye's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his 3rd term

All eyes are on the announcement of new Cabinet, its lineup should indicate whether there will be a continuation of unorthodox economic policies or a return to more conventional ones

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'Washington won't stand for coercion & bullying from China'

SINGAPORE: American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed on Saturday that Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer dialogue over conflict.

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Mumbai name big guns like Rohit, Surya in 35-probable list for off-season training camp

MUMBAI: The newly-formed Mumbai selection committee, led by former India cricketer Raju Kulkarni, on Friday named 35 probable players, including big names like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav for an off-season training camp scheduled to be held here next week.

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Women's junior Asia Cup: India beat Uzbekistan 22-0 in opening match

KAKAMIGHARA: Annu slammed a double hat-trick as India started their campaign in the women’s Junior Asia Cup on an emphatic note with a 22-0 thrashing of a lowly Uzbekistan, here on Saturday.

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Reigning Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina pulls out of French Open, says she is sick

PARIS: Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick.

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Ruud rallies to beat Zhang in third round of French Open

The fourth-seeded Casper Ruud beat Zhang Zhizhen 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4

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PCB refuses to play ODI in Lanka after SLC proposes to host Asia Cup

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is upset at Sri Lankan board expressing its desire to host the entire Asia Cup and has declined the latter’s offer to play an ODI bilateral series in the island nation.

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Warner is looking good for WTC final and Ashes: Usman Khawaja

LONDON: Australian batting stalwart Usman Khawaja believes fellow opener David Warner is probably at his best as he prepares for the tough English summer, which includes the World Test Championship final against India and the Ashes.

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