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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicOdisha train accident

Topic: odisha train accident

10-member CBI team visits Odisha’s Balasore to probe three-train crash that killed around 275

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had Sunday said that the accident occurred due to a 'change in electronic interlocking'.

4 days after Odisha train accident, 101 bodies yet to be identified, 55 handed over to relatives

Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways Rinkesh Roy said that around 200 people are still being treated in various hospitals in Odisha.

Railway officers overburdened. Bring in technical experts, not IRMS to solve safety issues

Better maintenance procedures shall remain the backbone of railway operations. Outsourcing safety maintenance will be the wrong solution.

CBI probe into Odisha train accident a diversionary tactic to not fix accountability, says Kharge

In letter to PM, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questions why 'only 4% of tracks' are covered by anti-collision system Kavach, claims warnings ignored by railway ministry.

‘Odisha train crash caused by human error’ & ‘moral accountability’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Investigation into deadly rail crash in Odisha begins as train services resume

Following non-stop efforts to rescue survivors, and clear and repair the track, trains resumed running over that section of the line on Sunday night.

Rail privatisation shouldn’t be an afterthought post-Odisha collision. See Japan, UK

The government will need to absorb a large part of Indian Railways’ Rs 7 lakh crore debt burden to make the system more lucrative for a private buyer.

Railways resume train services in Odisha’s Balasore after deadly crash that killed 275 people

After the completion of two days of rescue & repair work, the railway ministry said that trains had begun operating on the same route by Sunday evening.

Reservation didn’t cause Odisha accident. The real problem is outdated infrastructure

According to a 2014 study, the proportion of SC/ST employees in high-level positions was positively associated with Railway’s productivity and productivity growth.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.