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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicRailway accident

Topic: Railway accident

To protect victims—in SC, Centre defends archaic system of disbursing railway accident compensation

Centre's affidavit came in response to petition by association of lawyers fighting cases on behalf of rail accident victims, who challenged 'rigid' application of compensation rules.

Indian political parties’ focus on women, cows & freebies, and Mukesh Ambani’s data centre ambitions

Global media also took note of the railway accident in Maharashtra, writing about safety of train travel in India, as well as the reality of the economic downturn in the country.

Bengal yet to get ‘Kavach’, says Railway Board after Kanchenjunga Express collision claims 8 lives

Railway Board chief says ‘prima facie human error seems likely cause’ of accident. Ruling TMC questions slow rollout of 'Kavach' system.

26 workers killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

The Northeast Frontier Railway said in a statement on the messaging platform X that the mishap occurred during work on the Bhairbi-Sairang New Line Railway Project.

Odisha train accident: Railways denies reports of staffer missing amid CBI inquiry

CPRO of South Eastern Railway clarifies that all staffers under scrutiny in connection with the Odisha triple train accident go when they are summoned either by CBI or CRS.

2.6 lakh people died in rail accidents in India in past 10 yrs. Most weren’t killed in collisions

New Delhi: A collision involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore Friday claimed 288 lives and left over 900 people wounded in what’s being considered...

Death toll in triple train collision updated to 275, says Odisha chief secretary

Around 7pm Friday, bogies of Coromandel Express derailed in Bahanaga and were then hit by Sir M. Visvesvaraya-Howrah Superfast Express & a freight train.

233 killed, around 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash

The train crash, one of the deadliest in India in the recent times, happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district around 7 pm on Friday.

Solid iron reduced to mangled heaps of metal: Seemanchal Express survivors recount horror

The Railways have clarified that only six people, including three women, have died in the train accident in Bihar's Vaishali district.

50 killed in Amritsar as train ploughs through crowd watching Ravan effigy burning

As the Ravan effigy was lit, a section of the crowd started retreating towards the tracks and were run over by the train.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.