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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTrain accident

Topic: train accident

Two coaches of Rampurhat–Jasidih local derail near Jharkhand’s Dumka, no casualties reported

According to SDO Dumka Kaushal Kumar, 2-4 passengers sustained minor injuries. An overhead electric pole was damaged due to the derailment.

At least 3 killed, several injured after train with 100 on board derails in Germany

Police say cause of derailment is yet to be determined. The incident occurred between Riedlingen & Munderkingen near Germany’s border with France & Switzerland.

Mumbra train tragedy: Call for automated doors, more trains after at least 4 dead due to overcrowding

2 trains on parallel tracks came too close & their passengers on footboards collided & fell, says Central Railway. Dozen suffered injuries & are recuperating in hospitals.

Four killed, six injured after falling off overcrowded local train in Thane

Four killed, six injured after falling off overcrowded local train in Thane

Restoration work underway after 3 coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar SF Express derailed near Howrah

Three coaches, including a parcel van, of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar SF Express derailed near Nalpur Station at 5:31 am today. No serious injuries or casualties were reported.

Passenger train collides with goods train at Tamil Nadu’s Kavarappettai railway station

As per initial reports, one coach of the Mysore-Darbhanga train caught fire and another 6 have been derailed.

2 killed, multiple injured after several coaches of Howrah-CSMT Express train derail near Jharkhand

The accident took place around 3.45 am, after which Accident Relief Medical Equipment (ARME) reached on-site to manage the situation. Rescue operations are currently underway.

At least 4 dead, 23 injured after 8 coaches of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derail near Gonda in UP

North Eastern Railway says relief vehicles have arrived & 4 SDRF teams are making their way to site of accident. CMO statement says all hospitals & health centres nearby on high alert.

Probe points to lapses by goods train crew, operating dept in Bengal train accident that killed 10

The horrific accident occurred when a goods train rammed into the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express in Darjeeling district on Monday.

Textbook use of ‘convenient truths’ & ‘biological’ woes of EVM

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

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.