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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicTrain accident

Topic: train accident

Broken rail may have caused Spanish high-speed train crash that killed 45

The last two carriages of a high-speed train traveling to Madrid from Málaga derailed and collided with another train coming in the opposite direction.

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.

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.

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‘Human error likely’ — initial investigation into Andhra train accident points to ‘signal overshoot’

East Coast Railway CPRO says automatic application of emergency brakes would have been possible if a 'Kavach' system had been in place. Collision left 13 dead, over 50 injured.

At least 13 killed in Bangladesh train collision, multiple injuries reported, say police

The freight train smashed into the passenger train from behind, damaging two coaches, said Anowar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police.

3 days after deadly Balasore accident, freight train derails in Odisha’s Bargarh

Five coaches of goods train carrying limestone go off the tracks near Mendhapali; no casualties reported.

Odisha train accident: Official flagged ‘serious flaws in signalling system’ in February

In a letter, principal chief operating manager of SW Rly zone raised concerns of signal failure of an express train. An official says this raises eyebrows in other zones too.

Opposition offers condolences for Odisha train tragedy, demands rail minister Vaishnaw’s resignation

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says there are many 'legitimate questions' to be raised about incident. BRS leader KTR and others ask about anti-collision devices.

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.