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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicTrain accidents

Topic: train accidents

7 die daily on Mumbai trains due to overcrowding, trespassing. PAC’s 2017 solutions ignored

It’s extremely disturbing that thousands of precious lives are lost on the Mumbai Suburban network every year. Especially since causes and solutions are well-known.

What Indian Railways needs right now—safety more than speed

The past few years have seen a worrying shift in Indian Railways’ priorities—from necessary infrastructural upgrades to glitzy prestige projects.

As bridges collapse and trains collide, Modi’s event management-style politics continues

The BJP government is still on an extended power trip. It has failed to grasp that the 2024 verdict is emphatically not a mandate for projecting a larger-than-life Modi personality cult.

In last 5 yrs, 361 railway workers died in train accidents while doing maintenance work on tracks

Rlys minister Vaishnaw provided this data in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. He also said 'approaching train' warning system RAKSHAK not effective in hilly terrain, tunnels etc.

Five Italian railway workers die after being hit by train near Turin

The workers were replacing some tracks, on the line connecting Milan and Turin, at about midnight on Wednesday when they were run over by a train transporting wagons.

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.

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...

Anti-collision tech, Vande Bharat — most of minister Vaishnaw’s tweets promote rail modernisation

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has tweeted about railways 165 times so far this year, of which 121 hailed upgradation of infrastructure & passenger amenities.

26 dead, at least 85 injured after two trains collide in Greece

An intercity passenger train travelling from Athens collided with a cargo train outside central Greece. While circumstances of the crash remained unclear, 250 passengers were evacuated.

Railways told to take ‘abundant precaution’ after 16 migrants were run over on tracks

The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety wrote to the Railway Board chairman, asking him to issue instructions to all zonal railways to avoid such accidents and ensure safety for all.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

1973 OPEC oil embargo to US-Israel & Iran war: 6 geopolitical conflicts that shaped India’s energy strategy

Hormuz crisis is only the latest in a line of geopolitical flashpoints that shaped India’s energy strategy over the years, starting from OPEC oil embargo that followed the Yom Kippur war.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.