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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: train accidents

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.

Eight coaches of Mumbai-Jodhpur passenger train derail near Rajasthan’s Pali

The incident took place in the early hours of Monday and no casualty has been reported as of now.

Glitch in locomotive equipment caused Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap, says railway minister

Nine people were killed and 36 injured after 12 coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailed, and some of them capsized near Domohani in Bengal's Jalpaiguri Thursday.

Death toll in Bikaner-Guwahati train accident rises to 9, railway minister visits site

12 coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train had derailed and some of them capsized near Domohani in in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Thursday.

At least 50 killed, 70 injured as two passenger trains collide in Pakistan’s Sindh Province

The Millat Express derailed and fell on the opposite track and collided with Sir Syed Express. Officials said 13-14 bogies got derailed while 6-8 were 'completely destroyed'.

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.

Madhya Pradesh CM announces 5 lakh aid to kin of deceased in Aurangabad train accident

At least 14 migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh were mowed down by a goods train near Karmad station in Aurangabad in the early hours Friday.

Train runs over migrant workers in Aurangabad district, at least 16 killed

The workers were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna and returning to Madhya Pradesh. They had been walking along the rail tracks and slept there due to exhaustion.

Indian Railways deems 2019 safest year in its history, records zero passenger deaths

According to official data, there were 16 deaths in 2018-19, 28 the year before and 195 during 2016-2017.

On Camera

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.