The Congress on Monday accused the BJP-led Centre of playing with the lives of railway passengers by not focusing on their safety and security and hit out at the railways for seeking a CBI probe, saying the agency is meant to investigate crimes and not train accidents.
FIR registered by Government Railway Police in Cuttack under sections 153, 154 and 175 of the Railway Act against unknown persons in the Balasore train accident. FIR was registered following a complaint by SI Papu Kumar Naik of Balasore GRPS.
President Droupadi Murmu and President of Suriname Chan Santokhi today discussed ways to deepen the India-Suriname partnership. Both the leaders held delegation-level talks covering multiple areas of bilateral cooperation including defence, agriculture, IT and capacity building: Ministry of External Affairs
In the case of the unfortunate Odisha tragedy, airlines have been advised to provide free carriage (cargo) services to the families of the deceased, the Ministry added.
"We want people to know the truth. It is not the time to suppress the truth," she said.
"Army Chief General Manoj Pande interacted with General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army & Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division, Bangladesh and discussed aspects of mutual interest": Indian Army. (ANI)
"We are absolutely not trying to establish a NATO in the Indo-Pacific. We continue to work with like-minded countries to ensure that the region remains free and open so that commerce can prosper and ideas can continue to be exchanged. India and US share the same vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific. We want to make sure that we do everything we can to ensure that things don't happen": US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. (ANI)
"We discuss ways to increase information sharing, as well as new initiatives to improve maritime cooperation, including in the undersea domain. We also recently celebrated the launch of our first defence space and artificial intelligence dialogue, and that will help us work more closely together in emerging domains": US Secretary of Defence.
"We also discuss an important new initiative, INDUS-X, that aims to jumpstart partnerships between the US and Indian defence innovation sectors. We're looking forward to the formal launch of INDUS-X in conjunction with Prime Minister Modi's state visit to Washington. We're not only sharing technology together, we're cooperating alongside each other more than ever before": US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. (ANI))
"We face a rapidly changing world. We see bullying and coercion from China, Russian aggression against Ukraine and transnational challenges such as terrorism and climate change", says US Defence Secretary as he speaks on the importance of joint military exercises between India & US.
"India-US partnership is the cornerstone of a free and open Indo-Pacific. We have decided to establish ambitious roadmap for US-India defence industrial cooperation. I held productive discussions with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval": US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. (PTI)
Rujira Banerjee, wife of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee was stopped by the immigration department at Kolkata airport and was told that she cannot travel abroad. She has been summoned today asking her to appear before ED on June 8.
“This is the result of 32 years of hard work by us and the people who stood by us in this battle. The honourable court has found him (jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari) guilty and will pronounce the quantum of sentence at 2 pm,” says Ajay Rai, brother of Awadhesh Rai, who was shot dead in Varanasi on August 3, 1991. Ansari was convicted by a court in Varanasi in the 32-year-old murder case earlier today. (PTI)
Fire broke out at Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan in Delhi. 6 fire tenders were sent to the spot. The fire broke out in a server room and has been brought under control: Delhi Fire Service. (ANI)
"So far 151 bodies have been identified. All bodies after due process are being handed over for transfer to the destination. Arrangements for free transportation of the bodies by hearses/ dead body carriers till destination made by Odisha Govt": Chief Secretary, Odisha. (ANI)
"All 9 teams of NDRF who were working in Odisha's Balasore have been withdrawn," says Narendra Singh Bundela, IG, NDRF. (ANI)
Two jawans of CRPF 85BN got injured in a pressure IED blast planted by Naxals in the Bijapur district. They are being airlifted to Raipur after giving primary treatment: Chhattisgarh Police. (ANI)
NIRF 2023: IIT Madras continues to be at the top for fifth consecutive year.IISc Bengaluru best institute for research followed by IIT Madras.IIT Kanpur ranked at top for innovation followed by IIT Madras and IIT Hyderabad.IISc Bengaluru ranked best university followed by JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia. (PTI)
"India focussing on the environment in a big way just like any other area for its growth. On one hand if India has expanded its 4G/5G network, it has also enhanced its forest cover": PM Modi at World Environment Day event. (PTI)
"The bridge that collapsed yesterday had collapsed last year also. I have instructed officials to take strict action. It is not being constructed correctly that's why it is collapsing again & again. The department will look into it & action will be taken": Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on the bridge collapse in Bhagalpur. (ANI)
NIA files supplementary chargesheet against 5 accused in connection with Coimbatore car bomb blast case of October 2022. (ANI)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a bilateral meeting with United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, in Delhi. (ANI)
Yesterday at 3:36 pm a crack was noticed by C&W staff in the S3 coach of train No 16102 (Chennai Egmore Express) while entering Sengottai station in Tamil Nadu. Railway officials immediately detached the coach and accommodated the passengers in other coaches after which the train left at 4:40 pm. The staff who detected the crack will be appreciated for vigil watch and awarded by Divisional Railway Manager, Madurai Division today: Southern Railway. (ANI)
United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin inspects Tri-Service Guard of Honour in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Delhi.
Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express crosses from Odisha’s Balasore where the deadly train accident took place on June 2. Indian Railways resumed train movement on the affected tracks within 51 hours of the accident. (ANI)
"After the bridge collapse, a person working as a guard with SP Singla Company is said to be missing. His body has not been recovered yet. A search by SDRF & NDRF teams is underway to trace him": Chandan Kumar, Circle Officer, Parbatta, Bihar. (ANI)
Cricketer Washington Sundar's Twitter account hacked.
Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande has proceeded on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. The visit aims to further enhance the existing defence relations between both countries: Indian Army. (ANI)
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath performs 'rudrabhishek' in Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur, on his birthday. (PTI)
Bihar: Latest visuals from the spot in Bhagalpur where under construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapsed for the second time yesterday. (ANI)
Indian Railways has started running passenger trains on the tracks which were affected due to the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore. (ANI)
An under-construction bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar on Sunday, portions of which were deliberately destroyed in a planned fashion under expert advice as it had design flaws, claimed state government officials.
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Punjab: "We were getting inputs for the last 2-3 days that smugglers from Pakistan will try to smuggle the heroin through drone. Acting on that, our troops yesterday seized one drone & three packets containing approx 3.1 kg of heroin": Sanjay Gaur, DIG BSF, Amritsar.