Wrestlers resume duties with Railways, Sakshi refutes reports of withdrawing from protest

New Delhi (IANS) After getting evicted from Jantar Mantar on May 28, top wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have resumed their duties in the Railways, sources said.

As per reports, records from the Northern Railways headquarters…

Odisha train tragedy: List of injured, deceased passengers put on websites

Bhubaneswar (IANS) To facilitate smooth identification of victims of the Balasore train mishap, the Odisha government has uploaded the details of passengers on three websites.

Lists of passengers undergoing treatment in different hospitals…

Odisha train tragedy: Accident happened due to change in electronic interlocking: Railway Minister

Bhubaneswar (IANS) The tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore district happened due to change in electronic interlocking, said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday here.

Vaishnaw, who was at the accident spot and was supervising…

Southwest monsoon likely to reach Kerala today

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting the arrival of the South West monsoon from Sunday, Kerala is likely to expect heavy rain.

According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon has advanced to some parts…

Death toll in train tragedy stands at 275, says Odisha govt

Bhubaneswar (IANS) The Odisha government on Sunday said the death figure in the tragic triple train accident at Bahanaga station in Balasore stood at 275.

"Some of the bodies have been counted twice at the accident site and also in hospitals.…

Brij Bhushan to address party rally on June 11

Lucknow (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will now address a party rally in Katra area of Kaiserganj, his constituency, on June 11.

The rally is being organised under BJP's Mahasampark…

Mehbooba Mufti gets passport after 3 years

Srinagar (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti was issued a passport after three years.

Mehbooba confirmed to reporters that she has got the passport from the passport…

Plea in SC seeks panel headed by retired judge to probe Odisha 3-train accident

New Delhi (IANS) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to set up an expert commission, headed by a retired judge of the apex court, to probe the triple train accident in Odisha.

The Balasore train accident, where two…

'Unpreventable accident': Railways plays down absence of 'Kavach' System on accident route

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Railways on Sunday said that the indigenously-developed automatic train protection system "Kavach," which was not installed on the route where the accident in Odisha's Balasore occurred on Friday evening, could not have…

Railway recommends CBI probe into Odisha train tragedy

Balasore (IANS) Under fire from the opposition over the horrific Odisha train tragedy, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the Railway Board has recommended for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the accident.