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Make woman WFI chief, scrap FIRs against us: Wrestlers to Anurag Thakur

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have made four demands to Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, including the appointment of a woman WFI chief and scrapping of police FIRs against them, sources said. "They demanded free and fair elections to the...
Sarita Vihar Flyover to Undergo Repair & Expansion Work, Carriages Closed for 50 Days

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Sarita Vihar flyover here will undergo extensive repair and expansion work, which will result in the closure of its carriages for a period of 50 days starting from Wednesday. The Public Works Department (PWD) is overseeing the project and has...
'World's Largest Temple to Come up in Bihar's East Champaran'

Patna June 7 (IANS) The construction of the world's "largest" temple will start in Bihar's east Champaran district from June 20, the office-bearer of a religious organisation said on Monday. The Virat Ramayan temple will be constructed on Kaithvalia-Bahuara Panchayat...
Chandigarh-Delhi Highway Lifeline, Ensure Free Flow of Traffic, Rules HC

Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) With the Punjab and Haryana High Court's directive, motorists on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway may not face blockades by protesters. Saying the National Highway-44 connecting Chandigarh with the national capital as lifeline connecting the country's...
Odisha Train Crash: CBI Begins Probe, Railways Suspect 'physical Tampering' in System

Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reached the triple-train accident site near railway Bahanaga station in Odisha's Balasore district and started investigation. The Railway Board on Sunday recommended a CBI probe into the tragic...
CBI Must Probe How Trinamool Accessed Official Call between Two Railway Officials: Suvendu Adhikari

Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, said on Monday that the CBI should probe how Trinamool Congress leaders accessed the records of phone conversation between two Railway officials about the derailment of the...
Govt Sources Say Railways Spent over RS 1L CR of RRSK Funds on Safety in Five Years

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Following the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday evening that claimed 275 lives, an official document showed that the national transporter did not have lack of funds, as it "spent over Rs 1 lakh crore" between 2017-18 and 2021-22...
Odisha Train Tragedy: CBI Team Reaches Balasore

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reached Odisha to speak to the concerned officers in connection with the Balasore triple train tragedy. As of now the CBI has not made any official statement in this connection. According to...
Looking Forward to Host PM Modi on June 22, Says US

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The US administration has said that it is looking forward to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 22. During a press briefing on Monday when asked about Modi's upcoming official state visit, the State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson...
Minor Wrestler's Father Says Stands by Sexual Harassment Charges against WFI Chief

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The father of a 17-year-old wrestler, who levelled sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on late Sunday asserted that he has not withdrawn the charges. Speaking to IANS, the father of...
Key Litigant to Withdraw from Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque Case

Varanasi, June 5 (IANS) The Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh Chief Jitendra Singh Vishen has announced that he is withdrawing as the "main pleader" for Rakhi Singh, one of the five Hindu women plaintiffs, in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case of Varanasi. Vishen said he took the...
Bihar: Under-construction Bridge on Ganga Collapses; Labourers Feared Dead

Patna, June 5 (IANS) An under-construction four-lane bridge in Bihar on the Ganga river between Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district connecting Khagaria collapsed on Sunday, an official said. According to sources, many labourers were working on the bridge when one of its...
World Leaders Mourn Loss of Lives in Odisha Train Accident

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) After the most horrific train accident in over two decades left 261 people dead and over 900 injured in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Canadian Prime...
Will Provide Best Medical Facility to Injured, Guilty Will Be Punished: PM

Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Terming the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore as an extremely serious incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the government will not leave any stone unturned to provide best medical facility to the injured, besides...
PM Announces Additional Ex Gratia Amount for Balasore Rail Accident Victims

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced additional ex-gratia compensation for those who died or suffered injuries in the Balasore train accident on Friday evening. This is apart from the compensation announced by Railway Minister Ashwini...
Odisha Train Tragedy: Over 50 Doctors Mobilised, 115 Ambulances Deployed

Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) The Odisha government has mobilised an additional 50 doctors and deployed 115 ambulances for the rescue and treatment of all the injured persons in the tragic accident of two express trains in Balasore district on Friday evening. One of the major...
Odisha Train Tragedy: Union Railway Minister Vaishnaw Reaches Spot

Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday reached the spot of the tragic train derailment in Odisha's Balasore district that claimed the lives of 233 people and took stock of the situation. Speaking to reporters at the accident spot,...
Odisha Train Tragedy: Local Youths Line up in Hospitals to Donate Blood

Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Hundreds of local youths have lined up in hospitals to donate blood for the injured victims of the devastating train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore district. As news of the accident that occurred in Friday evening spread, the youths lined up...
Balasore Train Accident: Mamata Sending Six-member Team to Accident Spot

Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The West Bengal government is sending a six-member team to Odisha's Balasore where several people are feared killed after several coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express train derailed near Bahanaga railway station in the district on Friday...
Express Overturns after Hitting Goods Train at Odisha's Balasore, Fatalities Feared

Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) In a major accident, several coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express train derailed near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening and several passengers are trapped, and feared dead. According to initial...
Antilia Case: SC Grants 3-week Interim Bail to Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted a three-week interim bail to retired high-profile police officer and encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, arrested in connection with the sensational Mansukh Hiran murder case. Sharma moved the apex court...
Rajnath Singh to Hold Bilateral Talks with US Defence Secy Today

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with visiting US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin here on Monday. Austin, who flew into New Delhi on Sunday from Singapore, inspected the Tri-Service Guard of Honour earlier in the...
CBI Case against IL&FS Transportation Network LTD, Directors for RS 6,524 CR Bank Fraud

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has lodged a case against IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd and its directors on charges of defrauding 19 banks of Rs 6,524 crore between 2016 and 2018. IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd is a subsidiary of...
Final Decision after Consulting All Stakeholders, Law Minister on Law Commission Report on Sedition Law

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that the government would take an informed and reasoned decision after consulting all stakeholders on the Law Commission's report for retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition with...
Death Toll in Odisha Train Tragedy Rises to 233

Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) The death toll in the tragic train derailment in Odisha's Balasore district has increased to 233, with at least more than 900 people injured, the state's Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena confirmed on Saturday. On Friday evening, 17 coaches of the...