Mind n Metrics

Odisha train tragedy: 'Signal interference root cause’; CBI called in to probe criminal angle

In an unusual move, the Centre on Sunday announced a CBI probe into the rail accident in Odisha as the railways’ preliminary investigation singled out “interference” with the ‘electronic interlocking system’ and ‘points’, which ensure safe movement of trains, as the “root cause” of the crash. The railway ministry ruled out any fault of the loco driver of the Coromandel Express and failure of signals.

June 05, 2023 at 12:59AM

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No therapeutic basis for ingredients in 14 banned drugs: Panel

June 04, 2023 at 06:06AM

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170 nations take first step to end plastic pollution

As the world gears up to mark the 50th World Environment Day on Monday with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, nearly 170 countries, including India, have agreed to prepare a draft text — called zero draft — of an international treaty by November to end plastic pollution through multiple measures in a time-bound manner.

June 04, 2023 at 05:08AM

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Court denies bail to woman YouTuber who groped minor

June 04, 2023 at 04:31AM

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Human error, sabotage? Amid multiple theories, probe begins

Amid different theories doing the rounds about the possible reasons for the horrific accident involving three trains near Balasore and the railway ministry maintaining that the exact cause of this unusual crash would be known only after a detailed investigation, one fact stood out — the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express entered a wrong track moments before the pile-up.

June 04, 2023 at 03:09AM

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'Blood, cries, smoke': Survivors of India’s worst train tragedy since 1995 recount horrors

The death toll in the three-train accident at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore rose to 288 on Saturday and left over 1,000 injured, with a preliminary probe implying human error in the deadliest railway tragedy in 30 years. Search and rescue was called off 18 hours after the accident, and authorities mounted a multi-agency probe to ascertain how a superfast train veered from its original path into the loopline and rear-ended a parked freight train, causing a fatal domino effect.

June 04, 2023 at 01:44AM

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US President Biden signs debt ceiling bill

June 03, 2023 at 11:38PM

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AK47s among 140 guns surrendered in Manipur

Following home minister Amit Shah’s appeal on Thursday asking rebels in Manipur to surrender their weapons ahead of a statewide combing exercise, more than 140 weapons — including self-loading rifles, AK-47s and INSAS rifles — were turned in by different groups until Friday morning. Meanwhile, two more people were killed and at least six injured in clashes between Kuki and Meitei communities in the last 24 hours.

June 03, 2023 at 04:37AM

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Jobs scam: Supreme Court frown on West Bengal bid to stall probe

The ED on Friday tracked 10 bank accounts that may have been used by Sujay Krishna Bhadra alias ‘Kalighater Kaku’ in his role as a “banker” in the alleged West Bengal school recruitment scam, reports Rohit Khanna. ED sources hinted that some of these bank accounts belong to his associates, whose homes had been searched on May 20. Some of them may be summoned for questioning alongside Bhadra.

June 03, 2023 at 05:33AM

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Arrest WFI chief by June 9: Khap meet serves ultimatum to govt

Turning up the heat on Friday, a sarvjatiya khap mahapanchayat held at Kurukshetra served an ultimatum to the government to arrest Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harassment by the protesting grapplers, and resolve the issue through a dialogue.

June 03, 2023 at 05:13AM

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