Andhra Pradesh Train Accident : 13 Killed, 50 Injured As 2 Trains Collide In Andhra

Amaravati: Thirteen people died and 50 were injured afterafter a passenger train overshot the signal and hit another from behind on the Howrah-Chennai line in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, months after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280. A special passenger train going from Visakhapatnam to Palasa had stopped on tracks between Alamanda and … Read more

Nipah virus outbreak in India – what you need to know

The Nipah virus is transmitted from bats to humans through contact with infected bat saliva or urine. It can also be transmitted from person to person through close contact with an infected person’s respiratory droplets or body fluids. Symptoms of Nipah virus infection typically appear within 4 to 14 days of exposure. The most common … Read more

Ratan Tata conferred with Maharashtra’s Udyog Ratna award

Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata was on Saturday conferred the first-ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by the Maharashtra government. The award was presented to the 85-year-old chairman emeritus of Tata Sons by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at the industrialist’s home in Colaba, south Mumbai.

Two more Vande Bharat trains from Jaipur to Udaipur, Indore

Vande Bharat Express Udaipur : Rajasthan will get two more Vande Bharat Express trains—for Udaipur and Indore—from Jaipur, said officials from north western railway (NWR) on Friday. Officials said that a trial run for Vande Bharat between Jaipur-Udaipur has already been conducted but the details are being finalised. “The trial run for Vande Bharat between … Read more