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Major accident averted after faulty signal brings trains too close on same track
Railways had recently sent out an alert to audit signalling installations across its network. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bureau A major accident was averted in Southern Railway’s Chennai Division after an alert motorman applied the brakes on spotting two trains already stationed ahead on the same track. The serious safety lapse occurred in…
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West Asia war LIVE: Trump agrees to more Iran talks but insists truce is over
“We have zero trust on U.S.”: Ghalibaf says Iran is prepared for ‘full-scale defence’ Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that Tehran remains prepared for “full-scale defence” should the U.S. betray the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries last month. In an official Telegram post regarding his meeting with the Speaker of…
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Protests over Ken-Betwa river link project resume in Madhya Pradesh
Adivasis affected by the Ken-Betwa link project’s compensation hold ‘Chita Andolan ‘ in Chhatarpur on Friday. (ANI Video Grab) Residents of several villages, mostly tribals, who are allegedly being impacted by the Ken-Betwa river linking project, have restarted their agitation in Chhatarpur district over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, after their talks with…
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Frontal organisations backbone of Congress, says Dutt; issues directives for revamp in Haryana
Haryana Congress party in charge Sanjay Dutt and HPCC president Rao Narender Singh participating in a meeting with frontal organisations member in Chandigarh. Asserting that frontal organisations were the backbone of the Congress party, Haryana Congress in-charge Sanjay Dutt on Friday (July 10, 2026) laid out clear directives aimed at revitalising and strengthening all frontal…
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‘One nation, one election’ mechanism may be ready for rollout by 2029: Joint panel chief
The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills on simultaneous elections is working to create a mechanism that could make the ‘One Nation, One Election’ reform fully operational by the 2029 general election, its chairperson said on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the panel’s two-day meeting in Goa, P.P. Chaudhary claimed that…
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Phone calls from 1600 number series cannot be blocked, DND app can block calls from 140 series: TRAI
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: X/@TRAI No app can block phone calls originating from 1600 number series that are meant for communications by regulated entities and the government to citizens, TRAI said on Friday (July 10, 2026), asserting its stance amid an ongoing tussle with caller identification app Truecaller over the…