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How safe is India’s rail network?

Narendra Modi’s costly modernisation programme in spotlight after worst train disaster in decades

The Indian government’s costly rail modernisation programme is under intense scrutiny after the country’s worst train disaster in decades claimed the lives of at least 275 people and injured more than 1,000.

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