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India rail crash probe focuses on electronic track management system

Investigators are probing an electronic track management system that they suspect malfunctioned and caused India’s deadliest train crash in more than two decades, railways officials said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023

Josh Hazlewood set to be fit for Ashes despite missing Test Championship final

The 32-year-old has been managing an Achilles issue as well as a side injury in recent months.

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

World Test Championship final | Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out, Neser gets call-up

Australia’s senior fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the upcoming World Test Championship final against India.

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

A signaling error appears to have caused the train crash that killed 275 in India

The derailment in eastern India that killed nearly 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks.

WEKU · Jun 4, 2023

India's import of Russian oil scales new high in May

India’s import of cheap Russian oil scaled another record and is now more than the combined oil bought from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE and the U.S., industry data showed. India took 1.96 million barrels a day from Russia, 15% more than the previous according to data from energy cargo tracker…

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Deadly India train crash linked to signal system failure

BALASORE, India: The cause of India's deadliest train disaster in decades was linked to the signal system, the railway minister said Sunday, as families scoured hospitals and morgues for missing relatives with deaths expected to top 288.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4, 2023

A fight between two ideologies on in India, just like the U.S.: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said after the Karnataka election victory, his party will “decimate” the BJP in Telangana and other State polls, emphasising that it is not just the Congress party but the people of India who are going to defeat its hate-filled ideology.

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

WTC Final: Ajinkya Rahane stands at crossroads in his comeback Test

LONDON: Ajinkya Rahane prepares to make his return to red-ball cricket for India after a hiatus of 18 months, with the World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval commencing on June 7.

The Times of India · Jun 4, 2023

After text messages on phone, extreme weather alerts on TV, radio soon

Before text messages, the NDMA used to issue such early warnings through the ‘National Disaster Alert Portal’ and a mobile application called “Sachet”. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Indian rail crash that killed more than 300 people ‘caused by signalling failure’

More than 300 people died after the collision involving two passenger trains and a goods train in Odisha

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2023