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Also, train service resumes near India’s crash site.
India’s Trains Resume Service Near Deadly Crash in Balasore
The restoration of service could help more families reach the area to identify the dead. Officials said about 100 victims were still unclaimed.
India Funds New Trains Ahead of Safety Improvements, Analysts Say
Train travel in the country has gotten much safer, Friday’s disaster notwithstanding, but the government still puts high-profile projects ahead of basic safety improvements, analysts say.
India Vows Punishment for Those Responsible for Deadly Train Crash
Officials suggested human error, even sabotage, could have led to the crash that killed 275, as crews raced to restore service and families struggled to reach the site to identify loved ones.
A Look at Some of the Deadliest Rail Crashes in India’s Recent History
Friday’s crash is remarkable even in a country with a long history of train deaths.
At Least 50 Feared Dead in Train Crash in Indian State of Odisha
Hundreds more were injured in the crash, which Indian news reports said occurred after at least 10 train cars derailed.
Readers in Asia: What Does L.G.B.T.Q. Life Look Like Where You Live?
We may include your response in a June edition of the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing.
Female Wrestlers in India Threaten to Toss Olympic Medals in Protest
Their protest dispersed, female wrestlers who have accused a powerful official of sexual harassment went to the Ganges intending to throw away their Olympic medals.
Modi Opens India’s New Parliament Building as Opposition Stays Away
The complex is a testament to the prime minister’s power to get things done, but the ceremony also put the nation’s political divisions on display.