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☆ Special mud rubbed on all MLB baseballs has unique, 'magical' properties, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Summary For years, a special mud has been rubbed on every baseball before every major league game to make them less slippery. Called Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, it comes from a single source: a secret spot along the banks of a tributary of the Delaware River. The magic mud is applied to every ball used in Major League Baseball, including in this year’s World Series. The authors concluded that any attempt to create a synthetic substance to replace the mud — something Major League Baseball has explored — would be foolish. An undated photo shows Burns Bintliff, a prior owner of Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud, with a can of mud.

Persons: Lena Blackburne, Jim Bintliff, ”, Doug Jerolmack, Mark Griffey, ” Jerolmack, Carl Mays, Ray Chapman, ’, ” Bintliff, Burns Bintliff, Blackburne, Bintliff, Shravan Pradeep, Paulo Arratia, Xiangyu Chen, Felipe Macera, Emanuela Del Gado, Del Gado, Rob Manfred Organizations: MLB, University of Pennsylvania, National Academy of Sciences, Major League Baseball, Penn Engineering, New York Yankees, Cleveland, National League, Baseball Hall of Fame, Philadelphia Athletics, Dodgers, Penn, Georgetown University’s Institute, Little League, National Football League teams, Dow Chemical Locations: Delaware, New Jersey

☆ In a single Delhi house, several hundred years of Indian history
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Aishwarya S Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And then there was Chandni Chowk, built as a part of Emperor Shah Jahan’s new capital Shahjahanabad - or Old Delhi as it later became. His ancestor, he says, was appointed the first municipal commissioner of Old Delhi. Knotting history and faithIt isn’t only multiple eras of history that intertwine here in this sliver of Old Delhi. Originally built in the 1600s, the temple was renovated with red sandstone in 1878, giving it the nickname the Red Temple. Rickshaw pullers rest along a street in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India on August 6, 2023.

Persons: Chandni Chowk, Emperor Shah Jahan, Ajay Parshed, Parshed, Chandni, ”, Chunna Mal, Aishwarya S, Iyer, he’s, “, ” Parshed, Khan, Jama, Emperor Shah Jahan’s, Chunna, “ Chunna Mal, Jain, Gauri Shankar, who’ve, Rameen Khan, ” Khan, Sheetal Saxena, Shiva, Pradeep Dambarage, Nader Shah, Dilip Saxena, Saxena, “ Will Organizations: CNN, Mahal, Central Baptist Church Locations: Delhi, Chandni, Agra, British, Old Delhi, ”, Chandni Chowk, India, Golden, “

☆ Marxist lawmaker leads the vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

This is Sri Lanka’s first election since the Indian Ocean nation’s economy buckled in 2022 under a severe foreign exchange shortage, leaving it unable to pay for imports of essentials including fuel, medicine and cooking gas. Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Saturday. Grinding poverty for millionsButtressed by the IMF deal, Sri Lanka’s economy has posted a tentative recovery. The younger Premadasa polled 42% of the votes in 2019 to finish second, behind Rajapaksa, in the last presidential election. Support from farming communities in north and central Sri Lanka helped him close the gap on Dissanayake as counting progressed.

Persons: Kumara Dissanayake, Sajith Premadasa, Sri Lanka’s, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dissanayake, Premadasa, Lanka’s, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ”, Pradeep Peiris, ” Dissanayake, Eranga, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Rajapaksa Organizations: Sri, Sunday, University of Colombo, Monetary Fund, Marxist, IMF, National People’s Power, JVP Locations: “, Sri Lanka's, Colombo, Sri, Sri Lankans, Premadasa’s, Sri Lanka

☆ Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For me this is not a position, it is a responsibility,” Dissanayake told reporters after his victory which was confirmed after a second tally of votes. Dissanayake polled 5.6 million or 42.3% of the votes, a massive boost to the 3% he managed in the last presidential election in 2019. Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National People's Power party leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 21, 2024. Grinding poverty for millionsButtressed by the IMF deal, Sri Lanka’s economy has managed a tentative recovery. Dissanayake ran as a candidate for the National People’s Power alliance, which includes his Marxist-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna party.

Persons: Kumara Dissanayake, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, “, ” Dissanayake, “ Mr, ” Wickremesinghe, Dissanayake, Premadasa, Eranga, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ”, Pradeep Peiris, Dissanayake’s, Janak Dias Organizations: COLOMBO Reuters, Marxist, National People's, Monetary Fund, University of Colombo, IMF, National People’s Power, JVP Locations: Lankans, Sri Lanka, Colombo, “, Sri

☆ Indian market continues to be in a 'sweet spot': Investment firm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIndian market continues to be in a 'sweet spot': Investment firmPradeep Gupta of Lighthouse Canton says investors should pay attention to sectors that are "shielded" from the global slowdown.

Persons: Pradeep Gupta Organizations: Investment, Lighthouse Locations: Lighthouse Canton

☆ Indian markets: Expect policy continuity under new government, asset management firm says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIndian markets: Expect policy continuity under new government, asset management firm saysPradeep Gupta, executive director and India head of investments at Lighthouse Canton, discusses the outlook for Indian markets after the country's recent elections.

Persons: Pradeep Gupta Organizations: Lighthouse Locations: India, Lighthouse Canton

☆ As world leaders gather for COP28 one question looms - who will pay for the green transition?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jennifer Steinmann | Pradeep Philip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The path to financing the world's transition to green energy remains unclear. Financing the green energy transition is a trillion-dollar question. AdvertisementThe Deloitte Financing the Green Energy Transition report outlines some core financial levers, starting with a fundamental financial principle: the riskier the project, the higher the cost of capital. The report estimates that getting this right could ultimately reduce financing costs by around $50 trillion by 2050. So, what are the associated risks, and what steps can we take to mitigate them and, consequently, reduce financing costs?

Persons: Jennifer Steinmann, Pradeep Philip Organizations: Service, Deloitte Global Sustainability, Economics Locations: Dubai

☆ The Secrets to Charlie Munger’s Success
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jason Zweig | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Charlie Munger in 2019 at his home in Los Angeles. Photo: Michael Lewis for The Wall Street JournalBusiness and financial leaders made frequent pilgrimages to Los Angeles to hear Charlie Munger ’s thoughts as he held court while peering through thick eyeglasses over high, rosy cheekbones. Among the attendees at his weekly “Friday lunch club” and periodic dinners were John and Patrick Collison , founders of the online payment firm Stripe; Bobby Kotick , chief executive of videogame company Activision Blizzard ; Pradeep Khosla , chancellor of the University of California, San Diego; Maria Pope , chief executive of Portland General Electric , Oregon’s largest utility; and Howard Marks , co-founder of investment firm Oaktree Capital Management.

Persons: Charlie Munger, Michael Lewis, Charlie Munger ’, John, Patrick Collison, Bobby Kotick, Pradeep Khosla, Maria Pope, Howard Marks Organizations: The Wall Street Journal, Activision Blizzard, University of California, Portland General Electric, Oaktree Capital Management Locations: Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland

☆ The promise and risks of deep-sea mining
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

The promise and risks of deep-sea mining A vast treasure of critical minerals lies on the ocean floor. All of these factors make deep-sea mining more appealing, supporters say. Environmentalists, however, say it’s a false dichotomy, as land mining will continue whether or not deep-sea mining is allowed. Any country can allow deep-sea mining in its territorial waters, and Norway, Japan and the Cook Islands are close to allowing it. For now, the ISA's members are hotly debating the best standards for deep-sea mining.

Persons: Gerard Barron, Margo Deiye, “ We’re, ”, Barron, “, Beth Orcutt, Jason Gillham, Joe Carr, Pradeep Singh, Kira Mizell, Julia Wolfe, Katy Daigle, Claudia Parsons Organizations: International Energy Agency, P Global, Authority, United Nations, ISA, Metals Co, Russia's JSC, Blue Minerals, Exploration, Metals, Clarion, Companies, U.S . Geological Survey, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, The Metals Co, Northwest, Maine's Bigelow Laboratory, Ocean Sciences, Impossible Metals, NOAA, Research, Aquarium Research, Bigelow Laboratory, Research Institute, Sustainability, . Geological Survey Locations: Brazil, Norway, Japan, Cook, Vancouver, Blue, Blue Minerals Jamaica, China, Hawaii, Mexico, Nauru, U.S, Russia, France, India, Poland, Tokyo, Monterey

☆ Nepal to ban China's TikTok, alleges damaging social impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. TikTok has already been either partially or completely banned by other countries, with many citing security concerns. Nepal's Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma said the decision to ban TikTok had been made at a cabinet meeting earlier on Monday. "Colleagues are working on closing it technically," Sharma told Reuters. Nepal's neighbour India banned TikTok along with dozens of other apps by Chinese developers in June 2020, saying that they could compromise national security and integrity.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, China's, TikTok, Technology Rekha Sharma, Sharma, Purushottam Khanal, Khanal, Pradeep Gyawali, Gopal Sharma, Sakshi Dayal, Jason Neely, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Nepal's, Communications, Technology, Reuters, Nepal Telecom, Communist Party of Nepal, Marxist, Thomson Locations: Nepal, India, Pakistan

☆ Gen Zers are saying 'no thanks' to promotions for reasons that go beyond money
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gen Zers aren't eager for promotions, partly because they believe management is unfulfilling. Gen Zers crave support, clarity on goals, a realistic career path. But actually, that's not the dream of many Gen Zers. For many Gen Zers, it can be easy to look at their managers and think, "No, thanks." The consultancy also found that Gen Zers think meaningful work is just as important as workplace flexibility when they're considering a job opportunity.

Persons: Zers aren't, Zers, —, that's, Emily Rezkalla, Rezkalla, she'd, Zers —, it's, Pradeep Philip, Philip, Gen, we've, they're, Rod Thill, he's, Thill, TikTok Organizations: Service, Deloitte, Economics, McKinsey

☆ Gen Z is forcing a workplace reckoning that should have happened years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Gen Z, on the heels of the pandemic, is pushing for changes to how we work. Workers across generations are benefitting from some of the questions Gen Z has been asking. AdvertisementAdvertisementThanks, Gen Z. Gen Zers aren't likely to get everything they're asking for — at least not right away. And even workplace jargon — that code for showing you belong because you know how to toss it around — is getting a Gen Z rewrite .

Persons: Gen Z, —, Zers aren't, Pradeep Philip, Philip, That's, Nicole Kyle, Zers, Brynn Anderson, who've, Alex Soojung, Kim Pang, Pang, we've, Read, Zer, Gen Organizations: Workers, Service, Deloitte, Economics, CMP Research, United Auto Workers, Detroit, UPS, Associated Press, UAW, didn't Locations: America

The Lhonak Lake in the mountainous northeastern state of Sikkim overflowed on Wednesday after a cloudburst triggered torrential rains and an apparent avalanche, causing major flooding in the Teesta river. Sikkim officials had put the death toll at 18 on Thursday evening. Officials in the neighbouring downstream state of West Bengal told Reuters that emergency teams recovered another 22 bodies that had been washed away. Relief teams are unable to reach the affected areas there," Tseten Bhutia, a state official, told Reuters by telephone. All bridges downstream of an NHPC (NHPC.NS) hydropower station Teesta-V have either been submerged or washed away, the Indian government said.

Persons: Bhutia, Pradeep Kumar Barma, Jatindra, Shivam Patel, YP Rajesh, Michael Perry Organizations: Indian Army, India Army, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Mobile, Private, Military, India Meteorological Department, YP, Thomson Locations: Sikkim, KOLKATA, DELHI, Asia's, West Bengal, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Siliguri, Bhubaneswar

☆ Images from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal tiny flares shooting from a 'hole' in the sun. They could explain how the sun blasts Earth with charged particles.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementPicoflares could be the source of the solar wind that's blasting EarthAn animation of the solar wind shows particles streaming from the sun towards Earth. That stream, called the "solar wind," gets supercharged when coronal holes or big solar flares are pointed at our planet. Seeing the sun up close, at smaller scales, could reveal its secretsImages from the Solar Orbiter are the closest ever taken of the sun. "Jets, in general, have previously been observed in the solar corona," Chitta, who led the Solar Orbiter study and a team at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, told Space.com. NASA/SDONASA and the ESA launched Solar Orbiter in 2020, with a goal of studying these winds at their source.

Persons: Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, NASA's Parker, Chitta, Space.com, it's, Andrei Zhukov Organizations: Service, Orbiter, Solar Orbiter, NASA Solar Dynamics, NASA, Lights, EUI Team, ESA, CSL, MPS, UCL, Probe, Jets, Solar, Max Planck Institute, Solar System Research, European Space Agency, Royal Observatory of Locations: Wall, Silicon, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels

☆ Solar Orbiter observes jets of material escaping the sun
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Solar Orbiter mission has discovered jets of material rapidly releasing from the sun’s outer atmosphere. An artist's concept shows the Solar Orbiter spacecraft circling the sun. The advanced instruments aboard Solar Orbiter, as well as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, are helping to unlock the biggest mysteries that remain about the sun. The sun’s magnetic field is so massive that it stretches beyond Pluto, providing a pathway for solar wind to travel directly across the solar system. Solar Orbiter works in tandem with Parker Solar Probe, which is orbiting the sun on a seven-year mission after launching in August 2018.

Persons: “, ”, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, Max Planck, NASA’s Parker, Andrei Zhukov, ESA’s Daniel Müller, Parker Organizations: CNN, Orbiter, NASA, European Space Agency, Solar, ESA, Max, Max Planck Institute, Solar System Research, Probe, Space, Royal Observatory of, Solar Orbiter, Parker Locations: Germany, Royal Observatory of Belgium

☆ Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind's origin
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The sun as seen by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft in extreme ultraviolet light in this mosaic of 25 individual images taken on March 7, 2023, by the high resolution telescope of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument. New observations by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft may provide an answer. "Unlike the wind on Earth that circulates the globe, solar wind is ejected outward into interplanetary space," Chitta said. "Earth and the other planets in the solar system whiz through the solar wind as they orbit around the sun. "This finding is important as it sheds more light on the physical mechanism of the solar wind generation," said solar physicist and study co-author Andrei Zhukov of the Royal Observatory of Belgium.

Persons: Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, Max Planck, Chitta, Andrei Zhukov, Eugene Parker, Zhukov, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Solar Orbiter, Solar, Max Planck Institute, Solar System Research, European Space Agency, NASA, Orbiter, Royal Observatory of, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Germany, U.S, Royal Observatory of Belgium, American

☆ Himachal Pradesh flooding: collapsed temple kills nine and leaves up to 25 people trapped after heavy rains in Nothern India
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Manveena Suri | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Delhi, India CNN —Flooding has caused a temple to collapse in the Northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, killing nine people and leaving up to 25 others trapped in the rubble. Heavy rains have killed a further seven people elsewhere in the state. Five people have been rescued but around 20 to 25 people remain trapped, with rescue efforts under way, he added. Rescuers remove mud and debris as they search for people feared trapped after a landslide near a temple on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, August 14, 2023. Himachal Pradesh, has been one of the worst-affected states in this monsoon season.

Persons: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Sukhu, Pradeep Kumar, ”, “, ” Sukhu Organizations: India CNN, Traffic, Indian Meteorological Department Locations: Delhi, India, Northern Indian, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, Solan

☆ The Metals Company announces a controversial timeline for deep sea mining that worsens the divide in an already bitter battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

It then went public in 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, and is looking to establish deep sea mining as a business. "Voices against deep sea mining have never been so loud — from the fishing sector to financiers, indigenous peoples, scientists and big business." In addition, the findings of the study do not mean that Benchmark is endorsing deep sea mining, she added. Deep sea mining won't replace land-based mining, but rather will simply add another source of minerals, she said in March. Regardless, Singh says, there is a lot of work yet to be done by members of the council to establish regulations before any deep sea mining commences.

Persons: Gerard Barron, Carolyn Cole, it's, Amon, That's, Louisa Casson, Charlotte Selvey Miller, Miller, that's, Barron, Kannah, Pradeep Singh, It's, Singh, Allseas, — Organizations: The Metals Company, Los Angeles Times, Authority, ISA, Metals Company, Maersk, CNBC, Greenpeace, Company, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Benchmark, Democratic, PT Vale Indonesia, . Geological Survey, Metals, Mining, Darton Commodities, Afp, Getty, International Union for Conservation of Nature Locations: Clarion, San Diego, Norway, Mexico, United Kingdom, Texas, Canada, Indonesia, Russia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sorowako ., Amon, Kolwezi, Shabara, Congo, Pacific, Nauru, Tonga, Kiribati

☆ Tomato price shock hits Indian restaurants, cheaper puree sales boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Riddhima Talwani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Milk and vegetable retailer Mother Dairy has seen a 300% jump in tomato puree sales in the last 15 days in New Delhi, a spokesperson said. Amazon said demand for tomato puree on its platform rose five times over the past month, while ketchup sales rose 30%. Packs of puree typically contain around 40% tomato paste and the rest water, and cost 130 rupees/kg. Google Trends data shows the number of online searches for terms "tomato puree" and "tomato puree 1kg price" in recent weeks in India have been highest in the last five years. Food sellers - big and small - are battling high tomato prices.

Persons: Dairy, BigBasket, Seshu Kumar, Pravieen Sridhar, Price, gesturing, Pradeep Shetty, Raj Kumar, Riddhima Talwani, Aditya Kalra, Kim Coghill Organizations: Google, Restaurant Association of Western, Thomson Locations: DELHI, New Delhi, Indian, Chennai, India, Birju, Restaurant Association of Western India, Delhi

Nearly 1,200 people were injured when a passenger train hit a stationary freight train, jumped the tracks and hit another passenger train passing in the opposite direction near the district of Balasore. The drivers of both passenger trains were injured but survived, she said. RESTORATIONWorkers with heavy machinery were clearing the damaged track, wrecked trains and electric cables, as distraught relatives looked on. More than 1,000 people were involved in the rescue, the Railway Ministry said on Twitter. "The target is by Wednesday morning the entire restoration work is complete and tracks should be working," Vaishnaw said.

Persons: Pradeep Jena, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Narendra Modi, stringently, Modi, Jaya Varma Sinha, Stringer, Sinha, Vaishnaw, Kanchan Choudhury, Jatindra Dash, Rajesh, Jayshree Upadhyay, Ira Dugal, Robert Birsel, Sonali Paul, William Mallard, Nick Macfie Organizations: Railways, India's Railway Board, Central Bureau of Investigation, Railway, Express, Railway Ministry, Twitter, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: BAHANAGA, India, Odisha, Balasore, Chennai, Kolkata, du, Inde, Howrah

A train crash in eastern India on Friday was the country’s worst rail disaster in two decades, killing more than 230 people. The crash occurred when several cars of a train derailed and hit a second one, the train’s operator, South Eastern Railway, said in a statement. Local officials said that a third train, carrying freight, was ultimately involved, but details of this were not yet clear. One of the trains involved was a Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express train, according to South Eastern Railway. The Coromandel Express service has been known for connecting the biggest cities on India’s east coast at relatively high speed.

Persons: Pradeep Jena Organizations: Eastern Railway, Chennai Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway, Express Locations: India, Balasore, Odisha, Shalimar, Chennai Coromandel, India’s

June 3 (Reuters) - At least 233 people were killed and 900 were injured when two passenger trains collided in India's Odisha state, a government official said on Saturday, making the rail accident the country's deadliest in more than a decade. The death toll from Friday's crash is expected to rise, the state's Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said on Twitter. Early on Saturday morning, Reuters video footage showed police officials moving bodies covered in white cloths off the railway tracks. [1/5] A drone view shows derailed coaches after two passenger trains collided in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 3, 2023. Although Chief Secretary Jena and some media reports have suggested a freight train was also involved in the crash, railway authorities have yet to comment on that possibility.

Persons: Pradeep Jena, sobbed, Naveen Patnaik, Abinaya Vijayaraghavan, Akriti Sharma, Jatindra, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Twitter, Reuters, REUTERS, Stringer Authorities, Ministry of Railways, Jena, Force, Indian Railways, Thomson Locations: India's Odisha, Balasore, Howrah, Bangalore, Howrah , West Bengal, Kolkata, Chennai, Balasore district, Odisha, India, Odisha's, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar

☆ Passenger trains derail in India, killing at least 50, trapping many others
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rescuers work at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Friday, June 2, 2023. Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said. The debris was hit by another passenger train coming from the opposite direction, and up to three coaches of the second train also derailed, Sharma said. In August 1995, two trains collided near New Delhi, killing 358 people in the worst train accident in India's history. More than 12 million people ride 14,000 trains across India every day, traveling on 64,000 kilometers (40,000 miles) of track.

Persons: Amitabh Sharma, Sharma, Kaleda, Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, Pradeep Jena, Shinde, Narendra Modi, Modi Organizations: The Press Trust of India, New Delhi Television, Press Trust, Rescuers, The Press Trust, Indian Locations: Balasore district, Orissa, India, Kolkata, Balasore, Howrah, West Bengal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, New Delhi

Two passenger trains and a goods train collided in an accident in the city of Balasore in Odisha state, according to a video statement by state chief secretary Pradeep Jena. Press Trust of India/APA view of a damaged compartment, following the deadly train collision in Balasore, India June 2, 2023. The train travels through India’s east coast, between West Bengal’s capital Kolkata to the South Indian city of Chennai. “Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. The following November, at least 39 people died and 50 others were seriously injured in a train derailment in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Persons: Pradeep Jena, “, ”, Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi Organizations: CNN, News18, ”, Jena, Twitter, Press Trust of, Indian, Local, AP India’s, Railways, Communications, Electronics, Information Technology, National Crime Records Locations: India, Balasore, Odisha, Balarore, Press Trust of India, Shalimar, Chennai Coromandel, West Bengal, India’s, West Bengal’s, Kolkata, Indian, Chennai, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh

☆ At least 50 dead, 350 injured in train crash in eastern India, media report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA June 2 (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and 350 injured when two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Friday, Indian media reported. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said. The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. Media reports had earlier said that the crash was between the Coromandel Express and a goods train. Media reports said at least 50 people had died.

Persons: Pradeep Jena, Naveen Patnaik, Narendra Modi, Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Abinaya, Jatindra, Nag Choudhury, Shubhendu Satish Deshmukh, Andrew Heavens, David Holmes, Frances Kerry Organizations: Eastern Railway, Media, Coromandel, Reuters, REUTERS, Railways, Force, Thomson Locations: BHUBANESWAR, KOLKATA, Odisha, Kolkata, Chennai, Howrah, Balasore district, Balasore, India, Odisha's Bhubaneswar, West Bengal, Bengaluru

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