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☆ Ten newborn babies killed in a hospital fire in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LUCKNOW, India — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister of the state, visited the hospital and met with families on Saturday. While fire alarms had been installed in the intensive care unit, parents and witnesses said they did not activate during the blaze. Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents.

Persons: Bimal Kumar Dubey, Brajesh Pathak, “, ”, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Hussain Locations: LUCKNOW, India, Jhansi, India’s Uttar Pradesh

☆ Jhansi, India: Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lucknow, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh state. Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister of the state, visited the hospital and met with families on Saturday. Rescuers had to break through windows to reach the newborn babies. In May, at least six newborn babies died in a fire at a children’s hospital in New Delhi, three years after a hospital fire in the western state of Maharashtra killed 10 newborns.

Persons: Bimal Kumar Dubey, Brajesh Pathak, “, ”, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Hussain, CNN’s Manveena Suri, Kathleen Magramo Locations: Lucknow, India, Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Maharashtra

☆ India bus crash: At least 36 dead after overcrowded bus skids into deep gorge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lucknow, India AP —A poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India on Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring several others, officials said. The bus was carrying around 60 people, and more than 20 have been injured, said Deepak Rawat, a senior state government official. He added that preliminary information suggested that the dilapidated bus skidded before tumbling down a 60 meter- (200-foot-) -deep gorge. In July, at least 18 people died after a double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in Uttar Pradesh state. In May, a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded and rolled into a deep gorge on a mountainous highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 21 people.

Persons: Deepak Rawat, Pushkar Singh, Vineet Pal, Pal Organizations: India AP, Authorities Locations: Lucknow, India, Almora district, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir

☆ India’s ‘godmen’: How a rigid caste system has created a new kind of deity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The man they had come to see was known to his disciples as Bhole Baba, a self-styled Hindu spiritual leader worshipped by many as a living god. “My mother believed in (Bhole Baba). What could I do?”People like Lal’s mother – poor and on the lower rungs of India’s hierarchical caste system – make up the bulk of Bhole Baba’s following. Claiming to possess mystical knowledge and the ability to cure illness and solve problems, godmen inspire remarkable fervor in their millions of followers. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of the spiritual organization Dera Sacha Sauda, is another self-styled spiritual guru revered by millions.

Persons: –, Bhole Baba, ”, “, Meera Nanda, Sakib Ali, Subhash Lal, Lal, Narayan Sakar, Kalyani, Sheetal, Bhole, Jatav, Sathya Sai Baba, Ravi Shankar, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Sacha Sauda, Parveen Kumar, Singh, ” Nanda, Asaram Bapu, Sunil Verma, Sai, Goldie Hawn, Isaac Tigrett, Sachin Tendulkar, Manmohan Singh, Surendra Singh, Narayan Sakar Hari resound, Aishwarya S, Iyer Organizations: CNN, Hindustan Times, Uttar, Uttar Pradesh Police, Azim Premji University, ” Miracle, Pacific Press, Rock Locations: India’s Uttar Pradesh, India, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, Garhi, India’s, Bangalore, ”, Bole, Gurugram

☆ Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding: Celebrity guests arrive for lavish star studded ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Oscar Holland | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Attendees dressed the part, streaming past photographers in custom sarees, lehengas and kurtas at an event that may set forthcoming trends in Indian wedding fashion. A lavish affairThe Ambani family has remained tight-lipped about proceedings in the build-up to Friday’s wedding, though rumors about the guest list and the identity of star performers have swirled in recent weeks. The celebrated couturier produced bespoke outfits for various members of the Ambani family throughout the month-long wedding celebrations. Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty ImagesIt is not known precisely how much money the Ambani family has spent on the pair’s wedding celebrations. The weekend schedule concludes seven months of build-up to what has been described India’s wedding of year.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Kim, Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, Tony Blair, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Ram Nath Kovind, Anant’s, Mukesh, John Cena, Francis Mascarenhas, Law Roach, Cherie Blair, Nick Jonas sparkled, sequins, Jonas, Prabal Gurung, Khloé, Nita Ambani, “ reimagine, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Vijay Kumar, Monika Maurya, Ambani, Manish Malhotra, ”, Justin Bieber, haldi, Viren, Shaila Merchant, Anat Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Nita, Sujit Jaiswal, Devanshi Zaveri, Jenica Kothari, It’s, …, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Rihanna, Pitbull, Isha, Anand Piramal Organizations: CNN, British, team, Reliance Industries, Forbes, Reuters Former British, Reuters International, New York Fashion, Brown University, Reliance, Encore Healthcare, Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé Locations: Mumbai, Varanasi, India’s Uttar Pradesh, AFP, ”, Antilia, Europe

☆ In a boost for Toyota, Indian state cuts levies on hybrid cars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A move by India's Uttar Pradesh state to waive some levies on hybrid cars will make them 10% cheaper, delivering Japan's Toyota Motor a big win in lobbying efforts and raising industry and analyst expectations that other states could follow suit. Just as it does with electric cars, the government of India's most populous state will also waive the registration tax on some hybrid car sales, it said in a July 5 notification. Hybrid cars offer fuel savings as they operate on both electric motors and combustion engines. "This is a sizeable incentive provided by a state for hybrid cars. Uttar Pradesh accounts for 10% of India's total car sales.

Persons: Maruti Suzuki, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Organizations: Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota, Maruti Locations: Georgetown , Kentucky, U.S, Uttar Pradesh, India's

☆ At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A relative grieves the death of a loved one outside the morgue of a hospital in Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024, following a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering. At least 116 people were crushed to death in a stampede at an overcrowded Hindu religious gathering in northern India on July 2, government officials said, the worst such tragedy in more than a decade. At least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country's worst such tragedies in years. The stampede occurred when a crowd of devotees started pushing towards the stage after the event to touch the preacher, who was coming down, said Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. Another senior state official, Chaitra V., told broadcaster India Today that people may have lost their footing as they sought water in the heat.

Persons: Yogi Adityanath, Ashish Kumar Organizations: India Locations: Hathras, India's Uttar Pradesh, India, Utter Pradesh, New Delhi, sweltering, Uttar Pradesh

☆ Global gender gap could take 134 years to close — but 2024 elections offer hope, WEF says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The 2024 bumper election year presents a unique opportunity to make progress in closing the global gender gap, according to the World Economic Forum. It is now estimated to take 134 years — or five generations — to close the global gender gap, up from 131 years in 2023, WEF said. This year's sweeping election cycle could narrow that gap, however, by boosting women's representation in the political sphere, the non-governmental organization said. WEF's Global Gender Gap Report, now in its 18th year, is an annual index designed to measure gender equality. "With over 60 national elections in 2024 and the largest global population in history set to vote, women's political representation and the overall gender gap could be set to improve," the report said.

Persons: WEF, Saadia Zahidi, Claudia Sheinbaum, Halla Tomasdottir Organizations: Economic Locations: Saroi, Bhadohi, India's Uttar Pradesh, Mexico, Iceland

☆ India’s free press is not so free after a decade of Modi
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Analysis Aishwarya S. Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And as Modi looks to win another five years in power in an ongoing nationwide election, critics fear further erosion of the protections afforded to India’s free press. “I think many times before I write stories,” Kappan told CNN. Since his bail, Kappan has struggled to find a permanent job to provide for his family. Kumar told CNN he resigned because Adani’s proximity to Modi and the BJP would leave him unable to continue asking tough questions of the government. “They gave no reasons nor any justifications for why they denied my permit,” she told CNN from Paris.

Persons: Siddique Kappan, Narendra Modi’s, Modi, “, ” Kappan, Kappan, ”, Kaushik Raj, Narendra Modi, Gareth Copley, Shakuntala Banaji, RSF, Kunal Majumder, NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha, Banaji, Kanchan Gupta, Ravish Kumar, Kumar, Gautam Adani, Vishal Bhatnagar, Dinesh Joshi, Gupta, Avani Dias, Vanessa Dougnac, Dias, Gaurav Bhatia, Dougnac Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN, Getty, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, ICC Men's Cricket, India, Journalists, London School of Economics, “, Press, ”, Protect Journalists, Police, LSE, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Amnesty, New Delhi Television, NDTV, YouTube, Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s, Ministry of Home Affairs, India’s, Ministry, BBC Locations: New Delhi, India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, AFP, Hathras, Paris, Ahmedabad, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Delhi, Jaipur, Modi, Asia, Dougnac

☆ Photos: Ayodhya Ram Mandir temple inaugurated in consecration ceremony overseen by Modi
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Crowds gather during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India, on January 22, 2024. Inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple Monday, Modi presided over the Pran Pratishtha, or consecration ceremony, of an idol of Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered deities. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays a leading role in the ceremony consecrating a statue of the god Ram. “Today our Lord Ram has come. A man prays on the banks of Sarayu River on the occasion of Ram temple's consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Lord Ram, Rajesh Kumar Singh, –, Modi, Pran Pratishtha, Ram, Imtiyaz Khan, ” Modi, “ Ram, Money Sharma, Hinduism's Lord Ram, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Mukesh Ambani, Anupam Kher, Beckham, ”, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Katrina Kaif, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal, Alia Bhatt Rajesh Kumar Singh Organizations: CNN, Indian, Anadolu, Getty Locations: Ayodhya, India, India's Uttar Pradesh, Sarayu, Babri

☆ Ayodhya temple: India’s Narenda Modi hails a new ‘divine India’ as he inaugurates Ram Mandir ahead of election
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Helen Regan | Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

By moving ahead of building the temple, now we all take the oath of building a national, capable, successful, beautiful, and divine India,” Modi said. His promise to build the Ram Mandir helped spur that initial election success. A devotee gets anoint the name of Lord Ram on his forehead ahead of the Inauguration of the Ram Mandir Temple on January 20, 2024 in Ayodhya, India. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images“I have come here to seek blessings from Lord Ram and Sita, I am very happy today,” she said. “I have come here to seek blessing from Lord Ram, Modi has done so much,” he said.

Persons: Narendra Modi’s, Lord Ram –, Ram, ” Modi, “ Ram, Modi, Lord Ram, Rafiq Maqbool, Pran Pratishtha, Mohan Bhagwat, ”, Yogi Adityanath, Acharya Mohanjodaro Bharadwaj, Babar, Money Sharma, Maulana Badshah Khan, “, ” Khan, weaponizing, Modi “, Modi fasted, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Chandravanshi, Ritesh Shukla, Sita, Lal Singh Khushwa Organizations: CNN, “, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Getty, Human Rights, AP, YouTube Locations: India, India’s Ayodhya, Babri, Ayodhya, Vedika, India's, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, New York, Square, South Asia, Sarayu, New India, US, Tamil Nadu, “, Chhattisgarh

☆ ‘No one will remember us’: India’s hero ‘rat hole miners’ who helped rescue 41 men from the Himalayan tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Aishwarya Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Rat hole mining may be illegal,” Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain, a retired official from India’s National Disaster Management Authority told reporters shortly after the rescue. “But a rat miner’s talent and experience is not.”Bottom of the hierarchyWorkers employed in the dangerous profession are among the most vulnerable and marginalized in India, hence the unflattering local moniker. But some of the “rat miners” said they are still waiting for details of the compensation. Conspicuously missing were the names of the 12 “rat miners” who put their lives on the line to complete that final breakthrough. Two “rat miners” went in at a time on rotating four-hour shifts, with one cutting the stone and the other pulling the debris out of the pipe.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Munna Qureshi, “, ” Qureshi, Qureshi, General Syed Ata Hasnain, Slimly, Hasina Kharbhih, ”, Roberto Schmidt, ” Kharbhih, Nasir Khan, B.P, Katoki, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Mohammad Irshad Ansari, Monu Kumar, crouch, Khan, Kumar, Sajjad Hussain, Ansari, ” Kumar Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Engineers, National Disaster Management Authority, Workers, National Green Tribunal, AFP, Getty, CNN, ” Locations: New Delhi, Uttarakhand, India, Meghalaya, Rimbay, Uttarkashi, Uttar Pradesh, AFP

There are moments in life that stick in memory as a fulcrum between before and after. Rohit, Arti’s new husband, was with her, his presence a tangible sign of his support. But even as Arti awaited the starting gun, the crowd of candidates beside her made painfully clear how much competition she faced. So many candidates had traveled to the exam site, on a remote campus in Uttar Pradesh State, that there was nowhere to house them all. Arti, Rohit and Meena had slept in a local gurudwara, a Sikh place of worship, packed in with the other hopefuls and their chaperones.

Persons: Arti Kumari’s, Meena, Rohit, Arti’s, Arti Organizations: Uttar Pradesh State Locations: Uttar Pradesh

☆ Indian workers remain trapped in collapsed tunnel as rescue hampered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Members of rescue teams prepare to conduct a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLUCKNOW, India, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in India, as huge boulders were blocking efforts to create an evacuation passage, officials said. It has been three days since the tunnel collapsed but the labourers continue to be safe and healthy, one official involved in the rescue operations told Reuters. Naveen, relief commissioner of Uttar Pradesh state, told Reuters. Local media reported on Tuesday that those near the exit of the tunnel got out, while the 40 who were deeper inside were trapped.

Persons: G.S, Naveen, Narendra Modi's, Saurabh Sharma, Tanvi Mehta, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Disaster, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, LUCKNOW, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

☆ Indian Workers Remain Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel as Rescue Hampered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Saurabh SharmaLUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in India, as huge boulders were blocking efforts to create an evacuation passage, officials said. It has been three days since the tunnel collapsed but the labourers continue to be safe and healthy, one official involved in the rescue operations told Reuters. The trapped men have been given food, water and oxygen through a pipe since Sunday morning, after the tunnel caved in at 5:30 a.m. (0000 GMT). Naveen, relief commissioner of Uttar Pradesh state, told Reuters. Local media reported on Tuesday that those near the exit of the tunnel got out, while the 40 who were deeper inside were trapped.

Persons: Saurabh Sharma, G.S, Naveen, Narendra Modi's, Tanvi Mehta, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Reuters Locations: Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lucknow

New Delhi CNN —Police in India are investigating a teacher after a video of her encouraging students to slap their 7-year-old classmate, who is Muslim, sparked widespread outrage in the country. The video of the incident, which took place in the Muzaffarnagar district in northern Uttar Pradesh state, shows the boy fearfully standing in front of his classmates as the teacher calls on students to hit him. Muzaffarnagar’s superintendent of police, Satyanarayan Prajapat, on Friday said the teacher told students to hit the boy “for not remembering his times tables.”The teacher also referenced the boy’s religion, according to Prajapat. District officials have also ordered the school to shut, according to CNN affiliate CNN News-18. Uttar Pradesh, where the incident took place, is India’s largest state of about 200 million.

Persons: wails, Satyanarayan, ”, Bharatiya Janata Party’s, Rahul Gandhi, ” Gandhi, Narendra Modi, old’s, “, I’d, Deepankar Basu, Yogi Adityanath Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN — Police, Mohammedan, Police, CNN, Bharatiya Janata, Twitter, BJP, Free, Compulsory, CNN News Locations: New Delhi, India, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, United States

☆ India is now the most populous country in the world. And it’s ready to become a tourism force
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A series of bold investmentsExperts say much of India’s outbound growth trajectory is being driven by improvements in infrastructure and an expansion in its aviation sector. Morgenshtern says the rise in outbound tourism from India is the result of investment not just by the government but by private airlines as well. Air India, for example, is fully owned by Indian conglomerate Tata Sons. As part of its efforts to expand its offerings, the company announced earlier this year it will be operating flights under both the Air India brand and Air India Express, having previously merged the latter with Tata’s other low-cost airline, AirAsia India. In February, Air India purchased nearly 500 new planes, the most ever bought in one order by a single airline.

Persons: Omri Morgenshtern, it’s, Gary Bowerman, It’s, Delhi’s Indira, Morgenshtern, Indira, Bowerman, Jyotiraditya Scindia, ”, “, Matthew Micah Wright, ” Morgenshtern, Arun Sankar, ” Bowerman, there’s Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Times, National Capital, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International, Indira Gandhi International, Creative, Imaging, Air India, Tata Sons, Air India Express, AirAsia India, India, LCC, ”, Tata, US . Air India, Indigo, Civil Aviation, CAPA India Aviation Summit, Bank Locations: India, China, Noida, Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, Times of India, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, Asia, ., India’s, Europe, Africa, Morgenshtern, France, Switzerland, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, An, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Air China, Beijing, Shanghai, China Southern, Guangzhou, Northeast Asia

More than 280 people were killed and over 1,100 injured in a three-way crash involving two passenger trains and a freight train in eastern Odisha state on Friday, officials said. BJP4India/TwitterThe cause of Friday’s crash remains unclear, but senior state railway officials told CNN that it is suspected to have been caused by a traffic signaling failure. Video footage and photographs from the crash site near Bahanaga Bazar rail station showed scenes of chaos and despair. An official overseas rescue efforts at the site of the train crash in Balasore. An aerial view of the derailed coaches in Balasore.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Ashwini Vaishnaw, ” Modi, “, “ It’s, Sudhanshu Sarangi, “ We’ve, Piyal Adhikary, Anshuman Purohit, ” Rohit Raj, Dibyangshu Sarkar, ”, Narendra Singh Bundela, ” Bundela, Stringer, Rafiq Maqbool, AP Modi, Shehbaz Sharif, Rishi Sunak, Ursula von der Leyen, Fumio Kishida Organizations: India CNN — Indian, Bharat, CNN, Chennai Coromandel, Passengers, NDTV, Getty, Response Force, Reuters, National Crime Records, Western, AP, Force, Rapid Action Force, Soro Block, “, British, EU, Japan’s Locations: Bhubaneswar, India, Odisha, Balasore, Shalimar, Chennai, Yesvantpur, Howrah, Bahanaga Bazar, AFP, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Mumbai, country’s Jammu, Kashmir, Soro

But rescuers expect the death toll to rise further, as many people are thought to be trapped under upturned carriages. A damaged train carriage, following the deadly collision in Balasore, India, on June 2. Video footage and photographs from Friday’s crash site show scenes of chaos and despair. Rescuers search for survivors at the site of the crash in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, on June 2. The latest crash comes as India carries out a major overhaul of its infrastructure, with the country investing millions to modernize transport links.

Persons: Sudhanshu Sarangi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Narendra Singh Bundela, ” Bundela, ”, “, Narendra Modi, Modi Organizations: CNN, Rescuers, Fire Services, NDTV, Railway Minister, Response Force, Press Trust of, Force, Rapid Action Force, Soro Block, “, Bharatiya Janata Party, National Crime Records, Western Locations: India, Balasore, Odisha, Bahanaga, Balasore district, Press Trust of India, Soro, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Mumbai, country’s Jammu, Kashmir

CNN —One of the worst train accidents in India’s history is raising questions over the safety of the country’s massive and outdated rail network, as the government invests in its modernization. India’s extensive rail network, one of the largest in the world, was built more than 160 years ago under British colonial rule. Decaying infrastructure is often cited as a cause for traffic delays and numerous train accidents in India. India has seen several similar deadly incidents involving train accidents in recent decades. The same year, Modi announced huge investments in India’s railway system aimed at improving safety and connectivity.

Persons: Rafiq Maqbool, Odisha, Narendra Modi, Modi’s, Albright, Modi, ” Mamata Banerjee Organizations: CNN, AP Authorities, Howrah, National Crime Records, Group, Indian, Rail Plan, India, Bharat Locations: Odisha, Shalimar, Chennai, Yesvantpur, India, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh

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

New Delhi CNN —A 16 year-old girl was brutally stabbed and bludgeoned to death in a busy public alleyway in India’s capital on Sunday, sparking renewed outrage over the safety of women in the country and violence perpetrated by men. Sahil, a mechanic, was detained in Bulandshahr in neighboring Uttar Pradesh state, Ravi Kumar Singh, Deputy Police Commissioner for Outer Delhi, told reporters on Monday. Swati Maliwal, chairperson of the Delhi Commision for Women, told ANI she’s never seen such a frightening incident. The frequency of crimes against women in India also appears to be increasing. “We learn to live with this kind of situation in our country which is very unfortunate,” Bhayana told CNN.

The extrajudicial killing has sparked widespread concern about the state of law and order in Uttar Pradesh as well as fears of retaliation. A decade later, he was elected as a member of Uttar Pradesh’s legislative assembly where he served five times, from 1989 to 2004. Police in Uttar Pradesh have killed more than 180 suspected criminals during encounters over past six years, according to Reuters. “The shoot out that happened is unacceptable.”CNN reached out to Uttar Pradesh police for comment on the situation but did not receive a response prior to publication. A political flashpointFollowing the incident, the Uttar Pradesh state government announced it will form two three-member Special Task Forces (SIT) to investigate the killing of Atiq and his brother.

While Xiaomi remained focused on selling mobile phones under 10,000 rupees ($120), Indian consumers were willing to pay up for better looking models with richer features. According to Counterpoint, the market share of the sub-$120 phones in India fell to 26% in 2022 from 41% two years ago. And premium phones - priced above 30,000 ($360) - saw their share double to 11% in the same period. Xiaomi and Samsung both count India as a key growth market, with smartphones their top selling electronic device. And premium phones accounted for only 0%-1% of Xiaomi's total India phone shipments in the last two years, when Samsung's higher-end phones more than doubled their share to 13%, Counterpoint data showed.

☆ Indian maker of syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production; facility inspected
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisNEW DELHI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - India's drug regulator said on Thursday that it had inspected Marion Biotech's production facility and promised more action based on the probe report after the company's cough syrup was linked to death of 18 children in Uzbekistan. A legal representative of Marion Biotech said the Indian maker of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics regretted the deaths and the company has halted production of the Dok-1 Max syrup. The drug regulator reviewed the company's Noida facility in the Uttar Pradesh state and is in regular touch with its Uzbekistan counterpart, the Indian health ministry said in a statement. "The samples of the cough syrup have been taken from the manufacturing premises and sent to Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chandigarh for testing," the ministry said. Uzbekistan's health ministry said on Wednesday that at least 18 children in the country died after consuming the syrup, manufactured by the Indian drugmaker.

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