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- Kanpur train accident LIVE: Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails; two dead, 28 injured after 15 bogies go off track
- Delhi Air Traffic Controller taken off duty after IndiGo, SpiceJet aircraft come face-to-face
- Websites of Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram airports hacked by Pakistani cyber hackers
Here are the live updates:
6:25 pm IST: A bus accident in the Birbhum district of West Bengal has led to 25 people on board the vehicle being injured. They have all been rushed to nearby hospitals.
3:15 pm IST: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wedensday put out his party's first list of 325 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, and also ruled out an alliance with any other political party in the all-important electoral state. This seems like a big blow for the Congress. Read more...
2:14 pm IST: Suspended AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa's lawyer was attacked outside party office by AIADMK workers. A team of four lawyers had gone to the party headquarters to submit a letter. Read more...
1:41 pm IST: Fire broke out at the Hub Mall in Goregaon in Mumbai. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The situation is under control now.
12:56 pm IST: The Cabinet has approved the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism affected areas.
12:04 pm IST: 40 kgs of gold was robbed from a Muthoot Finance branch in Hyderabad.
11:52 am IST: Rs 25 lakh, in Rs 2,000 notes, was recovered from an Indian national leaving for Dubai from the Mumbai airport. The person has been arrested and a case has been registered.
11:20 am IST: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the state government to immediately release separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat from preventive custody.
10:18 am IST: New Delhi-Lucknow Gomti Express, Delhi- Azamgarh Kaifiyat Express, Anand Vihar-Rewa Express have been cancelled due to operational reasons.
10:15 am IST: Air Intelligence Unit seized foreign currency worth Rs 43,97,350 from three passengers at Mumbai airport on Tuesday night. A case has been registered under FEMA.
10:02 am IST: Former Madhya Pradesh CM Sunder Lal Patwa passed away after suffering a heart attack. He was 92 years old.
10 am IST: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed workers and media at the 132nd foundation day of Indian National Congress in Delhi.
8:34 am IST: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested the manager of the Kotak Mahindra Bank, KG Marg branch in Delhi in connection with Parasmal Lodha and Rohit Tandon cases.
7:53 am IST: Websites of Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram airports hacked by Pakistan cyber attacker 'Kashmir Cheetah'
The official websites of the Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram airports were hacked by Pakistan cyber attackers in the wee hours of Wednesday. However, the websites were restored half an hour after they were hacked. Read more...
7:37 am IST: Cabinet meeting is scheduled to take place today.
7:28 am IST: A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit Andaman Islands around 2:51 am today.
7 am IST: Kanpur train accident LIVE: Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails; two dead, 28 injured after 15 bogies go off track
At least two people died while another 28 people were injured after 15 coaches of the Train no. 12988 Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed between the Rura and Metha railway stations in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city around 5:20 am on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported yet. Read more...