NEW DELHI: As the CBI on Monday started its probe into the Balasore train accident, top railway officials once again stressed that the crash took place because of “deliberate interference” with the electronic interlocking system. Late in the evening, a CBI team reached the crash site to begin the investigation which, among other things, is … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday carried out a successful training launch of the Agni-1 ballistic missile that validated all operational and technical parameters of the strategic weapon. The defence ministry said the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) carried out the missile launch from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. “A successful training launch of a medium-range … Read more
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday evening as it moved northwestwards in the direction of north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, the Met department said. The severe cyclone, on reaching westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts on Tuesday, … Read more