The father, Helaram Malik, is a shopkeeper based in Howrah, and his son, Biswajit Malik, 24, was on the ill-fated Coromandel Express, which hit a freight train near Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha.
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Odisha train crash: Signal mistake put Coromandel Express on the death track; no Kavach on this route
Even as train movements have just begun along the tracks where the massive crash occurred, near Bahanaga Bazar station, another goods train was derailed in Odisha, in Bargarh.
Home Minister Amit Shah meets protesting wrestlers, asks them to trust the law
Protesting Indian wrestlers met Home Minister Amit Shah late on Saturday evening at his Delhi home.
Celebrating World Bicycle Day: India’s entrepreneurs and celebrities pedal for eco-friendly sport and commute
World Bicycle Day: Cycling can be humankind’s solution to global warming, as replacing a car ride with a bicycle ride on some or most days can drastically cut fossil fuel emissions.
Odisha train crash: Death toll from three-train pile-up rises to 280, with more than 900 injured
A massive rescue operation has been launched, with the locals first on the scene. People have readily queued up to donate blood in Balasore and have lent a hand with saving as many passengers as they could in Odisha train crash.
Offbeat India: Woman cries ‘bomb’ at Mumbai airport to wriggle out of paying excess baggage fee
Her bags exceeded the airline’s checked-in baggage weight limit by more than 7kg — the limit was 15kg, and her two bags had a combined weight of just over 22kg.
Russian sanctions leading to increasing rupee surplus in India
A combination of economic sanctions on Russia and a lopsided trade relationship with India is leading to USD 1 billion each month in Russian rupee assets remaining stranded outside the country.
Viral video of paan dosa leaves netizens amazed and aghast
The person behind the creation of paan dosa explains in the video that the idea of the dish came from the thought: “Kuchh meetha ho jaaye (Let’s have something sweet).”
AMM Foundation, Borussia Dortmund team up to expand youth football projects across India
The AMM Foundation has been running its football academy since 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and now, with the German club’s help, is set to expand its work holistically across India in the coming years.
Indian priest in Singapore gets 6-year jail term for pawning temple jewellery worth SGD2.33 million
In his defence, the former priest, named Kandasamy Senapathi, said that he was helping out a friend’s mother, who was undergoing treatment for cancer.
