8 Dead, 25 Injured After Goods Train Hits Kanchanjunga Express in Bengal

Eight people, including three Railway employees, have died and about 50 others injured after an express train collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal this morning. Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Silchar in Assam to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri.

Modi 3.0 With 72 Ministers Takes Oath, 9 New Faces In Cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath today along with 72 ministers of the new coalition government. Thirty of them are Cabinet Ministers, five independent charge, and 36 Ministers of State. The portfolios will be announced later.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 7 Live Updates: Polling picks up pace in 57 constituencies, violence reported in parts of Bengal on last day of polls

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: The phase with 57 seats across eight states, UTs will witness polling for several key constituencies, including Varanasi, which has in the last two elections, become Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bastion.

Newborn babies die after fire at Delhi hospital

At least six newborn babies have died following a fire at a hospital in Delhi, according to police.

The blaze broke out late on Saturday evening at a hospital in the Indian capital's Vivek Vihar region.

There were 12 babies in the unit, senior police officer Surendra Choudhary said. Another had died before the fire began.

Authorities said legal action would be taken against the owner of the hospital, who had fled.

Dramatic pictures on social media show several bursts of fire as it engulfed the entire building.

Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the fire was "heartbreaking".

"The causes of the incident are being investigated and whoever is responsible for this negligence will not be spared," Mr Kejriwal said.

The director of Delhi's fire department Atul Garg told the Press Trust of India news agency that 14 fire trucks were sent to fight the blaze.

"The fire spread too fast due to a blast in an oxygen cylinder," he said.

Officials said rescue efforts were slowed by limited access to the building, which has a single staircase and no fire escape.

The hospital is squeezed between residential houses and it is not clear yet whether it followed all safety regulations, nor what initially caused the fire.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "The fire tragedy at a hospital in Delhi is heart-rending."

Earlier on Saturday, a "massive fire" broke out at a games arcade in Rajkot, in the western state of Gujarat.

At least 27 people have perished in that blaze, local officials said. Many of the victims are believed to be children.

Families of the deceased are awaiting the results of DNA testing before the bodies can be handed over.

The arcade fire was allegedly started due to a short circuit, and within a matter of hours the two-storey building had been destroyed. When the BBC’s team reached the location, all that was visible was scrap metal and combustible debris.

Authorities continued searching for further bodies in the rubble on Sunday.

Fires are not uncommon in Indian cities as building bylaws are often flouted, residential and commercial areas not clearly segregated and enforcement of safety regulations can be lax.

Hamas Says It Launched 'Big Missile' Attack On Tel Aviv

Hamas said it launched missiles at Tel Aviv on Sunday, prompting sirens to sound in the Israeli city for the first time in four months.

The Israeli military said eight projectiles were identified crossing from the area of Rafah, the southern tip of the Gaza Strip where Israel kept up operations despite a ruling by the top U.N. court ordering it to stop attacking the city.

The Israeli military said a number of the projectiles were intercepted. Israeli emergency services said they had received no reports of casualties.

Hinduja Group's Indian-origin chairperson is UK's wealthiest individual with net worth of £37.196 billion

Hinduja Group, has once again emerged as the richest individual in the United Kingdom, according to the UK Sunday Times Rich List. This is the sixth consecutive year when the Hinduja Family has topped the list.

According to the list, Hinduja's net worth is currently around £37.196 billion. In 2024 alone, it rose by £2.196 billion.

Hinduja is followed by businessman Leonard Blavatnik and David and Simon Reuben and family on the list. They had a net worth of £29.24 billion and £24.97 billion respectively.