In the wake of the Odisha train accident, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said, “The root cause of this accident has been identified. PM Modi inspected the site yesterday. We will try to restore the track today. All bodies have been removed. Our target is to finish the restoration work by Wednesday morning so that trains can start running on this track.” The triple-train accident involved Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and a goods train. Notably, 17 coaches of the two passenger trains were derailed in the horrifying accident.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a Member Of Parliment from Lok Sabha on Friday following his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. Gandhi was convicted by the Surat court for his 2019 remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday