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Salvage teams began removing mangled train carriages on Saturday after Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people, as flags flew half-mast across an island plunged into mourning. Officials said Friday's devastating collision was caused when a parked railway maintenance vehicle slipped down an embankment and onto the tracks. A train packed with as many as 500 people at the start of a long holiday weekend then hit the truck just as it entered a narrow tunnel near the eastern coastal city of Hualien. The truck driver -- who railway officials said may have failed to secure the parking brake properly -- has been released on bail after being interrogated by prosecutors and is barred from leaving Taiwan pending further investigation. Rescuers described an appalling scene as they rushed into the tunnel and found the front of the train pulverised into a twisted mesh of metal. "Car number eight had the most serious injuries and number of deaths," rescue worker ... » Learn More about Taiwan mourns after deadliest train disaster in decades

BENGALURU: India reported 81,466 new COVID-19 infections on Friday (Apr 2), the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the coronavirus. Health ministry data showed the total number of cases surged to 12.3 million, making India the third-most hit country from the virus after the United States and Brazil. The number of those dead rose by 469 to 163,396. Vaccination drives have been intensified amid the recent surge of cases, and many states are considering imposing fresh curbs on movement of people. READ: India's Tendulkar hospitalised a week after contracting COVID-19 READ: India opens up COVID-19 immunisation to more people, vaccine exports to dwindle Maharashtra, the western state that has been worst-hit from COVID-19 so far, reported as many as 43,183 new cases on Friday - its highest since the pandemic spread to India in March 2020. Officials in the state imposed a night curfew over the weekend but are considering stricter ... » Learn More about India reports six-month high of COVID-19 daily infections amid new curbs

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (Mar 27) concluded his two-day official visit to Bangladesh, a trip that sparked both violent protests and enthusiasm that relations between the two neighbors will continue to grow. Modi arrived on Friday to join celebrations of Bangladesh's 50th anniversary of independence, but the visit was overshadowed by violent protests in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere. At least five people were killed and 40 injured in clashes between protesters and security officials. Hundreds of students from madrasas, or Islamic religious schools, clashed with police and border troops in the eastern Brahmanbaria district. Police said they had to open fire to control the violence. "We received three bullet-hit dead bodies and two others succumbed to their injuries later," Abdullah Al Mamun, a doctor at the government-owned Brahmanbaria General Hospital, told Reuters. Critics accuse Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party of stoking religious ... » Learn More about India’s Modi ends Bangladesh visit that sparked violent protests

Just three months into the year, India has already recorded half a dozen deaths by people taking selfies. And that’s just the ones that are recorded. Police officials say the number of selfie fatalities could be much higher, possibly in the thousands, as many cases go unreported and “death by selfie” is not recognised as an official cause of death. Around the world, the simple act of snapping photos of oneself has become such a life-threatening activity, some refer to it as a “killfie”. The scourge of deaths by selfies is particularly concentrated in India, which has in recent years become dubbed the “selfie death capital of the world”. Earlier this month, two teenagers drowned in a pond while taking a selfie in the northern city of Agra. In another incident, a young person’s video capturing his dangerous stunts on a local train in Mumbai went viral last month, triggering national outrage. In the eastern state of Orissa, a 27-year-old woman drowned in a river after she slipped ... » Learn More about India begs youths to ‘selfie responsibly’ amid efforts to combat killer trend

NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - India's cricketers will not be rushed back into training even after the country gave the green light on Sunday (May 18) for sports facilities to open, the national cricket board has said. India has extended a nationwide lockdown to May 31 as it tries to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, and while stadiums and sports complexes are reopening to allow athletes to train, there will be no events staged that would draw spectators. With travel and other restrictions in place, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it would wait before scheduling any training camp for its contracted players. "... the safety and well-being of its athletes and support staff is paramount and (it) will not rush into any decision that can hamper or jeopardise India's efforts in containing the spread of the virus," BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said in a statement late on Sunday. India are scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in June for a limited-overs series but that ... » Learn More about Cricket: India won’t rush players back despite facilities opening after Covid-19 shutdown

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 cases have soared 13-fold in barely two months, a vicious second wave propelled by open disregard for safety protocols in much of the vast country. Election rallies led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other major figures, as well as crowded festivals and religious gatherings, have characterised the record resurgence of the new coronavirus. After quelling the first surge late last year, India's leaders let down their guard. Allowing or even encouraging dangerous behaviour, they underestimated the virus, reopening the economy too fast and too broadly, experts say. With daily infections hitting a record 127,000 on Thursday, the most in the world and the third day this week over 100,000, the third-hardest hit country is soaring past its mid-September peak of around 98,000 cases a day. Days after the health minister declared India's COVID-19 outbreak contained in late January, Mumbai reopened its massive suburban train network and authorities let ... » Learn More about Rallies, religious gatherings aggravate India’s worst COVID-19 surge

BEIJING : The Taiwan Affairs Office of China’s State Council on Friday sent condolences over a train derailment in Taiwan that has killed dozens of people. The mainland is deeply concerned about the rescue progress, spokesman Ma Xiaoguang said in an earlier statement. According to local authorities, the train derailed inside a tunnel in east Taiwan on Friday morning, resulting in at least 51 deaths and 146 others hospitalized in the island’s deadliest rail disaster. The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits has also sent its condolences to the families of the deceased and expressed sympathies to the injured. Meanwhile, the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots issued a letter of sympathy, saying Taiwan compatriots, who live on the mainland, were saddened to learn about the accident. “People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are of the same family. May the deceased persons rest in peace and those who are injured quickly recover,” the federation said. ... » Learn More about China consoles Taiwan over worst train mishap

TAIPEI - More body parts have been found when the crushed remains of the last carriage of a train that derailed on Taiwan's scenic east coast was finally pulled out from a tunnel at the crash site, almost a week after the accident. The latest discovery of human remains late on Tuesday night (April 6) by workmen who lifted the eighth carriage of the 408 Taroko Express, which was sliced in half when it crashed headlong into the tunnel wall on April 2, led prosecutors to believe that the death toll could change. DNA from the passengers' remains have been sent to Taipei for further identification, said Hualien's head prosecutor Yu Hsiu-duan. The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said on Wednesday it is seeking NT$840 million (S$39 million) in compensation from the main suspect, Lee Yi-hsiang, whose truck caused the train crash that killed at least 50 and injured 21 8 near the famous Taroko Gorge in Hualien. On April 4, the TRA also moved to seize NT$376 million of Mr Lee's ... » Learn More about Taiwan train crash: Body parts found after last carriage removed almost a week after the deadly accident

A Taiwanese construction site manager whose truck rolled down a hill and collided with a train appeared in court on Saturday (April 3), local media reported. The accident on Friday killed 51 passengers and crew and injured nearly 180, making it the island’s worst rail disaster in 7 decades. The dead included 2 engineers and a French national. The first 2 carriages of the train, which was travelling from New Taipei City to Taitung, derailed after striking the truck as it entered a tunnel near Hualien. The Taipei Times reported that the construction site boss was not in the vehicle at the time of the accident. The Taiwan Transport Safety Board has started an investigation into the accident and investigators are now looking at whether the truck’s brakes had been properly applied or whether there was a mechanical failure. The truck driver was delivered to the Hualien prosecutor’s office after being questioned by police on Saturday, according to Apple Daily. A court granted ... » Learn More about Taiwan truck driver appears in court over fatal train crash

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