Morning Digest | CBI team gathers evidence at Balasore crash site; Centre sends additional troops to Manipur as crisis soars, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Centre invites protesting wrestlers for talks

The government has invited wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for talks on their issues, days after they met Home Minister Amit Shah. In a tweet post-midnight Tuesday, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said the government was “willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues”.

Manipur violence | Mother, son burnt alive, BSF jawan killed; Centre sends additional troops as crisis soars

The Centre airlifted around one thousand Border Security Force (BSF) personnel to Manipur on Tuesday (June 06) as violence, arson and killings continued in the State. More than 20,000 Central armed police force personnel and army troops have been deployed in Manipur since ethnic violence between the Meitei and the Kuki communities erupted on May 3, claiming more than 100 lives so far. 

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, accompanied by forensic experts, on Tuesday examined the site of the June 2 train accident involving the Coromandel Express, the Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a goods train at Odisha’s Bahanaga Bazar, which has claimed 288 lives and left more than 1,200 injured.

Submarine deal with India could become a flagship project, says German Defence Minister