Morning Digest | Balasore train accident could have been averted by running checks, says CRS report; India lifts SAFF Championships title for record 9th time, and more

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Balasore train accident could have been averted by running checks: Commission of Rail Safety report

An undetected fault in the wiring in the location box near Bahanaga Bazaar Railway Station that had not been noticed by Signal and Telecom (S&T) staff in the past five years led to the deadly triple train collision in Odisha. Installed at a distance of two to five kilometres usually, a location box houses cables which control signalling functions, including points, signals and track circuits. 

Maharashtra political crisis | Those who betrayed my ideology have no right to use my photo: Sharad Pawar

Sharpening his attack on his nephew Ajit Pawar and his rebel faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, NCP president Sharad Pawar on July 4 said that those who had “betrayed” his ideology had no right to use his photograph.

India beat Kuwait 5-4 in penalty shootout to win SAFF Championships title for 9th time

Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made the difference once again as he saved a crucial penalty kick in the summit clash to help India beat Kuwait 5-4 in the shootout and clinch SAFF Championships title for the ninth time here on Tuesday.

SCO calls for multipolar world order as Iran joins grouping