
Watch: 4 dead after falling off a train in Mumbai, NDA's 11 years in power, U.S.-China begin new round of trade talks & more
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Four dead after falling off local trains near Mumbai; Railway mulls automatic doors
Four commuters died and nine were injured after falling off two overcrowded local trains in Thane during the morning rush hour. The incident occurred near Mumbra railway station.
The deceased were identified as Ketan Saroj, Rahul Gupta, Mayur Shah and Thane Government Railway Police (GRP) constable Vicky Mukhyad.
Chief Public Relations Officer of the Central Railway, Swapnil Nila byte
Following this, the Railway Ministry has decided to have automatic door closing facilities in coaches of all existing and new local trains for Mumbai Suburban.
Around 75 lakh commuters travel daily by suburban trains in Mumbai. The incident highlights the need to pay serious attention to overcrowding and passenger safety in the suburban railway system.
India witnessed rapid transformations across diverse sectors in 11 years: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India has not just become the fastest-growing major economy, but a key global voice on pressing issues like climate action and digital innovation under the 11 years of his government .
The Modi government finished the first year of its third term today. In a series of posts on X, he noted that his government has 'a clear focus on good governance and transformation!' He also shared various initiatives and schemes his government launched over the years. He also said that 'the NDA Government has delivered pathbreaking changes with speed, scale and sensitivity.'
Can ECI announce the date by which electoral-roll data of Haryana, Maharashtra will be handed over: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lauded the Election Commission's reported decision to share the electoral-roll data for Haryana and Maharashtra as 'a good first step' and urged the poll body to announce the date by which the data will be handed over in a digital, machine-readable format.
He shared a screenshot of a media report that claimed that the EC has cleared the way for sharing the electoral-roll data for Haryana and Maharashtra from 2009 to 2024, following an assurance it gave to the Delhi High Court earlier in the year. There was, however, no official word from the EC on the reported move as yet.
Govt relaxes SEZ rules for semiconductor, electronics manufacturing
The government has notified several changes to the regulations for the setting up of special economic zones (SEZs) for the manufacturing of semiconductors or electronic components. These revisions include reducing the minimum plot size for these units, and allowing such SEZ semiconductor units to also supply the rest of India, apart from only exporting.
'The amendments will boost high-tech manufacturing in the country, spur growth of the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem and create high skilled jobs in the country,' a release said by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.
Following the notification of these changes, the Ministry said that approval has been granted for the setting up of two SEZ facilities in Gujarat and Karnataka with a total investment of ₹13,100 crore.
U.S. and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump's phone call with Xi
High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London today to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy.
A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng is meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a U.K. government building.
After a meeting in in Geneva last month, the world's biggest and second-biggest economies agreed to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an escalating trade war that had sparked fears of recession.
Since these talks, the U.S. and China have exchanged angry words over advanced semiconductors, rare earth materials and visas for Chinese students at American universities. President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone last Thursday in an attempt to put relations back on track.

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- Time of India
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NDTV
3 hours ago
- NDTV
"Slogans Not Enough. We Are Not Saints": Ajit Pawar On Joining BJP Alliance
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India Gazette
4 hours ago
- India Gazette
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