A stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday echoed previous tragedies, recalling deadly incidents in 2004, 2010, and 2012. These stampedes were caused by last-minute platform changes. Experts stress improving crowd management, preventing platform changes during rush hours, and enhancing infrastructure to avoid future mishaps.
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BJP MLA Tapasi Mondal switched to TMC, citing her dissatisfaction with BJP's divisive politics and lack of central leadership responses. This move reduces BJP's effective strength in the Bengal assembly from 77 to 65 seats. Mondal emphasized her inability to work effectively as a CPM MLA in 2016 and now supports Mamata Banerjee's development politics.
National Investigation Agency arrested two individuals in Uttara Kannada for allegedly leaking information about Karwar naval base to Pakistan through honey-trapping. The accused were trapped by Pakistani intelligence and shared naval details in exchange for money. They were employed with a local company. More arrests are likely as authorities suspect a wider network.
The search for missing 22-year-old student Santra Elizabath Saju from Kerala ended in tragedy as a body believed to be hers was found in Almond river, Edinburgh. Santra, a student at Heriot-Watt University, was last seen on Dec 6 in Livingston. Her family has been informed, and police do not suspect foul play.
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