Odisha train crash live: 'Balasore Collector confirms death toll as 288'

"Railways minister has recommended a CBI probe into Balasore train accident. Politics shouldn't be done at the moment, politicians must understand their responsibility," says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

"All political parties must unite to help people," says Union Minister Anurag Thakur.

260 people, who were injured in Balasore train accident, undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Odisha, around 900 discharged: Health department officials

"28 out of 127 people who had booked to travel by train were Tamils. Out of which 21 were found to be fine. Rest are also fine confirmed by people who are with them. This accident should not have happened, the Union Government should find out what caused this damage and take appropriate action," says Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.

"We inspected the hospital where people are getting treatment after the train accident. We got to know that no Tamilians were admitted at the hospital. None of the Tamil Nadu passengers lost their lives there as of now, all are safe, says Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.

Day after Lalu Prasad blamed Balasore triple train crash on 'negligence' of railways by Narendra Modi govt, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad rakes up 'scams' during RJD chief's tenure as rail minister.

 "Yesterday, there was a confusion created by the figure of 288 by Railway. So far, there have been 275 deaths, there are some cases which were double counted. The number of injuries are 1,175 and many of them have been discharged already. Now, less than 300 are in the hospital," says Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena.

Mamata asks whether the engines of Vande Bharat Express are fit for such trains after the Balasore train accident.

#WATCH | Repairing work of overhead wiring underway at the site of #OdishaTrainAccident in Balasore after track restoration work was completed. pic.twitter.com/KS32Riq7e6

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#WATCH | Odisha: Drone visuals from the restoration work underway at the #BalasoreTrainAccident site. pic.twitter.com/bxqyMEzxCY

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