News18 Evening Digest: Kavach Security System, Which Could Have Prevented Bengal Train Crash, Was Missing On Tracks And Other Top Stories

In today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on the Kanchanjunga Express accident, along with suspense over the Lok Sabha Speaker Post and other top stories.

Kavach Security System, Which Could Have Prevented Bengal Train Crash, Was Absent On Darjeeling Tracks

The Kavach, a made-in-India protection system to prevent accidents and collisions when two trains are on the same track, was not operational on the tracks in Darjeeling where a goods train rammed into the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express on Monday. READ MORE

BJP Wants To Keep Lok Sabha Speaker Post; Willing To Offer Deputy Position To Allies: Sources

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to retain the post of Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha after securing 240 seats in the general election, sources said on Monday, adding the party might offer the post of Deputy Speaker to allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). READ MORE

‘Every Tesla Car Can Be Hacked’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar To Elon Musk As EVM Row Intensifies

Following a heated debate with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his call to eliminate electronic voting machines (EVMs) due to potential hacking risks, former IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday criticised Musk’s understanding of Indian EVMs and countered his claim that every Tesla can be hacked. READ MORE

‘Rahul, Uddhav Should Apologise Over EVM Unlocking Claims’: Ravindra Waikar Files Complaint Against UBT’s Potnis

With an English daily clarifying that it had “inadvertently and erroneously mentioned that a person had used his mobile phone to generate an OTP to open Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)” at the Mumbai North West constituency vote counting centre, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has now demanded an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray for spreading fake news. Meanwhile, Sena MP Ravindra Waikar, whose kin was alleged to have accessed the phone, has now raised a complaint against Uddhav faction’s Vilas Potnis, claiming he brought an armed security guard to the counting centre. READ MORE

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Disbands War Cabinet: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded the war cabinet set up with the aim of eliminating Hamas and freeing Israeli hostages in Gaza after the October 7 attacks. READ MORE

Pavithra Gowda’s Daughter Khushi BREAKS Silence After Mom Arrested in Murder Case: ‘My Everything…’

Kannada actress Pavithra Gowda’s daughter Khushi Gowda shared a post dedicated to her mother days after her arrest. Pavithra is in custody in connection with the murder of a fan. She along with Kannada actor Darshan and 13 allies were arrested last week. On Sunday, Khushi shared a picture with her mother on her Instagram Stories and wished her for Father’s Day. READ MORE