An attempt to derail two trains, including a Rajdhani Express, in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district was thwarted due to the alertness of loco pilots, police claimed on Tuesday.

Dr MR Srinivasan, eminent nuclear scientist and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away in Tamil Nadu’s Udhagamandalam on Tuesday. He was 95.

The BJP-led Delhi government has reduced the annual MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund from Rs 15 crore to Rs 5 crore, officials have said.