"As soon as the train mishap took place in Odisha, people immersed themselves in assisting rescue ops. Several people lined up to donate blood," PM Modi tweeted.
"The rescue operation has been completed and restoration work has started. We will thoroughly investigate this incident and will ensure such incidents don't happen in future," said Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Speaking to ANI, the IG Operation of NDRF said, "The operation is still continuing. So far, the state government has announced 238 dead and more than 900 injured. Hopefully, by today evening, we should be able to close the operation".
As security forces shifted people in safe camps from violence-hit areas in Manipur, two babies were born at a temporary camp, Indian Army said on Sunday.
Group Captain Ravi Nanda carried out a daring rescue operation from a small airstrip in Wadi Sayidna near Khartoum in Sudan on the night of April 27-28, said officials.
Seven persons were killed and many are feared trapped after an avalanche hit a site near Sikkim's Nathu La mountain pass on Tuesday, the Army said in a statement.
Out of the six men who were reported missing after a boat capsized in Toderu village in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district on Sunday evening, one body has been fished out while intense rescue operations are undergoing to trace the remaining five bodies.
Julie, Romio, Honey and Rambo-- a four-member dog squad-- are engaged in rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey with their 101-member male colleagues of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
"Seven teams have been working in the rescue operation and have been deployed at the spot since yesterday night," said District/Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Gautam Buddha Nagar, Pramod Srivastava.