- A fire broke out in three coaches of the Karmabhoomi Express in Punjab’s Patiala district; no casualties were reported.
- The Indian stock market rallied strongly in the festive season, defying global trends.
- The
Bombay High Court received an email threatening explosions at its premises and several high-profile locations in Mumbai. - The Election Commission said voters left out of the draft electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in seven states will get another opportunity to have their names included in the final lists.
- A Bengaluru cab driver has been accused of murdering seven members of his wife’s family, including a seven-year-old boy, allegedly over a domestic dispute.
Here are the top new stories of the day:
Karmabhoomi Express passengers panic as moving train catches fire in Punjab
Passengers were caught in panic as flames broke out in the three coaches of the Karmabhoomi Express (12508) near Rajpura in Punjab’s Patiala district in the afternoon. No casualties have been reported, and railway officials managed to douse the flames. Government railway police (GRP) SHO Gurpreet Singh said a short circuit in a coach fan was behind the incident. Read full story
Bombay HC receives bomb threat email; BSE, Amitabh Bachchan’s Jalsa, Mahalaxmi Racecourse also named
Bombay High Court received an email that threatened explosions at the court premises and several other high-profile locations in Mumbai, including the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Mahalaxmi Racecourse and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow in Jalsa. Read full story
Stock market today: Diwali fireworks continue as Sensex ends over 1,700 points to cross 81,000; top reasons for rally
Nifty50 and BSE Sensex rallied for the seventh consecutive session, continuing to defy global market trends. The Sensex surged over 1,700 points, while the Nifty climbed past 25,000 during Friday’s session as early Diwali fireworks went off on Dalal Street.
EC gives voters excluded from draft electoral rolls in 7 states another chance to apply
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that voters excluded from the draft electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in seven states will be given another opportunity to have their names included in the final electoral rolls. Read full story
‘A party invitation’: How Bengaluru family was massacred inside house on 59th Cross
A Bengaluru cab driver has been accused of murdering seven members of his wife’s family, including a seven-year-old boy, allegedly over a domestic dispute. Police sources that he first killed his wife, Sunita, before murdering six other members of her family at his house over the following two days. Read full story