Cong(I) wants friends
Anticipating major tensions to erupt, the Congress (I) has begun vigorous efforts to form electoral alliances with a larger number of regional parties and to bring into its fold those found in any party. Congress (I) delegates are negotiating with more than a dozen regional groups, some of which have well-known community ambassadors. These negotiations put the Congress (I) in the unenviable position of relying on a large number of regional parties for success.
Bombay tanker fire
Disaster struck Butcher Island, five kilometers from Bombay harbour, on October 24, when a huge fire engulfed an oil tanker belonging to the Shipping Corporation, killing four people and seriously damaging the vessel. Two people were seriously injured, while six others were said to be missing. According to reports, the fire broke out at 3:30 in the morning, following an unidentified small explosion in the pumping station of the ship, MT Lajpat Rai. It was controlled at 6am the next morning, 26 hours after it exploded.
UP power cut
The Uttar Pradesh government has resorted to power cuts, including shutting down factories in the state for three days a week to address the crisis caused by the shutdown of the Singrauli thermal power station following a major fire in its coal conveyor belts. at the beginning of the week.
Bomb blast in Delhi
A bomb was thrown at the Samrat Cinema booking center in West Delhi on Thursday night, injuring at least 19 people. The blast took place 10 minutes before the end of the evening screening of the film Rakhwala. Most of the dead had leg injuries. Blood splatters were scattered on the marble floor outside the booking window.