The Hindu
Sixteen others injured in the blaze; Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma rushes to the spot, cause of fire under investigation
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The day began with Indian media continuing to cover the Bihar elections, focusing on political drama and symbol distribution. Concurrently, an Indian-origin expert was arrested in the US over classified files. Later in the morning, the Supreme Court permitted green crackers for Diwali in Delhi-NCR, and the tragic bus fire in Jaisalmer continued to be reported, with families awaiting DNA samples for victim identification. By early afternoon, JDU released its first list of 57 candidates for the Bihar elections. By mid-afternoon, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire following border clashes and airstrikes, which reportedly killed civilians. This was a significant shift from previous reports of escalating violence.