Overview
- The India Meteorological Department said Murasu, now a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur during Monday night into early Tuesday.
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and parts of southern Odisha have moved to high alert and directed district officials to prepare relief and rescue operations ahead of heavy rain through November 3.
- Meteorological centres warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall for coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu through November 3 after a deep depression intensified in the southeast Bay of Bengal.
- Delhi’s air quality sharply worsened into the 'very poor' range with AQI readings above 300, which led the Commission for Air Quality Management to invoke Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan and to restrict certain vehicle entry at the Ghazipur border.
- Political and security notes: the INDIA bloc held a large 'Chalo Dilli' rally at Ramlila Maidan demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, and Pakistan issued a public warning to Afghanistan over cross‑border militancy.