Overview

• A powerful explosion hit the Jaffar Express in Mastung, Balochistan, causing derailment and overturned coaches as security and rescue teams worked to free passengers; a separate blast earlier targeted forces clearing the track.
• Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan received release orders across 72 cases, with police and revenue verification filed in court, positioning him for an expected exit from Sitapur jail after 23 months.
• Overnight downpours flooded Kolkata, suspending metro services on a central stretch and delaying or cancelling several Eastern Railway trains, while a 60-year-old man died by electrocution in waterlogged streets.
• Heavy rain also preceded a three‑storey building collapse in Indore’s Ranipura area that killed two and injured 12, prompting a five‑hour NDRF‑led rescue and an inquiry into the structure’s condition and foundation.
• Prashant Kishor’s corruption and criminal allegations against NDA leaders drew a public demand for answers from BJP’s R.K. Singh, who urged the accused to clarify their degrees, land deals and past cases.