In a major update, Indian Railways have made a big announcement of train fare hike for long distance travel, from December 26. All Mail trains and express train journey will become costlier for passengers.

As the Maharashtra local body election result signals a win for the BJP-led Mahayuti amid ongoing counting, Eknath Shinde claimed the results are a trailer of what is in store in the municipal corporation elections on January 15.

The statement comes after the brutal killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu man, over allegations of insulting Islam. The incident took place in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh at a time when protests were rocking capital Dhaka and other regions over the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.