The Madras High Court on Friday, i.e., October 3, formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the leadership of Inspector-General of Police (North) Asra Garg to investigate the deadly stampede in Tamil Nadu’s Karur, which occurred during actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday, i.e., October 3, took note of reports claiming deaths among children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to the consumption of contaminated cough syrups. At least nine children died after consuming allegedly spurious cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, said, as cited by news agency ANI.

Ahead of Diwali and Chhath puja, the Union government has given a big ‘gift’ to the people of Bihar. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off three Amrit Bharat Express Trains and four new passenger trains for Bihar via video conferencing.