As many as nine people were killed as a tractor carrying idols of goddess Durga for immersion plunged into a lake in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, said police officials.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave a strong warning to Pakistan on Thursday against “any misadventures” and said that one route to Karachi “passes through the creek,” referring to the disputed Sir Creek route. He clarified that Operation Sindoor was not aimed at starting a war with Pakistan and declared that it was exposed during the conflict in May.

A YouTuber, named Wasim Akram, was arrested in Palwal for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its High Commission, officials said on Thursday, i.e., October 2.