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The global economy is expected to grow a lacklustre 3 per cent this year and 2.9 per cent in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund.

The market has been on a downward trend since demonetisation, followed by implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, Covid pandemic and the monsoon fury.

The intensity of bursting firecrackers increased after 4 pm, but it was comparatively lesser than last year.

The sisters, Ekta Singhal, 38, and Shikha Singhal, 34, allegedly killed themselves Friday night at the ashram and left behind a note naming four people responsible for their suicide.

The accused conman, Viraj Patel, was arrested in April on charges of cheating, forgery, rape and pretending to hold a particular office as public servant.

The 10-year jail suggested in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for those who cause death by rash or negligent act and escape from the scene of the incident needs to be deliberated upon, it said.

The state pollution control board on Sunday asked the district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas.

"Lord Shiva is the one who prayed for the protection of the entire world and drank poison to save the world. He doesn't consume alcohol," All India Hindu Mahasabha President said.

Chief Fire Officer Narendra Pratap Singh, citing eyewitnesses' accounts, told PTI that an electricity wire fell on the firecrackers.