Mid-Day Top News at this hour: By year-end, freight trains won’t hold up your commute; Curious case of Mumbai’s disappearing footpaths and more

Once completed, the freight corridor will divert goods trains away from mainlines, freeing up space for passenger trains. Pics/By special arrangement

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Nifty, Sensex jumped more than 2 per cent in opening as India-Pakistan tensions ease

Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp rally on Monday morning as investor sentiment turned positive following easing tensions between India and Pakistan. Both countries on Saturday reached an understanding on cessation of hostilities, leading to a boost in market confidence. The benchmark Nifty 50 index opened at 24,420.10, registering a gain of 412.10 points or a 1.72 per cent surge. The BSE Sensex also reflected the bullish trend, rising by around 1300 points to open at 80,754.37, a gain of 1.64 per cent.

Mumbai: By year-end, freight trains won't hold up your commute!

In what is a major step toward segregating rail traffic, work on the ambitious national rail freight corridor entered a crucial phase on Sunday night as it intersected train lines near Panvel and Kalamboli. Once completed by the year-end, the freight corridor will divert goods trains away from mainlines, freeing up space for passenger trains. Read more.

City of no sidewalks: Curious case of Mumbai's disappearing footpaths

Pedestrians have slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as footpaths in the suburbs have been rendered virtually indistinguishable from roads due to ongoing concreting work that has radically raised the height of street surfaces. Read more.

IND vs ENG Tests: Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel likely to get picked for England tour

With India skipper and opening batter Rohit Sharma announcing his sudden retirement from Test cricket and uncertainty surrounding the availability of star batter Virat Kohli, the national selectors are looking at other options to build a strong batting line-up for India's upcoming five-match Test series in England, starting June 20. Read more.

Vijan stalls release of Pooja Meri Jaan, Rumi Ki Sharafat, Sarvagunn Sampanna over OTT pricing

Dinesh Vijan's films have had a good run in theatres since last year - if Munjya and Stree 2 were among the few successes that Bollywood enjoyed in 2024, the producer delivered a blockbuster in Chhaava this year. Now, Maddock Films is gearing up for the release of Bhool Chuk Maaf, while Cocktail 2 will go on floors soon, and the scripting of Vicky Kaushal's Mahavatar is underway. That's quite a populous slate. But there's more. Read more.