November 2, 2026: The Supreme Court has permitted the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR during specified hours on November 7 and 8 ahead of Diwali. Meanwhile, Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu is approaching the southern Andhra Pradesh coast, prompting intensified preparedness measures and warnings of heavy rainfall in Odisha. Eight labourers were also killed in an electrocution accident in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district.
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- Supreme Court Allows Green Crackers in Delhi-NCR on November 7–8: The Supreme Court has permitted green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR from 6 am to 7 am and 8 pm to 10 pm on November 7 and 8. The court has also directed that fireworks must not be burst within 300 metres of specified locations.
- Cyclone Murasu Approaches Andhra Pradesh Coast; State Intensifies Preparedness: Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu over the west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is moving west-northwestwards towards the southern Andhra Pradesh coast. The storm was located around 120 kilometres east-southeast of Nellore and 160 kilometres northeast of Chennai, according to the India Meteorological Department.
- Eight Labourers Killed in Electrocution Accident in Rajasthan: Eight labourers were killed and four others injured after a mixer machine came into contact with an electric wire near Chhapoli village in the Udaipurwati subdivision of Jhunjhunu district. District Collector Arun Garg confirmed the incident.
- Cyclone Murasu Threatens Odisha with Heavy Rainfall: The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in southern Odisha as Cyclone Murasu approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast. Rainfall activity is expected to intensify over the next two days.
- Three Rebel AAP MLAs from Punjab Join BJP: Punjab MLAs Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Chetan Singh Jormajra joined the BJP at its headquarters in New Delhi. The induction took place in the presence of BJP General Secretary Satish Poonia and Punjab unit president Kewal Singh Dhillon.
- Jammu and Kashmir Administration Resumes Winter Capital Functioning: The Civil Secretariat and other government offices, including Lok Bhawan, reopened in Jammu as the administration resumed functioning from the winter capital. The move is part of the 154-year-old biannual Darbar Move practice.
- ED Conducts Searches in Former Punjab Minister Sunder Sham Arora’s Disproportionate Assets Case: The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches across Punjab and Chandigarh in a corruption and disproportionate assets case involving former Punjab Industries Minister and Congress leader Sunder Sham Arora, his son Prateek Arora and others.
- JPC on FCRA Amendment Bill Holds Stakeholder Consultation in Shillong: The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, held consultations with religious organisations, NGOs and other stakeholders in Shillong. This was the committee’s first meeting outside Delhi.
- Manipur CM Calls for Peace, Harmony and Unity Among Communities: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh urged communities to work together to build a peaceful Manipur based on harmony and mutual understanding. He was addressing the 35th Coral Jubilee celebration of Brahm.
