The Pushpak Express train had stopped after some passengers pulled an emergency chain following panic over sparks inside one of the coaches.

In India, at least 12 train passengers died and at least six others were injured when they jumped out of their train cars to escape a rumored fire and were struck by another train.

Speaking at a BJP function, Rane, questioned the authenticity of Saif Ali Khan's attack, suggesting that his quick recovery raised suspicions.

A rumor of a fire on a train in India led to a panic, causing several passengers to jump from the coaches and into the path of another train on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Twelve people died in the incident.

Billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group said on Tuesday that it will invest 3 trillion rupees ($34.67 billion) in the Indian state of Maharashtra to expand the conglomerate's presence in electric vehicles,

Authorities reported "sparks inside one of the coaches" which the passengers mistook for fire, causing panic. India's antiquated railway system is subject to deadly accidents annually, despite investment to modernize it.

Maharashtra's Minister for Ports and Fisheries Nitesh Rane of the ruling BJP referred to actor Saif Ali Khan as "garbage" on Thursday in a speech he delivered during a rally in Pune on Wednesday evening.

Eleven people were killed Wednesday after rumours of a fire on their train caused them to jump off and were crushed to death by another incoming train, officials said.

The department also imposed additional legal charges of ₹3,00,000 and ordered Axis Bank to pay ₹50,00,000 in compensation for the mental stress, pain, and harassment caused to the complainant bank.

Essar Renewables, part of the Essar Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government of Maharashtra in India to develop 2GW of renewable energy capacity primarily to support the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced an $8.3 billion investment in cloud infrastructure in Maharashtra’s Mumbai region, aimed at expanding the country’s cloud computing capacity by 2030. This investment, part of AWS’s $12.7 billion commitment announced in May 2023, is expected to generate over 81,200 jobs within India’s data centre supply chain.

Uddhav Thackeray said that the MVA got negligent after a good show in the Lok Sabha elections, which allowed the BJP to spread a "fake narrative" against them.