For many Bengalureans, this is the kind of weather the city romanticizes. Social media timelines are already filling up with images of filter coffee, hoodies and foggy streets.

A bus driver belonging to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) died after suffering a sudden heart attack while on duty, transporting 18 passengers from Hyderabad towards Vijayawada.

For much of last year, discounted Russian oil made up the lion’s share of Indian purchases, a financial lifeline for Moscow that also shaved billions off New Delhi’s import bill. Then came US threats, tariffs, sanctions – and months of disruption.