In total, this extension will cover 17 trips, giving travellers consistent options during the busy festival and post-festival period. There will be no change in timings or coach.

The agency says the raids are linked to a money laundering probe into a coal smuggling syndicate and are unrelated to the upcoming Bengal elections

A senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was heard saying that he does not need Muslim votes, and that he will not engage with the community in their “joys and sorrows”.