Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Mumbai church, stalls caught in row over surge in Mount Mary Fair rent; Markets open with marginal dip and more

Welcome to MidDays Top News at this hour We bring you a curated selection of the most significant and compelling news from around the globe Stay informed with the latest developments in the nation Mumbai entertainment sports and more Lets dive into the headlines shaping our world todayStock markets open with marginal dip Sensex at 7929667 Nifty 50 index drops by 019 per centIndian markets opened with a marginal dip on Monday with both indices registering a decline during the opening trade The Nifty 50 index opened at 2432005 with a decline of 4745 points or 019 per cent while the BSE Sensex opened at 7929667 down 40924 points or 069 per cent In the broad market indices on the National Stock Exchange all indices including Nifty Next 50 Nifty 100 and Nifty 200 registered a marginal dip on opening The volatility index of NSE India VIX surged during the opening sessionMumbai church stalls caught in row over 10fold increase in Mount Mary Fair rentA controversy has erupted over the issue of increasing the rent paid by those operating stalls outside the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount during the Bandra fair Stall owners on Sunday morning protested against a proposal to hike the rent tenfold this year The church however clarified that this is a way to recover the costs of improving infrastructure Read moreBihar At least seven dead 16 injured in stampede at Baba Siddhanath TempleAt least seven people died and 16 others got injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple in Makhdumpur Jehanabad district in the early hours of Monday reported news agency ANI Confirming the incident Jehanabad DM Alankrita Pandey told ANI At least seven people died and nine were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple in Makhdumpur Jehanabad district We are monitoring everything and now the situation is under control Speaking to ANI Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma SHO Jehanabad said DM and SP visited the spot and they are taking stock of the situationA total of seven people have diedWe are meeting and inquiring about the family members of the people dead and injuredWe are trying to identify the people who have died after this we will send the bodies for postmortem Read moreParis Olympics 2024 Indias highs lows and poor foursIndiarsquos Paris Olympics campaign concluded as Reetika Hooda fell short in the wrestling quarterfinals and golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finished out of medal contention A total of 117 athletes participated across 16 disciplines winning six medals mdash one silver and five bronze India just fell short of its previous best at Tokyo 2020mdashseven medals one gold two silver four bronze and ranked 48th Athletics led the way with a robust 29member squad while India also fielded its largestever shooting contingent 21 Read moreSeventy and stopItrsquos almost packup time for Sunny Deol on Lahore 1947 On Tuesday director Rajkumar Santoshi will call it a wrap on his period drama which went on floors in Mumbai in February Sources tell us that the actordirector duo had an intensive schedule that has brought them to the finish line ldquoIt has been a nonstop 70day schedule Over the last few weeks the unit was shooting the climax which involved an elaborate train sequence at Film Cityrdquo says a source close to the production Read more