WR wipes out vestiges of shanty town after those eligible for rehabilitation receive possession of new homes; integrated railway complex will come up on plot

Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Wednesday, with the Sensex falling 691.02 points to 72,907.65 and the Nifty slipping 183.30 points below 22,600. Rising crude oil prices and persistent FPI selling weighed on sentiment despite Jio Platforms listing at a 21.35 per cent premium