Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Parts of Mumbai to see water cut 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 todayMarkets fall after rising in opening trade amid unabated foreign fund outflowsMarket benchmark indices climbed in opening trade on Thursday but later gave up all the initial gains and were trading lower amid unabated foreign fund outflows The BSE Sensex climbed 28004 points to 8178140 in early trade The NSE Nifty went up by 582 points to 2502950 However later both the benchmark indices turned negative and were trading lower The BSE benchmark gauge quoted 21087 points lower at 8126597 while the Nifty traded 11615 points down at 2484825Mumbai water cut Supply valve breaks down less water on THESE daysMumbai will face between five to 10 per cent water cut on October 17 and 18 following the breaking down of the 900 mm valve of the Vaitarna water pipeline system at Tarali in Thane district The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said they have shut down the water conveyance system as the hydraulic department is repairing the faulty valve The repair work is expected to take approximately 48 hours Read MoreBomb threats to Indian flights continue 18 incidents reported in 3 daysThe wave of bomb threats to Indian flights continued for a third day running with a new trend emerging in how these threats are communicated A total of 18 bomb threats targeted various airlines forcing several flights to divert delay or make emergency landings Unlike previous incidents where hoax phone calls were made the recent threats were issued via social media often from unverified accountsmdasha shift in tactics by those behind these disruptions Mumbai police detained one minor for making three bomb threats on October 14 Read MoreMahesh Bhupathi says lsquoRafael Nadal would have been greatest in doubles tooWhile the rest of the world views 22time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal as one of the best if not the best singles superstar tennis has ever seen Indiarsquos very own doubles legend Mahesh Bhupathi takes it a notch further claiming that the Spanish ace could have also been the ldquoworldrsquos best doubles player had he pursued this aspect seriouslyrdquoRead moreSumeet Vyas on directing the show Raat Jawaan Hai lsquoLike Malgudi Days wanted to narrate story with tasallirsquoIt had been actorwriterSumeet Vyasrsquo longtime dream to start directing The opportunity presented itself when he met writer Khyati Anand Puthran at their kidsrsquo playgroup Their collaboration Raat Jawaan Hai is a story about three best friends who are new to parenthood To Vyas the Barun Sobti Priya Bapat and Anjali Anandstarrer is about the smaller things in life In conversation with midday the firsttime director talks about the SonyLIV show his own experiences with parenthood the interesting casting and more Read more