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Assam Road Crash Claims 23 Lives; Manchester United Names Pochettino as Head Coach

By HT News Desk

At least 23 people were killed and several critically injured when a passenger vehicle carrying more than 35 people, including school students, collided head‑on with a trailer in Assam’s Golaghat district on Friday afternoon. The collision occurred at about 2.30 pm while the passenger vehicle was travelling from Bokakhat toward Nagaon. Police said the vehicle struck a goods‑carrying trailer.

In football news, Manchester United announced that Mauricio Pochettino will become the club’s new head coach. He will take charge from 18 November and has signed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year contract.

Other items: The World Bank’s Neelkanth Mishra highlighted how fiscal discipline has lowered the cost of capital for businesses and jobs in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new section of Bengaluru’s Metro network, extending its operational length beyond 100 km. The International Film Festival of India’s 57th edition will open its Indian Panorama section with the Bollywood film Dhurandhar and its BRICS focus with the Indian film Ramayana.