In poll bound Gujarat, the PM says the GST rate cuts mean Diwali has arrived early, others are not too sure; a woman in eastern UP is gang-raped after her husband and baby are held hostage by the rapists; the Kerala government says it opposes a probe by National Investigation Agency into the love jihad controversy; Raghuram Rajan, the former RBI Governor, is reportedly on the shortlist for the Nobel prize on economics; and more in our news wrap of the day.