Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the tragic stampede near Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB’s maiden IPL trophy victory celebrations which at least 11 people lost their lives as heartbreaking.

“My condolences to the families who lost their loved ones. Wishing a swift and full recovery to all those injured. In this hour of grief, I stand with the people of Bengaluru,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on X.

"The Karnataka government must provide all possible support and relief to the affected families. This tragedy is a painful reminder: no celebration is worth a human life. Every safety protocol for public events must be reviewed and strictly enforced - lives must always come first," Rahul Gandhi said.

The Indian men’s national football team lost 0-2 against a clinical Thailand side in a FIFA International Friendly at the Thammasat Stadium here on Wednesday. It is a huge blow to the side as they get set to face Hong Kong in the AFC Asian Qualifiers 2027 up next.

India showed flashes of grit, only to be undone by moments of precision from their opponents. Goals from Benjamin Davis (8’) in the first half and Poramet Arjvilai (59’) in the second were enough to seal the win for the War Elephants, while India were left ruing missed opportunities and costly defensive lapses.

The production of key minerals in India has continued to witness strong growth during FY 2025-26, after reaching record production levels in FY 2024-25.

The production of iron ore, which accounts for 70 per cent of the total mineral output by value, went up to 289 million metric tonne (MMT) in FY 2024-25, breaking the earlier production record of 277 MMT achieved in FY 2023-24, with a 4.3 per cent growth.

As per provisional estimates for the first month (April) of FY 2025-26, there is a steady increase in the production of these minerals as compared to the production in the corresponding month last year.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rainfall forecast for several parts of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, till June 10.

The bulletin comes as the state experiences sporadic pre-monsoon showers and cloud formation, while the monsoon system itself remains stalled over Maharashtra.

“Heavy rainfall is likely in Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli,” stated an IMD release.

A broader alert predicts light thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and surface winds ranging between 30–40 km/h across multiple districts, including Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, and Panchmahal, among others.

Tripura Police detained 13 members of a Bangladesh-based organisation, including two women, and they will be pushed back to their country very soon, an official said on Wednesday.

A police official said that they were arrested after raids by the police from a rented private house at Biswas Para under Amtali Police station in west Tripura late on Tuesday night.

Senior police officials throughout the day interrogated the 13 cadres, suspected to be members of the Chakma community organisation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeast Bangladesh.

A case of violent assault due to a love affair has come to light in the Hussainganj police station area of Siwan district, Bihar, where 19-year-old Sanjay Kumar Mahato was allegedly beaten by the family members of his girlfriend in Rafipur village.

The victim eventually succumbed due to multiple injuries during the treatment in the hospital.

According to an official, Sanjay had gone to meet the girl late Tuesday night, when the girl’s family caught him.

The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had attempted to attack the Crimean Bridge, but failed to cause any damage.

"There really was an explosion, nothing was damaged, and the bridge is working," reporters, responding to a question on Ukraine's attempted attack on Tuesday.

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was briefly halted on Tuesday at 15:23 Moscow time (1223 GMT), according to the bridge's official Telegram channel

From enforcing bans on single-use plastics to promoting circular economy innovations, India has adopted a strong legal and policy framework to tackle the plastic waste crisis in the country, said government on Wednesday, ahead of the World Environment Day.

World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5. The theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ aims to end plastic pollution.

"India's fight against plastic pollution reflects a deep commitment to environmental sustainability and global cooperation," said the government.

Hectic search for the missing Madhya Pradesh woman continued for the 12th day on Wednesday, even as the body of the woman’s husband was recovered on May 2.

The couple went missing on May 23 while visiting Meghalaya’s Sohra-Cherrapunji areas.

A police official on Wednesday said that the search team, which included National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), have recovered a raincoat from Mawkma village, and it has some stains on it.

“Forensic reports would reveal about the raincoat and the stains. Due to heavy rains, the search operations were disrupted on Wednesday,” the official said.