Eight people were killed and two injured in an accident on the northern Philippines' National Road in Barangay San Pedro-San Pablo, Isabela on Saturday.

The acting spokesperson of Isabela, Captain Terrence Thomas said that the accident involved three vehicles, including a six-wheeler truck and two passenger vans, resulting in the death of eight people and injuries to two other, one still being in coma.

Slamming previous regimes in the state for sheltering those involved in heinous crimes of sacrilege, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said that the newly introduced law will ensure exemplary punishment for such offenders.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported on Saturday that dozens of Israeli Druze civilians forcibly crossed the border into Syria overnight, amid escalating tensions following recent clashes in Syria's southern Sweida province.

Deadly fighting erupted last week in Syria between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes, and forces of Syria's interim government.

The border incident occurred near Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where Israeli soldiers and Border Police attempted to disperse a violent gathering of civilians. Despite their efforts, dozens managed to cross into Syrian territory, according to the IDF.

Laos' Hin Nam No National Protected Area was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, sparking excitement across Lao society, with many seeing it as a major milestone in showcasing Laos' rich natural heritage and commitment to protect valuable natural resources.

"For a small country like ours, this is a huge moment. It shows the world that Laos has something truly special to offer, not just in culture, but also in natural beauty and biodiversity. I think every Lao person should feel proud of this achievement," Jenchila said on Saturday.

In a significant breakthrough, Rajasthan Police’s CID Crime Branch has busted a major coal adulteration racket in Sirohi, exposing a scam worth crores of rupees.

The gang was found mixing fake coal dust into high-quality petcoke imported from the US, causing massive financial losses to the cement and steel industries.

Five persons have been reportedly detained from New Town in Kolkata on Saturday in connection with the murder of a gangster at a hospital in Patna, police said.

Following a raid conducted jointly by the Patna Police and Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police, the accused persons were detained from a housing complex at New Town, said an insider from the Bidhannagar City Police, under whose jurisdiction New Town comes.

India Cements Limited, a subsidiary of UltraTech cement, on Saturday slipped into losses in the first quarter of the financial year (Q1 FY26), reporting a net consolidated loss of Rs 132.90 crore.

The Aditya Birla Group-owned cement company had posted a net consolidated profit of Rs 58.47 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago (Q1 FY25). In the last quarter (Q1 FY25), the company's profit stood at Rs 14.68 crore, as per its exchange filing.

Around 76,000 startups in India today are women-led and a large number of them from tier 2 and 3 cities, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Saturday.

The minister said that India’s path to becoming a developed nation by 2047 will be led by empowered women and youth, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the paradigm of women-led development.

Addressing a conference here, Dr Singh stated that over the last 11 years, the PM Modi government has focused its governance architecture around four pillars — the Poor, Farmers, Youth, and Women.

Former India wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel has officially taken over as an Indian mentor of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) Season 2.

Ravi Shastri believes KL Rahul is entering the golden phase of his Test career and expects the India opener to score “a lot of hundreds” in the coming years, especially after his impressive showing in the ongoing series against England.

“He’s at his prime. He has got to make these next three, four years count,” Shastri said on The ICC Review. “And I see him getting a lot of hundreds because he's playing a lot of cricket in India as well. So whatever that average is, he should be close to 50.”