A major security scare unfolded at Patna Airport on Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat message was received targeting Indigo flight 6E921 en route from Ahmedabad to Patna.

The incident triggered a high alert, leading to an emergency landing and a comprehensive security sweep of the aircraft.

The alert was raised at 12:45 PM when Indigo station manager Shalini received a threatening message via WhatsApp.

She promptly alerted Air Traffic Control (ATC), and within just eight minutes, the flight landed safely at 12:53 PM on the runway.

Following the emergency landing, CISF, Bihar Police, airport authorities, and intelligence agencies swiftly mobilised.

here. The incident occurred while fans were attending the celebration event for the RCB team lifting the IPL 2025 trophy.

According to the police, three individuals were declared dead at the hospital, and the condition of two others is critical, with both receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

The stampede took place when thousands of fans attempted to enter the stadium in a hurry from various gates. Police at the scene transported the injured to ambulances and shifted them to the nearby Bowring Hospital.

Police stated that the ambulances were unable to move quickly to the hospital due to the overcrowding on the roads.

Amid relentless rainfall and landslides wreaking havoc across Sikkim, the Indian armed forces have intensified their Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations to aid the affected population in the northeastern state.

On Wednesday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully rescued 33 people, including two US nationals, from the remote Chaten region of North Sikkim.

In addition to the evacuation efforts, the IAF also air-dropped vital relief supplies and inserted National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to assist those affected in the region.

"In response to the devastating landslides in Sikkim, Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopters rapidly launched HADR Ops -- air-dropping relief supplies, inserting NDRF teams, and evacuating 33 stranded individuals, including two US nationals, from the remote Chaten region. IAF remains committed to saving lives," the IAF stated in a post on X.

Eleven people were injured on Wednesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Officials said that a load carrier went out of the driver's control at the CISF checkpost in the Jyotipuram area of Reasi district.

"After the driver of the load carrier lost control of the wheel, the vehicle dropped into a gorge, injuring 11 persons. The vehicle dropped down nearly 50 feet from the road. The injured were shifted to the Reasi district hospital. Doctors at the hospital said the condition of the injured is being monitored. Police have registered a case," the officials said.

Overloading, speeding, and road rage are the main reasons for road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir, especially the hilly districts of Jammu region, including Doda, Poonch, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Ramban and Reasi.

The Traffic Department has deployed special squads in the hilly areas to ensure that the safety rules are not violated by drivers in these areas.

Most of the accidents occur due to speeding by the transport vehicles, the officials said.

In the aftermath of the devastating landslide in North Sikkim, the Indian Army is working relentlessly under extreme weather and hazardous terrain conditions to assist residents and stranded tourists, officials said on Wednesday.

A senior official said that Lachen village, the main hub for tourism in the region, has been completely cut off. The Army has established foot connectivity to the village and reached out to 113 stranded tourists, who will be evacuated soon.

“On Tuesday, 30 tourists, including some foreign nationals, were successfully airlifted by military helicopters,” he added.

Search operations have continued with urgency to locate the six individuals still missing after the landslide struck a military camp at Chaten. The missing include Lieutenant Colonel Pritpal Singh Sandhu, Subedar Dharamveer, Naik Sunilal Muchahary, Sepoy Sainudheen P.K., Squadron Leader Aarti Sandhu (Retd), wife of Lieutenant Colonel Sandhu, and their daughter, Miss Amayra Sandhu.

A state-wide bandh called by tribal organisations over issues related to traditional religious sites had a major impact across Jharkhand on Wednesday, bringing normal life to a standstill in several districts of the state.

The bandh, led by outfits including Adivasi Bachao Morcha and Sirmatoli Bachao Morcha, was called to protest the alleged encroachment and illegal construction activities near key tribal religious sites, including the central Sarna Sthal in Ranchi.

Protesters have also demanded the protection of sacred sites such as Marang Buru, Lugu Buru, Parasnath, Mudhar Hills (Pithoria), and Mahdani Sarna sites in Tamar and Bedo.

In Ranchi and other districts like Gumla, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Latehar, and East Singhbhum, bandh supporters blocked highways and roads at several locations, disrupting vehicular movement.

Raja Raghuvanshi, a 29-year-old resident of Indore whose decomposed body was found in a deep gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Meghalaya's Sohra (Cherrapunjee), was murdered using a dao (machete), police have confirmed.

The discovery follows the couple's mysterious disappearance on May 23 while visiting the scenic location.

His wife, 27-year-old Sonam Raghuvanshi, is still missing as search operations intensify.

Teams from the NDRF, SDRF, and Special Operations Team (SOT) are engaged in a massive search to trace Sonam, while investigators have already recovered Raja's mobile phone and the suspected murder weapon -- a dao machete -- from the lower levels of the gorge.

East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem told IANS, "The search has continued in Weisawdong Falls, and NDRF is also involved. The gorge is in three layers, and the NDRF, SDRF and SOT have gone down to the last layer. They have recovered the victim's phone and the weapon used in the crime. The dao and a knife have been seized."

Nine people, including four children and three women, died in a tragic accident that occurred in Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday when a cement-laden mixer truck overturned onto a van, resulting in the immediate death of its occupants.

However, two survived but received severe injuries. The accident took place near the Sajeli railway crossing under the Kalyanpura police station area at around 3 a.m., the police officials said.

“An over-bridge and a road are under construction, as a result, vehicles take a diversion route. The truck, a concrete mixer, was en route to Jhabua from Thandla when the driver lost control while making a sudden turn. He might be rashly driving the vehicle; due to the roadwork, he was unable to negotiate with a van approaching from the opposite direction at the railway crossing construction site. The van got stuck in the diesel tank of the truck, bearing registration number RJ 09 GC 7915, and was dragged for about 40-50 feet. A roadside ditch caused the truck to overturn onto the van, leading to the immediate deaths of nine passengers,” Prem Lal Kurve, Additional Superintendent of Police, Jhabua, told.

In a tragic incident, four labourers died due to suffocation during the construction work of a septic tank at Padalguda village in Nandahandi block of Nabarangpur district in Odisha on Tuesday morning.

The incident shocked the district with a pall of gloom descending in the area due to the tragic death of the four labourers. The deceased, identified as N Santu (33), Amir Khara (31), Lalu Rana (32), Trilochana Bhatra (30), belong to the same block of Nabarangpur district.

Local sources claimed that the deceased labourers had gone to the residence of one Mohan Nag in Padalguda village for the removal of centring and water accumulated inside an under-construction septic tank on Tuesday morning. During the work, the deceased Bhatra and Rana first went inside the septic tank but did not return despite the lapse of several minutes.

In a tragic incident, six young girls drowned in the Yamuna River in Agra on Tuesday afternoon while bathing to escape the blistering summer heat, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Sikandra police station area and has plunged the entire village into mourning.

According to officials, the girls had gone to the river after working in nearby fields and entered the water to cool off.