The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has issued a forecast warning of heavy rainfall across several districts of Tamil Nadu between May 13 and 17.

According to the latest bulletin, heavy rain is expected at isolated places in the Nilgiris, the ghat areas of Coimbatore, Erode, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupattur, Vellore, and Tiruvannamalai districts during this period.

The weather department also indicated that light to moderate rainfall is likely at a few locations across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds with speeds reaching 30-40 kmph in one or two places.

The public is advised to take necessary precautions during this spell of unstable weather.

There was no report of any drone incursion or cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir during the night intervening May 11 and 12 as people rose to a peaceful morning on Monday, but the security forces maintained the vigil.

An Indian Army statement said, “The night remained largely peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the international border. No incident has been reported, marking the first calm night in recent days.”

The situation in the border districts of Jammu division remained calm through the night, with no reports of drone activity, firing or shelling, officials said.

Even as the army and the security forces did not lower their guard and continued to remain on high alert on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) throughout the union territory, no drone incursion or cross-border firing/shelling was reported from Uri, Kupwara, Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Bandipora districts during the night.

A missile-like object dropped into Srinagar’s Dal Lake on Saturday as loud explosions rocked the city.

Officials said that a missile-like object fell into Dal Lake this morning. The object's debris has been recovered and is being analysed, the officials added.

Another suspicious object was recovered from the Lasjan area of Srinagar, and the same is also being analysed.

Loud explosions continued to rock Srinagar and Jammu cities as people started panicking and asking about these explosions.

Five people, including Raj Kumar Thapa, Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Rajouri and a woman identified as Rashida Bi were among the five killed persons by indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan.

One person identified as Ashok Kumar was killed by a splinter in the R.S. Pura area of Jammu. Two residents of Bihar, including a two-year-old boy and a 36-year-old man, were also killed in the Mendhar area of Poonch district.

Three wedding guests were killed and several others injured in a road accident near Lodipur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district on Saturday,

The accident took place around 3 am when a speeding truck collided head-on with a bus returning from a wedding procession.

The bus was carrying guests from Datmai village under the jurisdiction of Qadirganj Police Station, Patna, to Lal Bhasara village.

The deceased were identified as 14-year-old Prince, Chintamani Prasad, a native of Gaya and Ayodhya Prasad, hailing from Dulhiun Bazar, Patna.

All of them were sitting on the front seats of the bus and succumbed due to the impact of the accident.

The police said that the majority of the injured passengers sustained head injuries.

Three persons were killed and eighteen others injured in the early hours of Saturday when a passenger bus and a loaded dumper-truck collided head-on along the Agra-Mumbai road in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

According to police reports, the incident occurred around 2.30 a.m. on the Maxi bypass road, approximately 28 km from the district headquarters. The bus was en route from Indore to Guna when the disaster took place near the Sirolia Bridge, within the jurisdiction of Maksi police station.

The force of the impact sent the bus plunging into the deep ravine, leading to the deaths of both drivers and another passenger, police said.

Speaking, Gopal Singh Chouhan, Sub-Divisional Officer (Police) of Shajapur, said the injured were swiftly transported to Shajapur District Hospital for urgent medical care. Emergency response teams and local rescue units worked through the morning to assist survivors of the accident.

In the aftermath of 'Operation Sindoor' and following a directive from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), security measures have been significantly intensified at Chennai International Airport and passengers have been advised to arrive at the terminal at least three hours before their scheduled departure to avoid delays due to extended screening procedures.

As part of the enhanced protocols, airport authorities announced that airline check-in counters will now close 75 minutes prior to departure, instead of the usual 60 minutes.

Passengers are urged to complete their check-in formalities well in advance to ensure a smooth boarding process.

Officials from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) confirmed that multiple layers of security have been deployed across the airport premises.

In addition to the standard screening, passengers will undergo a secondary ladder point check before boarding the aircraft.

The Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Friday announced that it had busted an illegal arms racket in the city and arrested four persons in this connection in the intervening night of May 8 and May 9.

According to a statement issued by the STF, its personnel, based on specific information, conducted a raid at Purba Beraberi under the jurisdiction of Narayanpur Police Station in the northern outskirts of Kolkata and busted the racket.

The four persons arrested in this connection have been identified as Linkon Hossain, 25, Bakibilla Gazi, 28, Faruk Sardar, 25, and Rajib Molla, 24. The STF sleuths recovered arms and ammunition from them, including a 7 mm semi-automatic pistol, single-shutter pipe-guns, 12 rounds of 7.65 mm live ammunition, and two rounds of 8 mm live ammunition

The sleuths have also seized an SUV from their possession.

In a heart-wrenching incident in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, a woman allegedly attempted suicide by jumping into a well with her three young children, leading to the death of all three minors, officials said.

The woman, identified as Aarti Devi, survived the incident but is in a critical condition and undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

The tragic event occurred in Khaslodih village under the Deori police station limits.

In response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a high alert was declared across Rajasthan's border districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, and Phalodi on Friday.

As a precautionary measure, markets in Jaisalmer and Barmer closed early, at 5 pm, and a complete blackout has been imposed from 6 pm to 6 am.

In Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, and Phalodi, the blackout will continue till 6 am on Saturday.

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, state-run oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Friday issued public statements, assuring citizens that the country has sufficient stocks of petrol, diesel and LPG.

They urged people not to indulge in panic buying, emphasising that supply chains remain fully functional across India.

Indian Oil, the country’s largest fuel retailer, took to social media to reassure the public that there is no disruption in fuel availability.