In yet another road mishap in Uttarakhand’s hilly terrain, a bus carrying around 35 pilgrims from Gujarat to Kedarnath Dham overturned on the Tehri-Ghansali motor road on Wednesday, injuring at least 18 passengers.

The accident occurred near Daba Khale Naame Toke, approximately 1.5 km ahead of Tipri, when the speeding bus reportedly lost control and overturned, causing panic and screams among the passengers.

Locals who witnessed the incident immediately alerted the police and emergency services.

After the Meghalaya Police investigation revealed that Sonam Raghuvanshi orchestrated the entire chilling murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, her family has decided to boycott her and demanded the death penalty for her crime.

Sonam's brother, Govind Raghuvanshi, on Wednesday, met Raja Raghuvanshi's parents at the latter's home in Indore and apologised for his sister's involvement in killing her own husband. During a meeting with Raja's mother, Govind said that his sister deserves the death penalty.

In a tragic incident, two persons died and three others sustained injuries in an explosion at a private firecracker manufacturing unit in Vadakarai, near Kariapatti in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district, on Wednesday.

The explosion occurred at Yuvaraj Fireworks, a licensed unit owned by Raja Chandrasekar, when a group of workers was reportedly engaged in chemical-related operations. The blast, which sent shockwaves through the locality, triggered a fire that rapidly engulfed parts of the unit.

Delhi continues to reel under an intense heatwave as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the national capital on Wednesday.

With temperatures already touching 36 degrees Celsius at India Gate by 9.30 a.m., the day is expected to bring even more discomfort to residents as the mercury is projected to climb further.

The IMD has warned that daytime temperatures in Delhi could reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius, with night-time lows hovering around 29 degrees Celsius, providing little relief even after sunset. The ongoing weather conditions are part of a prolonged heatwave affecting large parts of northwestern India.

"Very hot weather conditions are likely to persist over Delhi till at least June 12," the IMD said in its latest bulletin.

The extreme temperatures, combined with high humidity levels in certain areas, have pushed the ‘feels-like’ temperature to around 50 degrees Celsius, making the situation even more challenging for people across the capital.

A bride among five others lost their lives in a devastating road accident on Wednesday at the Dausa-Manoharpur highway (NH-148) near Bhatkabas village in Jaipur Rural, Rajasthan, while eight others, including the groom, were left injured.

The accident occurred around 6.10 a.m. when a speeding truck collided head-on with a jeep carrying 'baraatis' returning from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.

The impact of the collision was so severe that the jeep was shattered, with the bodies of the victims badly trapped inside. It took considerable effort to retrieve them. Among the deceased is 18-year-old bride Bharti, wife of Vikram Meena, a resident of Mandoli in Shahdol district.

The groom, Vikram Meena (25), a native of Udaipurwati in Jhunjhunu district, sustained serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at NIMS Hospital along with other injured baraatis.

In a significant breakthrough in curbing street crime in the National Capital, the South West Delhi District Police have arrested two habitual snatchers and one receiver of stolen goods.

The arrests were made by a joint team from the Anti-Snatching Cell and Police Station Safdarjung Enclave, following a detailed investigation into a series of snatching incidents in the area. With this action, four cases of gold chain snatching have been successfully worked out.

According to the South West District Police, “Two notorious snatchers cum B.Cs. of PS Ambedkar Nagar namely Anil, Arun and one receiver of stolen property, Mohd Imran, have been arrested. The accused were involved in a series of chain snatchings and are repeat offenders.”

The police statement further revealed that Anil, a resident of Dakshinpuri, has a criminal history involving over 40 cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, and snatching, while Arun of Madangir is involved in at least 18 such cases. Both are listed as ‘bad characters’ (B.C.s) of PS Ambedkar Nagar.

With the 61-day annual fishing ban in Tamil Nadu, which began on April 15, set to end on June 14, fishermen across the state are raising concerns over falling seafood prices and demanding government intervention to protect their livelihoods.

In Rameswaram, fishers have urged the state government to constitute a price-setting committee to ensure fair pricing, especially for shrimp.

“Fishermen toil all day at sea, but it’s unfortunate that they are unable to fetch a satisfactory price for their catch,” said X. Nallathambi, president of the National Traditional Fishermen Federation.

Traditionally, high-quality shrimp caught off Rameswaram and Mandapam are sold for up to Rs 700 per kilogram during peak season. However, in the immediate days following the lifting of the fishing ban, exporters are reportedly fixing prices as low as Rs 300 per kilogram, causing heavy financial losses for small-scale fishers.

The Centre has sanctioned a Rs 4224.23 crore package for 316 road projects in Jammu and Kashmir under PMGSY-IV, which is the biggest ever package for the union territory so far since the national flagship rural road development programme was started.

Under the PMGSY-IV programme, a rural habitation as small as 250 human beings will get road connectivity through a total length of 1781.33 km.

The majority of 316 road projects under PMGSY-IV in J&K will benefit the Jammu division, as this division is still poorly connected as compared to the Kashmir division.

While expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said that the approved 1781 km road length will provide a major boost to rural road connectivity and usher in a new era of prosperity in the far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

A bomb threat to the residence of AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu's Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) here on Tuesday triggered a high alert before authorities declared it to be a hoax.

Police sources said that the threat was communicated via email to Palaniswami’s residence on Greenways Road, a high-security area that houses several senior political leaders and government officials.

The email, containing a vague warning of an imminent explosion, prompted immediate action from the Chennai city police.

Following the alert, a bomb disposal squad, along with a dog squad and a team of forensic experts, was rushed to the premises

The Jharkhand Police have arrested a senior Maoist leader and recovered a huge cache of ammunition from a forest in Chatra district, officials said.

Arjun Ganjhu, a top commander of the banned Maoist outfit Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), was apprehended during a raid in Tikda village under the Lawalong police station area.

Acting on a tip-off about his movement, a special team led by Simaria SDPO Shubham Khandelwal conducted the operation and nabbed the militant.

Chatra Superintendent of Police Sumit Agrawal informed during a press conference on Tuesday that a country-made pistol was recovered from Ganjhu at the time of his arrest.