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.

Amid escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, the Tata Memorial Hospital on Friday received a threatening email that turned out to be a hoax, according to Mumbai Police officials.

Authorities at the premier cancer centre received the mail at 9 am and immediately alerted the police.

While the mail raised serious concerns about security, the police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) carried out searches. However, nothing was found.

"A hoax bomb mail threat was received at the Tata Memorial Hospital today morning. Nothing suspicious was found. Further legal process is going on," Mumbai police officials said.

The incident prompted a high alert at the facility. The hospital, which treats thousands of cancer patients daily, also initiated emergency protocols, including a precautionary evacuation of patients to safer areas within the facility.

The police are now trying to trace the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the email sender.

Civil flight operations have been closed at seven key airports across Gujarat, after India-Pakistan tension escalated.

The temporary shutdown comes under the latest series of Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) aimed at bolstering national defence readiness.

The affected airports - Jamnagar, Rajkot (Hirasar), Porbandar, Keshod, Kandla, Bhuj, and Mundra (Adani) - are among 24 Indian airports currently under NOTAM directives, which restrict airspace use for civilian flights.

The order is expected to remain in force until 11.59 p.m. today, unless extended by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) or defence authorities. The NOTAM measures follow a wave of aerial incursions from across the border.

Pakistani drones and missile systems reportedly attempted to strike targets in Jammu, Punjab, and Rajasthan. Indian air defence units responded swiftly, neutralising the threats before any damage could occur.

Amid high alert across Rajasthan in response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the state government has cancelled the leaves of all officers and employees of various government departments, including the police, doctors, and paramedical staff. Guidelines have been issued to all border districts to ensure preparedness and public safety in light of the situation.

In several regions, daily blackouts have been enforced.

Barmer and Jaisalmer will observe blackouts from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., while Jodhpur will enforce the same from 9.30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Earlier, the blackout time was set for 12.30 a.m., but it was advanced by three hours as a precautionary measure in Jodhpur. Similar blackout measures were implemented in Pali, Nal (Bikaner), and Mount Abu, the state's only hill station.