An Israeli drone strike killed a Hezbollah member in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, targetting a vehicle near Qaaqaait al-Jisr in the Wadi al-Hujayr area, Lebanese security and official sources said.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that "an enemy drone targeted a car at the entrance of Wadi al-Hujayr near Qaaqaait al-Jisr in the Nabatieh district this morning."

The Lebanese Ministry of Health's Public Health Emergency Operations Center confirmed one fatality in the strike. Civil Defence officials said the vehicle caught fire, and the body was transported to a hospital in Nabatieh.

A Lebanese security source that the deceased was identified as Hussein Nehmeh Milhem Shomran, a Hezbollah member from Qaaqaait al-Jisr.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday said that by nailing corrupt officers the state government has stopped the undue harassment and inconvenience caused to the general public.

Addressing the gathering here today, the Chief Minister, while taking a dig at the Revenue officers who used to harass the common man on pretext of mass leaves or strikes, said that the state government has not bowed before these corrupt officers, who are facing Police action for their sins. He said that the AAP government has zero tolerance against corruption but ironically by going on mass leave these officers are seeking license for corruption. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this blackmailing was not tolerated and severe action has been taken against these corrupt and haughty officers.

Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation.

Fighting erupted overnight between forces loyal to Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, including the 444 Brigade, and militias aligned with Abdel Raouf Kara, head of the Special Deterrence Force.

Residents reported hearing sustained gunfire into the morning, as the Libyan Red Crescent said it had recovered a body in downtown Tripoli. The scale of casualties remains unclear.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya condemned the violence and attacks on civilian areas, warning that harm to non-combatants and infrastructure "may constitute crimes under international law."

The GNU's Defence Ministry said the ceasefire took effect by midday, with buffer forces deployed to separate combatants and stabilise flashpoints.

The company posted a net profit of Rs 48.7 crore for the quarter, down from Rs 54.4 crore in the same period last fiscal, according to a regulatory filing.

Despite the fall in profit, NIIT MTS reported a 7.9 per cent increase in its revenue from operations, which stood at Rs 429.7 crore during the quarter.

However, on a quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) basis, the company saw its profit shrink by 21 per cent, while revenue grew by just 2.6 per cent.

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Wednesday that the Russian delegation is expected to address political and technical issues during the upcoming talks with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday.

"The delegation needs to address both political and, I'd say, a billion of technical issues. So the composition of the delegation will be determined based on that," the official said,

Ushakov further mentioned that Moscow's proposal is to resume the 2022 talks that were suspended by the Ukrainian side at the urging of Western colleagues and partners. He however, did not answer whether he himself is a part of the Russian delegation.

Westlife Foodworld Limited, the operator of McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India, on Wednesday reported a sharp fall in its net profit as well as revenue for the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY25 on quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis.

The company’s net profit declined by over 78 per cent to Rs 1.52 crore in Q4, compared to Rs 7.01 crore in the previous quarter (Q3 FY25), according to its stock exchange filing.

The total revenue from operations also dropped sequentially by 7.74 per cent, falling to Rs 603.14 crore in Q4 from Rs 653.71 crore in Q3 FY25.

India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra has been conferred with the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Defence in the Gazette of India, a weekly authorised journal of the Government of India, on Wednesday.

Chopra became India's most successful individual Olympian after he claimed a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the javelin throw, marking his second medal at the Games after his historic gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal in Tokyo. He ended his 2024 season with a second-place finish in the prestigious Diamond League Final in Brussels.

"No 3 (E) dated 9 May 2025 in exercise of the powers conferred by Para 31 of the Territorial Army Regulations, 1948, the president is pleased to confer Honorary Rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Territorial Army on Ex-Sub Maj Neeraj Chopra, PVSM, Padma Shri, VSM, Village & Post Office Khandra, Panipat, Haryana with effect from 16 April, 2025," the Gazette of India read.

A cybercrime police station in Manesar of the Gurugram Police has arrested four accused for allegedly providing bank accounts for cyber fraud, police said.

The accused were identified as Honey Garg, Sahdev, and Sandeep, all residents of village Tatarpur, district Palwal, and Rahul Tiwari resident of Bawa Colony, Ludhiana (Punjab), currently residing in village Tatarpur, district Palwal.

According to the police, on March 15, a person complained to the cybercrime police station, Manesar in Gurugram, regarding fraud in the name of earning profit by investing.

On this complaint, a case was registered under the relevant sections in Police Station Cyber Crime Manesar, Gurugram.

A grain trader has filed a police complaint against his long-time manager for embezzling Rs 92.92 lakh.

The manager, Gobarsinh Nagji Rajput, was hired due to a personal connection with the trader’s family. The accused is alleged to have fabricated grain purchase records and misappropriated funds over two financial years.

According to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the Gondal B-Division Police Station, the complainant, Piyushbhai Govindbhai Patel, claimed that Rajput generated false procurement letters and falsified stock statements to withdraw a total of Rs 1.90 crore.

Three children died while one survived after their mother fed them a poison-laced drink and attempted suicide at Rafiganj Railway Station in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Suryamani Kumari (5), Radha Kumari (3) and Sivani Kumari (1).

All of them were rushed to the hospital, where one was declared dead on arrival, while two others died during treatment.

The woman, identified as Sonia Devi and her son Ritesh Kumar (6), were undergoing treatment at a hospital.