Gangster Happy Passia was plotting multiple attacks: FBI Chief Kash Patel

In Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, heavy rainfall in Nepal triggered a sudden rise in the water level of the Narayani River, leading to a major embankment breach that submerged homes and villages. The local administration advised residents within a ten-kilometre radius to evacuate, forcing many families to move to safer locations with their essential belongings. Several people living near the riverbanks were rescued using ropes. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial review of the flood-affected areas. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and local police remain deployed on the ground, carrying out ongoing rescue operations across affected sites.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan has announced his return to direction with Padayaatra after a decade. The film also reunites him with Mammootty as the veteran filmmaker reiterates his faith in theatres.

On the Business Today Show, anchor Sakshi Batra tracks closing action across Dalal Street as the Nifty slips 95 points to end near 22,620 and Sensex trades weak under pressure from elevated crude oil prices and global bond yield spikes. Market expert Pankaj Pandey analyses persistent equity market volatility, rate hike expectations from the Reserve Bank of India, credit quality concerns in the microfinance space, and emerging opportunities in railway and premium consumption stocks. The broadcast reviews Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's scheduled meeting with traders over the proposed 0.4% UPI merchant discount rate fee. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government declares 265 talukas drought-hit, directing banks and financial institutions not to harass farmers for crop loan recoveries while announcing a 10% urban water cut. Additionally, the Union Cabinet approves a 1.86 lakh crore rupee outlay for rabi minimum support price increases, including hikes for wheat and safflower, alongside the PM Dhara renewable scheme approval.

Gen Z is pushing for a transformation of the existing system, with governments also needing to acknowledge their shortcomings, Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh said at the India Today Conclave South 2026.