Flooding in the Ghaghara region has disrupted wildlife habitats, leading wolves to venture into human settlements in Bahraich. Seven individuals, including children, have been killed by wolves seeking new food sources. Wildlife officials and experts are investigating the underlying causes, which appear to include habitat disturbance and possibly rabies, aiming to reduce further human-wolf conflicts.

A Russian Mi-8T helicopter, with 22 on board including 19 passengers, went missing in the Kamchatka Peninsula. Departing from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano, the helicopter failed to make contact at the scheduled time. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has initiated a search operation to locate the missing aircraft.

PM Modi flagged off the three state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express trains at 12.30 P.M. catering to the three states of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.