One of the 23 missing Army personnel in the Sikkim flash floods has been rescued, officials said on Wednesday. His condition is stable and he is under medical care, the Indian Army said. Troops of Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army launched a search and rescue operation to locate the missing soldiers, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh prayed for their well-being.

Several journalists' bodies on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud in the wake of raids by Delhi Police Special Cell against online news portal NewsClick. The letter said a large section of journalists in India finds itself "working under the threat of reprisal". "Journalism cannot be prosecuted as terrorism," it added.

IMD issued heavy to exceptionally heavy rainfall warning for West Bengal and Sikkim for Thursday. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Assam and Meghalaya. Further, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Arunachal Pradesh and heavy rainfall is very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

A speeding car rammed into a bike-borne elderly man and hit a woman walking on a road in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, a video of which also surfaced online. According to reports, the woman who was on her way to work, was thrown almost 50 metres away after being hit. The driver has been arrested, News18 reported.

Scientists are exploring if flash floods in Sikkim were triggered due to the strong earthquake that hit Nepal on Tuesday. Sikkim's Lhonak Lake overflowed after a cloudburst, raising the water level in the Teesta River. On Tuesday, four earthquakes hit Nepal in quick succession and tremors were felt in parts of India.

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh is third key AAP leader to be arrested by a central agency after Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain. Singh and Sisodia have been arrested by ED in Delhi liquor policy-linked money laundering case. Sisodia was first arrested by CBI earlier this year, while Jain was arrested by ED in 2022 in another money laundering case.

Before-and-after satellite images released by ISRO on Wednesday showed how Sikkim's Lhonak Lake burst after a cloudburst forced the water body to overflow and trigger flash floods in the Teesta River. Nearly 65% of the lake, around 105 hectares, has been drained. At least 10 people died and 82 others, including 23 army personnel, went missing due to the floods.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh's mother has reacted to her son's arrest by the ED for his alleged involvement in the Delhi excise policy case. "My son is innocent...I've never seen a more honest person...I've seen his truthfulness, his devotion...I pray to God that every mother gives birth to a son like him," she said.

A CCTV camera footage of an apartment complex in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow showed a minor girl trapped in a lift for around 20 minutes. In the video, the girl was seen screaming while banging on the lift and trying to open the door. She was seen looking at the camera and asking for help with folded hands before being rescued.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh was arrested on Wednesday following a raid conducted by ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to Delhi excise policy. Singh, before being taken away, took blessing from his mother by touching her feet. "Chinta na karo, himmat se raho (Don't worry, live with courage)," he's heard saying in a video shared by AAP.