Israeli Military 'Completes' Assault on 40 Hezbollah Terror Targets: Live News Updates Today

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported that on Wednesday afternoon it "completed" what it described as a "broad attack" on approximately 40 targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Rajveer Diler, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, died on Wednesday due to a heart attack. Diler was elected to the Hathras seat on a BJP ticket in 2019. However, for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP denied him a ticket and named Anoop Balmiki as its candidate for the seat.

The high-octane campaigning for the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections came to an end on Wednesday evening with top leaders of the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc making a last-gasp effort to woo voters.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said it detected seven naval vessels and two Chinese military aircraft around the country between 6 am (local time) on Tuesday to 6 am (local time) on Wednesday.

In a significant stride towards enhancing security and fostering peace in the region, the Army in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Police has undertaken joint training activities aimed at increasing synergy, interoperability and understanding the strengths along with the ethos and culture of each other.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched scathing attacks on the Congress after its senior leader Sam Pitroda reportedly advocated an inheritance tax law in India for wealth redistribution. PM Narendra Modi alleged that the Congress is planning to impose higher taxes and does not want people to pass on their hard-earned wealth to their children while Amit Shah said that comments of the chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, the party has been completely exposed.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, on the last day of the election campaign, says, “Narendra Modi had said that I will give Rs 15 lakh to every family. I will bring back the black money that Congress has kept abroad. Where is that money? He said I would double the farmers' income in the next election. Where is the double income of farmers?Now he is again saying Modi's guarantee...What is Modi's guarantee? Modi guarantees that he will not fulfil the promises he is making. This is Modi's guarantee.”

Prime Minister Modi will address a public meeting in Surguja of Chhattisgarh followed by two meetings in Sagar and Betul of Madhya Pradesh on the last day of campaigning for Phase 2 of Lok Sabha Polls. He will also hold a roadshow in Bhopal today. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who will resume campaigning after a brief break due to illness, will address public meetings in Amravati and Solapur.

An unfortunate incident occurred near Fairbanks, Alaska, when a Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft, carrying two individuals, met with a catastrophic crash into the Tanana River, subsequently erupting in flames. Regrettably, no survivors have been found.