The IMD has issued heavy rainfall, cold wave and ground frost warning for several states/UTs for Thursday. Heavy rainfall is very likely over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, while cold wave conditions are likely over Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab and Rajasthan. Further, ground frost is likely over Assam, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand.

US' European Command confirmed on Wednesday that it has taken control of the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera (earlier called Bella-1) in the North Atlantic Ocean after it slipped through US' maritime "blockade" of sanctioned tankers. The operation was completed while a Russian submarine and other naval assets were reportedly near Marinera. Marinera was seized over a US federal court's warrant.

US forces are approaching a Russian-flagged civilian oil tanker and are attempting to board it, raising tensions in the Atlantic Ocean, RT reported. Pictures shared by the publication show a black helicopter approaching the vessel, though it's unclear which country/organisation it belongs to. Reports earlier claimed that Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval assets to escort the tanker.

'Dhurandhar', starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna, has now become the highest-grossing Hindi film in India. On Day 33 of release, the Aditya Dhar directorial surpassed the Hindi collection of Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2' by collecting ₹831.40 crore, confirmed trade analyst Taran Adarsh. During its lifetime run, Hindi version of 'Pushpa 2' collected nearly ₹830 crore at domestic box office.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refuted reports that ICC issued an ultimatum to them to either play T20 World Cup in India or forfeit points. "ICC has reiterated its commitment to ensuring...full and uninterrupted participation of...Bangladesh...in the tournament. The ICC has conveyed its willingness to work closely with the BCB to address the concerns raised," the BCB said.