A devastating boat tragedy on the Ganga in Bihar’s Vaishali district has claimed at least 13 lives, with several children among the victims. The boat, reportedly carrying around 20 passengers, capsized at approximately 8:30 pm, plunging children into the river. The children were reportedly from Rampur Shyamchand village and were on their way to attend a feast when the disaster struck. WATCH

A training aircraft crashed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, killing an instructor and a trainee pilot who were the only two people on board. The Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft, operated by Garg Aviation, took off from the training centre at around 11:30 am on Thursday. The crash occurred around 11:50 am near Nathapurwa village and the Ganga Barrage, approximately five nautical miles from Kanpur Civil Airport. Visuals from the crash site showed the aircraft completely wrecked in a grassy, wooded area.