Cyclone Arnab has triggered heavy rain, flooding and widespread waterlogging in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Around 300 villages have been marooned in Odisha’s Ganjam district, prompting rescue and planned air evacuation efforts, while the storm-related death toll in Andhra Pradesh has risen to six. PICS/PTI

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Philippine Secretary of National Defence Gilberto C Teodoro Jr., on Wednesday evening on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Cebu, Philippines. (Pics/PTI)