Inter-district, intra-district plying of buses to remain prohibited in Orange Zones: MHA

The move comes in the backdrop of reports indicating public apprehension about a possible restriction in the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the domestic market due to ongoing developments in West Asia.

The flight had taken a longer route over Africa to avoid conflict zones but made a U-turn near the Ethiopia-Eritrea border and headed back to Delhi, landing at around 2:30 PM. This resulted in a 14-hour journey that ended where it began.

Many anxious families gathered in Srinagar on Wednesday to make an emotional appeal to the Government of India for the immediate evacuation of Kashmiri students currently stranded in Iran. As the West Asia conflict intensifies, parents, including Suhail Muzamil Qadri, are calling for a swift rescue mission, even as the Indian Embassy begins shifting students to safer zones.

The Central government on Monday strengthened the institutional mechanism for processing citizenship applications in West Bengal by constituting two state-level empowered committees under the Citizenship Rules, 2009, as part of the framework laid down under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

In its advisory, the MHA asked state authorities to monitor and identify "pro-Iran radical preachers giving inflammatory sermons" that could incite unrest or communal tensions within local communities. The letter underscores the need for intensified intelligence sharing and preventive action to avert any law-and-order breakdown.