Overview
- Government sources say a first charter could fly Indians out of Iran as soon as Friday, with embassy teams conducting in-person outreach to students due to internet and phone disruptions.
- An estimated 10,000–12,000 Indians are in Iran as reports cite thousands of protester deaths, a sudden airspace shutdown, and airline reroutes and cancellations affecting long-haul travel.
- Multiple accounts describe authorities demanding so-called “bullet fees” from families before releasing bodies of those killed, allegations reported by international outlets and eyewitnesses.
- The Enforcement Directorate has asked the Supreme Court to direct FIRs against Mamata Banerjee and senior police over the Kolkata I-PAC raid standoff, after the Calcutta High Court dismissed a TMC plea.
- The Supreme Court reserved its order in the Harish Rana passive euthanasia case, and Mumbai’s election authorities rejected claims of ‘erasable’ ink during BMC voting as they reaffirmed safeguards against repeat ballots.