This was the third telephonic conversation between the two leaders this year, and the second since the Iran war broke out after US-Israeli joint airstrikes on Tehran. The previous two phone calls between the leaders had taken place on February 2 and March 24.

The prime minister has also announced that the injured will be provided a sum of Rs 50,000 from the PM National Relief Fund (PMNRF). In a post on X, PM Modi expressed condolences over the incident and said the local administration was assisting those affected.

The government has proposed increasing the number of Lok Sabha seats to 850 as part of its intention to implement the Women’s Reservation Act from the 2029 Lok Sabha polls, with 815 seats proposed to the states and the remaining 35 for the Union Territories, according to sources.