215+ VCs, ex-VCs and academicians backed IIT Madras Director Prof V Kamakoti after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra allegedly called him a “cow urine expert” in Lok Sabha. The open letter said the remark undermines academic dignity and scientific temper.

Pakistan’s statement comes in response to the Indian embassy’s post on social media, where it said: “There is no Pakistani Kashmir, only Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.”

16 Indian nationals, including 10 seafarers, have been killed and 75 injured in West Asia since Feb 2026 amid the conflict, MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh told Rajya Sabha. 12 more Indians died in a Qatar gas facility accident.