A group of five persons named by the court could be permitted to proceed to the hilltop pillar known as Deepathoon to offer symbolic prayers for 15 minutes, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has suggested.

A loud blast was heard and thick, black smoke was seen rising above the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the latest of Washington’s consulates in the Middle East to come under attack.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said “boots on the ground” may not be necessary, with tensions escalating in the Middle East as Washington trades attacks with Iran.