The MEA condemned the breach of the Bangladesh assistant high commission in Agartala and emphasized that diplomatic properties should never be targeted. The incident followed an attack on an Agartala-Kolkata bus in Bangladesh. Tensions between India and Bangladesh have risen with recent mob attacks on Hindus and the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.

The court dismissed the appeal filed by the accused and reaffirmed the trial court’s decision, emphasising the need for stringent punishment in such cases to safeguard children

Astrologers note that this age-old tradition is slowly fading. Increasingly, groom’s mothers are participating in wedding processions.