led by a retired High Court judge, has already begun its work and has been collecting evidence for several days.

Families of Iranian-origin Bihar residents, who have been living in the state for over two decades, received notices to prove their citizenship under the ongoing SIR exercise.

Congress’s Shashi Tharoor, irked by Air India’s plan to curtail flights to and from Kerala, said it would hamper the state’s trade and tourism and invariably lead to passengers switching to other airlines.