Following communal clashes in Murshidabad linked to protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, and West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose visited the violence-affected areas.

The airport has advised travellers flying in or out of Mumbai on May 8 to check with their airlines for possible changes in flight timings and to plan their journeys accordingly

The quake, with its epicenter near the border area between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, also shook Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, and its northern areas.