India summoned Russian Chargé d'Affaires Vladimir Ladanov to lodge a strong diplomatic protest after four Indian sailors were killed in a Russian missile strike on the cargo ship MV Golden Leo off Ukraine, calling the attack on commercial shipping "deplorable."
The response came after several Pakistani media reports attempted to connect India to Saturday's deadly attack on the Sindh Rangers' Bhittai Wing headquarters in Karachi.
WION journalist Sidhant Sibal quoted a MEA spokesperson as saying, “We have seen the story. The telephone conversation on 24 March was between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump only.
Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa where a fire claimed 25 lives, are believed held in Thailand. The Indian government has started efforts to bring them back for trial, including canceling their passports. Goa police have also arrested five club managers amid ongoing investigations.