Several accounts on social media platform X, some of whom are viewed as being critical of the Union government, have been withheld in India since Wednesday. The platform said that they had been withheld in the country in response to a legal demand.

There is no official explanation for why the accounts had been blocked.

The Congress said that the withholding of the accounts was unacceptable. Advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation said on Thursday that it was concerned by reports of several accounts and posts being withheld. Read on.

Gas prices in Europe jumped by 35% amid concerns about supplies. The concerns were triggered after Iran struck energy facilities across the Gulf, including Qatar’s main liquefied natural gas complex, in retaliation to an attack on its refinery on Wednesday.

Qatar said that the Ras Laffan industrial complex, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility, suffered extensive damage. The Iranian strikes also hit the Habshan gas facility and the Bab oil field in the United Arab Emirates.

On Thursday, the foreign ministers of 12 Arab and Islamic countries said that the attacks by Iran cannot be justified under any pretext. They called on Iran to immediately end its attacks. Read on.

Ukraine’s embassy in New Delhi said that the arrests of six Ukrainians in India under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act may have been “orchestrated and politically motivated”.

The six were among seven foreign citizens arrested by the National Investigation Agency on charges of conspiring to carry out terrorist activities against India. The seventh person is a United States citizen. They were arrested last week from Delhi, Kolkata and Lucknow while trying to leave India.

Kyiv rejects insinuations that it was possibly involved in supporting terrorist activities, the embassy said. Read on.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of creating riot-like conditions in Delhi, referring to the communal tensions in the Uttam Nagar area. The Opposition leader urged the residents of the national capital not to fall for provocations.

On March 4, a man named Tarun Bhutolia died after being severely injured in a clash during Holi celebrations. The clash began when a water balloon accidentally thrown by an 11-year-old girl from the third floor of a building fell on a Muslim woman standing below.

The killing had sparked tensions in the area. Muslim residents have expressed concern about calls for violence during Eid on Saturday.

On a petition seeking urgent intervention to prevent communal violence, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the police and the administration to take measures to ensure that the situation “does not take any ugly turn”. Read on.

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