Delhi Blast LIVE Updates: HM Amit Shah To Chair High-Level Meeting Today
A high-level meeting will be held at the Ministry of Home Affairs today, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to discuss the blast near Red Fort.
Delhi Blast LIVE Updates: UK Issues Travel Advisory
The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a travel advisory for India, advising against non-essential travel to certain areas. The advisory includes avoiding all travel within 10km of the India-Pakistan border, where the Wagah-Attari border crossing is currently closed.
Additionally, the FCDO advises against all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, except for air travel to and from Jammu city and travel within Jammu city. The FCDO also recommends against all but essential travel to the state of Manipur, including the capital Imphal, due to ongoing violent ethnic clashes and curfews.
Delhi Blast Live Updates: Mumbai On High Alert
A high alert has been issued in Mumbai following a blast in a car near the Red Fort metro station in New Delhi. Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have intensified patrolling at major railway stations, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Dadar, Thane, and Kalyan.
Dog squads and bomb detection and disposal teams are also pressed into service to identify suspicious objects at railway stations. The Railway Police have appealed to passengers to travel cautiously and avoid touching unidentified objects.
Bomb disposal squad checks premises of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), after security was beefed up following a blast near the Red Fort. (Photo: PTI)
Delhi Blast Live Updates: US Department of State Offers Condolences
The United States Department of State wrote, "Our hearts are with those affected by the terrible explosion in New Delhi. We continue to closely monitor the situation. Our sincere condolences to the families who lost their loved ones. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured."
Delhi Blast Live Updates: MHA To Hold High-Level Meeting
A high-level meeting will be held at the Ministry of Home Affairs today, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to discuss the blast near Red Fort.
The meeting scheduled at 9.30 am will be attended by IB Chief, Home Secretary, Delhi Police Commissioner, Special Secretary (Internal Security) and other senior MHA officials. The agenda is to review all aspects of internal security.
Delhi Blast Live Updates: Helpline Numbers
Helpline Numbers:
LNJP Hospital (where most of the injured are admitted): 011-23233400, Emergency: 011-23239249
AIIMS Trauma Center: 011-26594405
Delhi Police Emergency: 112
Delhi Police Control Room: 011-22910010 or 011-22910011
