Kerala Renaming Cleared as Air-Ambulance Crash Probe Advances and India Urges Exit From Iran

Overview

• The Union Cabinet approved renaming Kerala as 'Keralam', advancing a long-sought change in official nomenclature.
• Seven people died in the Ranchi–Delhi air ambulance crash in Jharkhand’s Chatra; post-mortems are complete, bodies have been handed to families, and the investigation is underway.
• The Indian Embassy in Tehran advised Indian nationals to leave Iran and issued emergency helpline numbers as the advisory remains in effect.
• Delhi Police investigated bomb threats sent to two schools, with security searches intensified and the Delhi Metro placed on heightened alert.
• Reports indicate President Donald Trump and US authorities are considering new national-security tariffs following a court ruling, with any actions still at the consideration stage.