The incident occurred on the same day that the death toll from the Birbhum attack reached nine, with another victim, Najma Bibi, succumbing to burn injuries in hospital.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its COVID-19 travel advice for India to "Level 1: Low" from "Level 3: High."
The change to Central laws, according to Shah, will benefit them "significantly," as their retirement age will be raised from 58 to 60 years, and women employees will be entitled to two years of childcare leave instead of the existing one year.