West Bengal News LIVE: The Chaurabasti area of Shivpur turned into a flashpoint of political violence on Thursday as supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reportedly engaged in a violent face-off. We are closing the LIVE Blog

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on Thursday for joint action to exert diplomatic and economic pressures to open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been “hijacked” by Iran. Speaking at the meeting of about 40 countries, including India, convened from London on the Strait, she said, "We have seen Iran hijack an international shipping route to hold the global economy hostage”. We are closing the LIVE blog now