The alleged incident took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hall during a general body meeting, where activists had been raising concerns about live streaming civic proceedings and the rules governing mobile phone recording inside the hall

Emma Bonino, Italy’s veteran politician and civil rights campaigner, has died aged 78. A leading voice for abortion rights, gender equality and migrant rights, she spent five decades in Italian and European politics, serving as foreign minister and EU commissioner.