Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:20am on 21 May 2024,Tuesday India Global
The Indian national flag was flown at half-mast on Tuesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the country observed a day of national mourning. This followed the death of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the mourning period, canceling all official entertainment for the day. Raisi and nine others, including the foreign minister and senior officials, were killed in the crash near Jolfa, a city on the Azerbaijan border. India has extended condolences to Iran over the tragic loss.
