At least 116 American lawmakers have asked US President Barack Obama to seek Congressional approval for any military strike against Syria. In a letter signed by 98 Republicans and 18 Democrats, the Congressmen expressed their disapproval at the US President's intervention in Libya without prior statutory authorisation. They also said that Congress is ready to reconvene to consider the facts in Syria.
Meanwhile, the State Department said that it will brief the Congress on the intelligence related to the alleged chemical attack by the Assad regime in a Damascus suburb last week.

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has confirmed the arrest of Yasin Bhatkal. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Mr Shinde said, he was arrested from Indo-Nepal border and is presently under the custody of the Bihar police. The Home Minister added that Bhatkal was picked by the Intelligence agencies last night and the interrogation is still going on.