Hyderabad, May 11 -- Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, 35 students from Telangana who were pursuing higher education in border states have safely reached Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

These students were studying in various institutions across Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir, and sought refuge as the security situation in those regions became increasingly uncertain.

The group of students includes 17 from Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar, 10 from LPU in Bathinda, three from IIT Ropar, three from Lamrin Tech Skill University in Chandigarh, one from IIT Jammu, and one from Central University of Jammu.

Out of the total, five students have already begun their journey back to their hometowns. The r...