A Tibetan-origin soldier with India's special forces was killed in the latest border showdown with Chinese troops on their contested Himalayan border, a Tibetan representative said Tuesday.

Amidst a nationwide outpour of grief and tributes, former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated in New Delhi with full military honours today.

Behind all the accolades (Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award and epithets like elder statesman) for Pranab Mukherjee lies is his realisation that he was in the final analysis a Bengali to the core. “Aami Bangalee chhilam, achhi, o thakbo” he once said at a felicitation function in Kolkata.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led an outpouring of condolence and rich tributes to former president Pranab Mukherjee, who died in New Delhi today, saying that he left an indelible mark on the politics and development of the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s death and called him a “true friend” of Bangladesh and a guardian-like figure to her family.

Pranab Mukherjee, the first Bengali to hold India’s highest constitutional post of President and one of the country's most respected politicians, has died after battling various ailments for 20 days.

India has accused China of “carrying out provocative military movements to change the status quo” along the tense border in eastern Ladakh two days ago and said Indian troops “pre-empted” the Chinese troops’ move on the southern banks of Pangong Tso lake.

An Indian national was arrested for trying to smuggle mobile phones into Bangladesh through the Petrapole integrated check-post in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the Border Security Force (BSF) has said.

India registered nearly 79,000 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day surge reported by any country since the beginning of the pandemic.

India will reopen underground train networks and allow sports and religious events in a limited manner from next month as part of the government’s efforts to revive the economy, even as coronavirus infections soar.

Indian customs authorities claim to have seized 25 antique idols valued at Rs 35.3 crore, which were being smuggled to Bangladesh from West Bengal.

India today began Phase II clinical trials of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine as two male volunteers were administered the injection at a hospital in the western city of Pune.

The inland waterway Sonamura-Daudkandi route, connecting Tripura with Bangladesh, will have its first trial run in the first week of September when barges carry 50 tonnes of cement, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.

Indian High Commission in Dhaka has described some "factually incorrect and speculative reports" surrounding the visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Dhaka last week as ill-intentioned attempts that are highly "mischievous and misleading".

Congress’ interim President Sonia Gandhi today offered to quit and asked the party’s top decision-making body to start the process of looking for her replacement following a demand by more than 20 senior leaders for leadership change.

Amid the controversy at Visva Bharati in Bolpur, West Bengal, over a move to fence the Poush Mela ground there, the university’s Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty, who has often been accused of bringing in "outsiders" to defend his decision, has said Rabindranath Tagore also came to Bolpur from outside to set up the institute.

India has assured Bangladesh that it will carry out an investigation into why border killings were taking place despite the Indian government’s decision to bring those down to zero, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said.

The Indian government has ordered “immediate” pullback of nearly 10,000 paramilitary personnel from militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, officials say.

Bangladesh will be a priority country in getting Covid-19 vaccine that India is producing, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.

Dhaka wants Delhi to hold Covid-19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh to control the pandemic, which is affecting the economies and livelihoods of people.