Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday he wanted to press ahead with a national common civil code of law, a proposal bitterly opposed by Muslim activists as an attack on their faith.

Thousands took to the streets of Kolkata early yesterday morning to condemn the rape and murder of a medic that has triggered protests across India demanding better safety for women.

India’s Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud today said the recent events in Bangladesh were a reminder of the value of freedom and liberty

Hundreds of women joined the protests in Kolkata and other cities in Bengal, demanding accountability for the brutal crime. The protests, which began at 11:55pm under the slogan “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence,” have been spearheaded by activists and ordinary citizens alike, reflecting a shared determination to reclaim safety and justice for women.

Just before the stroke of midnight, thousands of people, holding candles, poured onto the streets across West Bengal seeking justice and speedy investigation into the rape and murder of a female doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata

In his first public comments on the developments in Bangladesh, Modi expresses hope that the situation in the country normalises soon.

West Bengal Chief Ninister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused BJP and CPI (M) of trying to hold Bangladesh-like protests and topple her government after the opposition leaders demanded her resignation in the wake of rape and murder of a medical student in Kolkata

India is keen on working with the interim government of Bangladesh led by Prof Muhammad Yunus “to fulfil the shared aspirations of peoples of both countries”, said Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma yesterday.

India’s Supreme Court today refused to grant interim bail to jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding an alleged excise policy scam

A team of senior officers of India’s Central Bureau of Investigation today reached Kolkata to investigate the rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run hospital in the city, an incident which sparked outrage among doctors, leading to a third day of strikes

An Adani Power coal-fired power plant under contract to sell all its output to Bangladesh can now supply the domestic market as the government has amended its power export rules.

Yunus will never work to create rift between different communities and different linguistic group, senior Indian opposition politician Sharad Pawar said

Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services “indefinitely” yesterday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.

India’s market regulator chief yesterday rejected allegations by US short-seller Hindenburg Research that claimed past offshore investments may have prevented her from properly investigating corporate malfeasance allegations against the Adani Group.

India’s foreign minister has called the Maldives a “priority” for New Delhi on his first trip to the archipelago nation since its pro-China president expelled Indian troops.

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday began a three-day visit to the Maldives since Male expelled dozens of Indian soldiers and shifted towards China.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his "best wishes" to Bangladesh's newly sworn-in interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, saying New Delhi was "committed" to working with neighbouring Dhaka

Former chief minister of West Bengal and veteran Communist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee died today at his south Kolkata residence at the age of 80

This comes amid reports that Hasina may travel there to seek asylum

India remains deeply concerned till law and order is visibly restored in Bangladesh and it is monitoring the status of minorities following the resignation and fleeing of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, India's Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar said