India is working to ensure “not a single drop of water” will flow into neighbouring Pakistan, the water minister has said, after New Delhi suspended a major treaty last year.

After a revolt of TMC MLAs against Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, at least 21 party MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are likely to switch their loyalty to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Hundreds of young students gathered in New Delhi yesterday for the first street protest organised by the satirical “Cockroach People’s Party” over alleged irregularities in recent major examinations.

Movement taps into youth frustration over jobs despite India’s rapid economic growth

India gave a red-carpet welcome to Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez yesterday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks to bolster trade between the oil exporter and his energy-hungry nation.

Police said owner Lavkesh Bajaj was arrested late Wednesday, hours after the blaze gutted the building, killing at least nine Indians and several foreigners

The split in India’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) apparently passed the point of no return yesterday as West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose approved the party’s rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition.

Conflict in Middle East chokes Strait of Hormuz, drives up fuel prices

Bangladesh High Commission says three are in critical condition and receiving ICU care

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in neighbouring India yesterday, in his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader, for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants.

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh energy into their grouping known as the Quad.

West Bengal’s BJP government yesterday operationalised its “detect, delete and deport” policy, with Malda becoming the first district to set up a holding centre for illegal foreign nationals, sparking fears among minorities, especially Muslims, that it could lead to arbitrary expulsions.

At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said yesterday, as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following official health warnings.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, reaffirming the importance of a relationship that has come under growing strain, a week after the United States held a warm summit with China.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari yesterday announced the implementation of a mechanism under which infiltrators detained by state police would be handed over directly to the BSF for deportation, while unveiling what he described as part of a broader ‘’detect, delete and deport’’ framework.

Move part of 90-day fuel-saving drive amid Middle East war

Three pastors were gunned down yesterday in India’s restive northeastern Manipur state, police and officials said, the latest flare-up in a region gripped by ethnic conflict.

The chief secretary has been asked to complete the procedures within the next 45 days

Indian film star C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu state yesterday after his new party brokered a coalition in the southern industrial hub.