Speaking at a community event in Couva, PM Modi highlighted deep cultural ties between India and Trinidad and Tobago, calling Kamla Persad-Bissessar “the daughter of Bihar.”

This is PM Modi’s first visit to the country as Prime Minister and the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Caribbean nation since 1999.

In Kondhwa, Pune, a 22-year-old data scientist was allegedly raped in her apartment by a man posing as a courier delivery agent. The assailant sprayed a chemical on her face, took a selfie with her, and threatened to upload it if she reported the crime.