"Our strong traditional support to the Palestinian cause remains unwavering even as we pursue good relations with Israel. We commend the Egyptian role in bringing about a ceasefire in last year's Israel-Gaza conflict," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
A cruel joke was being played on Mohammed Morsi. There were placards on Tahrir square reading "Egypt and Morsi" don't mix which had got the biggest laugh on Tahrir Square.
Democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the military on Wednesday. A call for new elections has also been issued. Millions of anti-Morsi protesters around the country erupted in celebrations after the televised announcement by the army chief.
For the common man, political squabbling since the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak two years ago was making things worse
Egyptian former prime minister Kamal Ganzouri accepted a request from the ruling generals to form a new government, state media reported, but protesters brushed away their choice and vowed to hold another mass rally on Friday to demand the army quit power.
Egypt's military delivered an ultimatum on Monday to dozens of committed protesters in Tahrir Square, nerve-centre of a movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak, to leave and let life get back to normal or face arrest.
Throughout the night it was an unending celebrations with people pouring into the streets--dancing, cheering and congratulating each other as they rejoiced the long-awaited ouster of Mubarak.
Egyptians staged one of their biggest protests yet on Tuesday demanding President Hosni Mubarak step down now, their wrath undiminished by the vice president's announcement of a plan to transfer power.
How are events in the Egyptian capital developing, what does this mean for Egypt, the Middle East and the wider world? Experts discuss.
Violent clashes broke out in Cairo’s Tahrir Square between anti regime protesters and supporters of Mubarak, despite the army's call for protesters to return home. CNBC's Yousef Gamal El-Din told CNBC-TV18 that if the situation continues to get out of hand, Egypt's tourism which adds 11% to the GDP would nosedive, hurting the economy.
Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak opened fire on Thursday on protesters demanding he quit, wounding seven, a witness said, after what many saw as an attempted government-backed crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.
Amrita Sen, AVP - Commodities Research at Barclays Capital, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Shereen Bhan and Elan Dutta gives her perspective on how the Egyptian crisis is weighing on sentiment across the world, especially on crude oil prices.