Sarfaraz Khan: A Mumbai maidan cricketer’s long journey to India Test cap | Cricket
Mumbai, India – Batting for nearly 10 hours at Mumbai’s Cross Maidan, Sarfaraz Khan first stole the limelight as a schoolboy in 2009 when he…
The holy month of Ramadan starts across much of Asia with prayer, before a month full of fasting and celebration
In short: The holy Islamic month of Ramadan has officially begun across much of Asia.The month began later in the region due to differences in the…
Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News
The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was…
‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India — Protests have erupted in parts of India over the Narendra Modi government’s implementation of a controversial citizenship law ahead of national…
India conducts first flight of missile that can carry multiple warheads | Nuclear Energy News
Delhi has been developing its missile systems for years now, especially as its competition with China grows. India has completed the first flight test of…
Ramadan Mubarak: Hear greetings in different languages | Interactive News
Here is how to wish someone Ramadan Mubarak in various languages around the world. Following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee, Saudi…
India signs $100bn free trade deal with European EFTA bloc | International Trade News
India to lift import tariffs for several industrial products from four-nation group in return for 15-year investment. India has signed a $100bn free trade agreement…
Deadly blast hits Pakistani city of Peshawar | News
The blast in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, wounded one person believed to be in a critical condition. At least two people have…
India’s opposition slams gov’t as top election official quits ahead of vote | India Election 2024 News
Arun Goel’s resignation leaves the poll body with only one of three mandated officials to conduct the election, due by May. India’s main opposition party…
India blast their way past Bazball to seal Test series win against England | Cricket News
India win the fifth and final Test in three days to take the series against England 3-1 as Bazball is questioned again. India maintained their…
Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan’s president for second time | Elections News
Pakistani lawmakers vote for return of widower of Benazir Bhutto after elections marred by rigging claims. Pakistan Peoples Party’s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has won a…
‘Most vexing’ test: Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi? | Politics News
Islamabad, Pakistan — It was a brief, formal exchange. On March 5, two days after Shehbaz Sharif became Pakistan’s 24th prime minister, his Indian counterpart posted…
Bollywood ‘takeover’: Pro-Modi films swamp Indian voters ahead of election | India Election 2024
Mumbai, India – A grimacing police official, staring into the camera, declares her intent to publicly shoot dead “leftists” while attacking “left-liberal, pseudo-intellectuals” as well…
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
AI meme wars hit India election campaign, testing social platforms | India Election 2024
Bengaluru, India – On February 20, India’s chief opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC), uploaded a video parodying Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Instagram…
Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’ | India Election 2024 News
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra…
Why is Pakistan’s PTI fighting for reserved seats in parliament? | Politics News
Islamabad, Pakistan — It is the latest setback for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. On Monday, the Election Commission of…
‘Joyful but afraid’: Disabled Indian academic Saibaba’s family on acquittal | Prison News
New Delhi, India – Vasantha Kumari shuffles through things she needs to pack for her visit to Nagpur where she will meet her academic husband,…
Why are people blaming the Houthis for cutting the Red Sea cables? | Telecommunications News
Beirut, Lebanon – Officials in the United States say undersea telecommunications cables in the Red Sea were cut on Tuesday, disrupting 25 percent of data…
Army brat to Pakistan’s ‘anti-establishment’ face: Who is Omar Ayub Khan? | Politics News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Moments after Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded his victory speech amid a ruckus in parliament, Omar Ayub Khan got up…