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Category: South Asia

India’s top court suspends implementation of new farm laws

NEW DELHI (AP) : India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Law, Protest

From Salman Khan’s bracelet to Deepika Padukone’s temple visits, here’s a look at Bollywood celebrity superstitions

Lucky charms to prized visits, here are interesting superstitions of your favourite stars By ; Nilanjana Javed (Senior News Editor) … More

Bollywood, Celebrity, Superstitions

How India’s artisanal fountain pens are making their mark

New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. “The last time I … More

Artisanal, Craft, Fountain Pen, India

Mumbai’s dabbawalas fear they have made their last delivery

Mumbai’s quintessential ‘dabbawalas’, who fed lakhs daily, are seeking help to feed their own For 22 years, Kailash Mahadev Shinde … More

Covid19, Dabbawalas, Delivery, Economy, Mumbai

Indian villagers carry corpse to bank to withdraw funeral money

They took Yadav’s passbook – and his corpse – to his bank to withdraw the money Patna, India: The corpse … More

Canara Bank, cremation, villagers

Poachers’ paradise: Gulf hunts fuel Pakistan falcon trafficking

KARACHI : Since learning to capture birds as a teen, Muhammad Rafiq has amassed a small fortune in Pakistan trapping … More

Black Market, Conservation, Falcons, Gulf Arabs, Pakistan

Covid: How the war on the virus attacked freedom in Asia

Safoora Zargar was more than three months pregnant when she was arrested in the Indian capital Delhi for participating in … More

Civil Society, Covid19, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protest

Hard times for Mumbai’s ‘dabbawalas’: One of the world’s best lunch delivery systems now lacks customers

Pandemic that has battered Indian city threatens livelihood of iconic white-capped workers KOLKATA : Many of Mumbai’s office workers and … More

Dabbawalas, Delivery, India, White-capped

India’s love affair with classic British motorbikes

Classic British motorbike maker BSA announced last month the brand was being revitalised under its Indian billionaire owner, continuing a … More

Brands, British, BSA, Classic, India, Mahindra, Motorbike, Norton, Royal Enfield, TVS Motor

Month on, women hold the fort at India farmer protests

NEW DELHI (AP) : The men arrived first. And they arrived with a bang. Tens of thousands of them, marching … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Protests, Women

Bangladesh ships second group of Rohingya to isolated island

Bangladesh has begun relocating a second group of nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of … More

Bangladesh, Human Rights, Refugees, Rohingya

Indian PM makes fresh appeal to farmers protesting over new laws

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (Dec 25) offered to hold fresh talks to end a stalemate … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Law, Protest

Jusuf Kalla in Afghanistan to Broker Peace Treaty

JK’s arrival is long overdue to help find solution for the peace accord in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Jusuf Kalla, Peace Accord

Once upon a time: Pakistan’s fabled storytellers fade away

SHOGRAN: Mohammad Naseem’s eyes shine while he shares the legend of a remote, alpine lake nestled among snow-capped Himalayan peaks … More

Pakistan, Poetry, Saif-ul-Malook, Storytelling

Giving tourism a boost, the Maldives’ way

EVEN amid an unfavourable economic climate for the tourism industry – no thanks to lockdowns, border closures and travel restrictions … More

Destination, Maldives, Promotion, Tourism

Pakistan: Is Imran Khan on the way out?

Opposition parties in Pakistan have ramped up their anti-government protests to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan from power. The chances … More

Imran Khan, Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan, Pakistani Democratic Alliance (PDM)

Indigo: The story of India’s ‘blue gold’

For generations, family-run farms in South India have grown and produced the natural dye that was once colonial capital. It … More

Heritage, India, Indigo, Natural Dye, Tamil Naidu, Traditional

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new farming laws continues

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (REUTERS) : Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday (Dec 13) intensified their protests against three new agricultural … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Protest

Recap: Mystery illness that hospitalised hundreds in India

BENGALURU, India: One person has died and nearly 600 have been hospitalised since last Saturday (Dec 5) in a southern … More

Contamination, Eluru, Groundwater, India, Mystery illness

Indian couple help traditional artisans get back to business

NEW DELHI (AP) — “Sanjhi,” the ancient Indian art of paper-cutting using nature-inspired motifs, is how Ram Soni puts food … More

Artisan, Craft, Heritage, India, online sales, Sanjhi

Kabul tailor’s 60cm-long moustache has made him a local celebrity in Afghanistan

It’s tough being a local celebrity. But Shir Khan, who’s also known as Kaka Shawqi, or “dashing uncle”, in the … More

Afghanistan, Appearance, Beard, Moustache, Tailor

National Strike Intensifies Protests Against New India Farm Laws

Tens of thousands of farmers across India took to the streets Tuesday during a nationwide strike demanding the scrapping of … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Protest

The Seychelles Islands – an untapped paradise

Most European countries will remain closed to tourists for the foreseeable future, leaving many Israelis desperate for a vacation. At … More

Destination, Holiday, Photography, Seychelles, Tourism

Angry Indian farmers are ‘ready to die’ in showdown with Modi

NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – As India’s coronavirus numbers swell and the economy stumbles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has another crisis … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Law, Protest

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