NEW DELHI (AP) : India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and … More
Category: South Asia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jusuf Kalla in Afghanistan to Broker Peace Treaty
JK’s arrival is long overdue to help find solution for the peace accord in Afghanistan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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