- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
More than 1,000 people were arrested Tuesday (10) in India’s remote northeast during the second government crackdown on illegal child marriages in the region this year, authorities said. India is home to more than 220 million child brides, according to UN figures, but the number of child weddings has fallen…
Pakistan said last Friday (6) that it would repatriate all illegal immigrants including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals in orderly phases rather than in one go. Pakistan’s announcement last Tuesday (3) of a November 1 deadline for people to leave or face forcible expulsion has frayed already soured relations…
Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space last Friday (6), riding aboard Virgin Galactic’s fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced. Salim, who previously travelled to both poles and has also parachuted over Mount Everest, was among the first customers to buy a…
The Hindu Council of Wales (HCW) commemorated International Non-violence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s 154th birthday on October 2, at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Cardiff Bay. Since its unveiling in 2018, HCW has marked the day each year, with this year’s event attended by dignitaries and the local community. This…
A video showing a man’s body on fire in India’s restive Manipur prompted calls for justice from a minority tribal group in the northeastern state, which remains on edge more than five months after bloody ethnic clashes killed at least 180 people. State authorities said they had ordered an investigation…
BANGLADESHI doctors said on Monday (9) opposition leader Khaleda Zia was at “high risk” of dying without urgent medical intervention abroad after authorities rejected a plea to let her leave the country. Zia, 78, is a two-time former prime minister who heads the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and…
INDIA’s financial crime agency on Tuesday (10) arrested four industry executives including one Chinese national working for smartphone maker Vivo in India in a case of alleged money laundering, according to legal papers and lawyers working on the case. The arrest adds to the legal troubles of the Chinese phone…
Influencer and doctor Mehrub Moiz Awan recounts numerous instances of harassment she has faced since becoming the outspoken representative of Pakistan’s queer community. A well-coordinated digital hate campaign, fuelled by the religious right, has endangered transgender individuals, jeopardising their legal rights and their lives. “It became quite vicious where there…
A trial involving six Indian banks pursuing unpaid loans amounting to an estimated $2 billion, including interest accrued, from GVK Coal Developers (Singapore) Pte Ltd and associated companies opened in the High Court in London on Tuesday (10). Judge Dame Clare Moulder presided over the hearing at the Commercial Court…
The new series Mrs. Sidhu Investigates has turned out to be a success on Acorn TV. The four-episode series, which features Award-winning actress Meera Syal in the title role of a widow with a teenage son, concluded its first season on Monday, October 9. Suk Pannu is credited as the writer of…
