Kunduz, Afghanistan: The Taliban have arrested a man for allegedly selling dozens of women in northern Afghanistan after duping them into believing they would be marrying into money, officials said. The man was arrested in northern Jawzjan province late on Monday, Damullah Seraj, the Taliban provincial

New Delhi: Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering the Indian capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution. One of the world’s most polluted cities and home to some 20 million people, Delhi

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the restrictions imposed by the BJP’s Haryana government on offering Friday prayers by Muslims at several places in the state, the Foreign Office said in a statement. The FO said it is deeply concerned over continued vandalization of mosques and

Quetta: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that India was pursuing the dangerous policy of Islamophobia and stressed the need for steps by sane elements in society to prevent the trend. He said India would lead itself to destruction by promoting hatred against Muslims. “Dangerous for India.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pointed to the plight of farmers, saying that no one was concerned what compels them to burn stubble, reported NDTV. “People sleeping in five-star hotels in Delhi blame farmers,” the court said. “Look at such small land holdings of

New Delhi: The police in India state of Gujarat have booked nine people, including one based in London, in connection with conversion of over 100 tribals from 37 families of the “Vasava Hindu” community to Islam. All those who have embraced Islam are residents of

Srinagar: Two men martyred alongside a pair of freedom fighters in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) were gunned down in "cold blood" by security forces, a relative of one of the dead said on Wednesday. According to police, two freedom fighters were martyred the

New Delhi: Salman Khurshid, the ex Indian minister and senior Congress leader, has stood firm on his stand on Ayodhya even after Hindutva extremists attacked and torched a portion of his home at Nainital in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The right-wing Hindus are up in

Itanagar: Indian paramilitary force killed three rebels of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN- Khaplang) in Indian state Arunachal Pradesh. The rebels belonging to NSCN (K)’s Yung Aung faction were killed during an operation launched by paramilitary Assam Rifles (AR) and police personnel in Khogla

London: Britain’s Prince Charles has replaced the queen on a four-day trip to Egypt and Jordan that started on Tuesday, as the reigning monarch stays home to recover from an injured back. Charles — the first in line to the throne — is said to have