Karnataka: Nearly a week has passed since Udupi’s Muslim women students began their physical protests outside the Government Women’s College to assert their right to wear a hijab inside classrooms. In December 2021, the teenagers were banned from entering classrooms because of their hijabs by their
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa. According to a statement
William Byrd, Ph.D. Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of a famine and economic collapse. Millions face the prospect of falling into poverty, starvation and even death. On December 22, the U.S. Treasury Department and United Nations Security Council provided sanctions relief for humanitarian assistance flowing
It was lockdown in the Indian city of Hyderabad when activist SQ Masood was stopped on the street by police who asked him to remove his facial mask and then took his picture, giving no reason and ignoring his objections. Worried about how the photographs would
Kabul: In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of around 30 women sew scarves, dresses and baby clothes. A few months ago, before the Taliban movement seized power in August, she employed more than
Washington: The United States and Britain agreed to launch talks aimed at resolving their trade dispute over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, the countries said in a joint statement. No specific date or timeline was given for the talks but discussions will address "global steel and
Washington: US President Joe Biden will nominate the first Muslim-American woman to serve as a federal judge, the White House announced as he continues his push to diversify the federal judiciary. Nusrat Jahan Choudhury has served as legal director for the Illinois chapter of the American
Accra: A new, interactive digital report shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to rise, spurred by conflict, climate change and economic slowdowns including those triggered by COVID-19. The African Union Commission (AUC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
New Delhi: India on Thursday morning recorded 3,17,532 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,82,18,773 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The daily case count on Thursday was 12.21% higher than Wednesday’s tally of 2,82,970 infections. With 491 new
Sameer Hashmi Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have been accused of carrying out beatings and torture in the wake of the government's decision to strip the region of its autonomy. The BBC heard from several villagers who said they were beaten with sticks and cables, and given