Islamabad: Pakistan said that it has summoned the Indian charge d'affaires to convey its categorical rejection and condemnation of the controversial remarks by two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Indian diplomat was told that these remarks are totally unacceptable and have
Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur: Indonesia and Malaysia summoned India’s envoys to protest over derogatory remarks made about the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) by two members of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The move came as anger spread across the Muslim world, with various Middle Eastern nations summoning
Jaipur, India: Before the three sisters and their children were found dead in a well, they left a message blaming the family they had married into. Kalu, Kamlesh and Mamta Meena were victims of a dispute over dowries, the often hefty sums Indian parents pay to
Bangaluru: Twenty-four students studying in a college in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka have been banned for a period of seven days from attending classes for wearing hijab. The decision was taken by authorities of the Uppinangadi Degree College in Puttur Taluk
Lucknow: Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from the Hindu nationalist ruling party for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) led to a diplomatic furore, officials said on Wednesday. Harshit Srivastava, a
New Delhi: A fresh petition has been filed in the Indian Supreme Court challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. Encouraged by the demolition of historic Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the Hindutva workers are claiming that many mosques
Abuja: Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, faces a myriad of security threats — from militants in the north to separatist movements in the south. Much of the violence is related to religious extremism, but some attacks are fueled by conflicts over natural resources. What all have
London: The British Home Office is giving asylum seekers the option of being flown back to the conflict zones they escaped from or being sent to Rwanda, the east African nation that the UK has signed a deportation deal with. The Guardian has seen a document
Paris: A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to new findings. Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics are set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed
Phnom Penh: Cambodia and Beijing on Tuesday denied a report that they are building a secret naval facility for the Chinese fleet, as Australia’s new prime minister voiced concern and called for transparency. The Washington Post, citing unnamed Western officials, said a new facility at Cambodia’s