New Delhi: Chief of Hindu right-wing group Sri Ram Sena Pramod Muthalik has demanded a ban on madrassas in India. He said that the national anthem is not sung and no rule or regulation is followed in madrasas despite grants being provided by the government. “Hindu

Himachal Pradesh: An 81-year-old man in India was booked for an alleged "digital rape" of a minor, The Hindustan Times reported. The police reported that the accused was living with the girl as a guardian. He is reportedly an artist with an office in Himachal Pradesh

New Delhi: Activist Sharjeel Imam has approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in two cases citing the May 11 Supreme Court order that has temporarily stayed proceedings in sedition cases, Bar and Bench reported. Imam filed an application before the High Court on May

Cape Town: Parts of South Africa are still reeling nearly a month after heavy rains and catastrophic floods wracked the coastal city of Durban and surrounding areas, killing hundreds of people and destroying thousands of homes. Now, scientists say the extreme rainfall was worsened by

Nairobi: Somalia, which is due to elect a new president on Sunday, is a fragile Horn of Africa nation that has been battling an Islamist insurgency for over a decade and now faces a fresh threat of famine as a severe drought takes hold. Here are

London: Russia has probably lost around a third of the ground forces it deployed to Ukraine and its offensive in the Donbas region "has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule", British military intelligence said. "Despite small-scale initial advances, Russia has failed to achieve substantial territorial

Colombo: Sri Lanka was set to form a new cabinet on Monday as bitter political rivals make common cause to tackle a worsening economic crisis after last week's deadly violence, party leaders said. Protestors remained camped outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence demanding that he resign meanwhile,

Beirut: Lebanese voted  in the first parliamentary election since the country's economic collapse, with many saying they hoped to deal a blow to ruling politicians they blame for the crisis even if the odds of major change appear slim. The election is seen as a test

Stuttgart, Germany: Agriculture ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations on Saturday condemned India's decision to ban unapproved wheat exports after the country was hit by a punishing heatwave. "If everyone starts to impose export restrictions or close markets, that would worsen the crisis," German