BEIJING: China’s white paper about its human rights record has opened a new window to its judicial system. At the same time, it gives an opportunity to analyse how Beijing has countered extremism in its most sensitive Xinjiang province. As Socrates once said: "Intelligent individuals learn
DHAKA, Bangladesh: An appeals court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced earlier to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. The court also agreed to hear an appeal against his sentencing. Yunus who pioneered
GEORGIA: An Indian student was killed in Georgia, United States by a homeless man, whom he had reportedly been feeding and sheltering, according to local media reports citing the police. Footage from a security camera showed Vivek Saini, 25, being repeatedly beaten with a hammer by
MUMBAI: A prominent Indian political figure declared that he wished to "liberate" Haji Malang Dargah, a Sufi shrine that is visited by Indians of all religions, just for Hindus. To learn more about the controversy, Cherylann Mollan of the BBC paid a visit to the shrine. Reaching
WASHINGTON: Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the US rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel's subsequent assault on Hamas-governed Gaza, an advocacy group said on Monday. Why is it important? Rights advocates
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government's intention to introduce a law preventing younger generations from buying tobacco. Under the new powers, there would be
NEW DELHI: A powerful Hindu group said several mosques in India were built over demolished Hindu temples, apparently hardening its stance in a decades-long sectarian dispute just days after a huge temple was inaugurated on the site of a razed mosque. The comments from the Rashtriya
New Delhi: A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across Indian-controlled Kashmir this winter, taking away familiar scenes of deep powder snow from the resort town of Gulmarg and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people dependent on tourism and farming in the region. At around 2,600
SEOUL: North Korea and China agreed to strengthen tactical cooperation and defend common interests, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday, reporting on Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong. China said the two countries pledged to strengthen
SINGAPORE: As Singapore faces a growing demand for blood due to an ageing population, the need for young blood donors is more critical than ever. Meet Shiek Abdullah Mohamed Fazil, a 23-year-old National University of Singapore undergraduate who has donated blood 13 times since 2019. Fazil's motivation