Once meant to teach unity in diversity, Republic Day tableaux now increasingly foreground Hindu symbols as national symbols, ...

In post-26/11 Islamabad, Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta became the unlikely face of a major espionage scandal. Fluent in Urdu ...

Leaders insisted China-backed coal deals would fix Pakistan’s energy crisis. But the power plants have threatened residents’ health and left the nation in a debt trap.

The abject hypocrisy of the West on the atrocities against minority Hindus in Bangladesh must not only be called out—it should be underscored for what it really is: a colossal failure and a tame ...

A flight attendant, Pinky Mali, tragically died in a plane crash, just days after expressing her desire to help ...

Voters across several parts of Mumbai reported difficulties in casting their ballots after discovering that their names were ...

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by ...

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking USD 5 billion (about Rs 41,500 crore) in damages against banking major JPMorgan Chase & Co and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamie Dimon, ...

A German doctor met a Pakistani man on Roblox, traveled to Pakistan, and married him, turning an online friendship into real-life love.

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