Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic head-scarf in Karnataka state, worrying Muslim students who had protested against the ban.

An Indian court upheld a local ban on the hijab in classrooms yesterday, weeks after the edict stoked violent protests and renewed fears of discrimination against the country’s Muslim minority.

A huge crowd tried to storm the Sri Lankan president’s seaside office yesterday as anger flared over runaway prices brought about by the worst financial crisis in the island’s modern history.

Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China yesterday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic.

At least 1,600 people have been killed by security forces and their affiliates and more than 12,500 people have been detained in Myanmar, said a new UN report released today.

Fresh from resounding victory in recent assembly elections in four of the five states, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a conscious decision was taken by him to not nominate the siblings of BJP lawmakers for the polls as dynastic politics is “dangerous for democracy.”

The Karnataka High Court in India today ruled that wearing hijab is not an essential practice in Islam and upheld the state government's ban on hijab in classrooms.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said yesterday that the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran will take place after March 27.

Hundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises yesterday after the island’s president called for “unity” as the Ukraine war rattles nerves over the threat of invasion from China.

India is exploring ways to avoid a major disruption in its supply of Russian-made weaponry amid US sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk could become more difficult due to a continuing border standoff with China.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said on Monday that the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran will take place after March 27.

Success in agitational politics does not always guarantee gains in elections. Nothing drives home this better than how the leaders of farmers’ groups failed miserably in the recent assembly elections in India’s Punjab and Uttar Pradesh states.

The Congress’s disastrous showing in the assembly elections to five states has added to a series of poor results, raising serious questions about the road ahead for India’s oldest party.

Millions of people across China endured lockdowns yesterday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of the country’s ‘zero-Covid’ approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.

The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making forum of India’s main opposition yesterday met in New Delhi to discuss the debacles it suffered in recent assembly elections in five states amidst calls by leaders and workers for return of Rahul Gandhi as party chief.

Indian police today arrested four Bangladeshi nationals, who are alleged members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

“Jhadu (broom) is a key part of my daily life. I can’t think of living away from it. Whatever the position of my son, I will continue to work as a sweeper in our school.”

The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making forum of India’s main opposition, today met in New Delhi to discuss the debacles it suffered in recent assembly elections in five states amidst calls by leaders and workers for return of Rahul Gandhi as party chief.

China will not build any military base on foreign land, including Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming said today.

Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into a missile India said it accidentally fired into its territory, rejecting New Delhi's decision to hold an internal inquiry into the incident and calling on the international community to play a role.