At least 60 dead in Pakistan mall fire
The death toll from a massive fire at a major shopping mall in Pakistan’s commercial capital of Karachi has climbed past 60, officials said,...
India and UAE sign huge gas deal, announce strategic defence partnership
India and the United Arab Emirates have signed a $3 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement and have agreed to advance a strategic...
Indian court convicts Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi under anti-terrorism law
A court in India’s capital has convicted a prominent female Kashmiri separatist leader under the country’s anti-terrorism legislation, more than seven years after she...
Hate speech against Muslims and Christians rises in India, new report finds
Hate speech targeting religious minorities in India rose sharply in 2025, with Muslims facing the highest number of incidents, according to a new report...
Indian Muslim killed by Hindutva mob over alleged cattle theft
Shock and outrage has spread across India after a Muslim man was beaten to death by a Hindutva mob in India’s Jharkhand state, the...
Indonesia blocks Grok temporarily over sexually obscene AI images
Indonesia has temporarily blocked Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s social media platform X, following public outrage over indecent and sexually explicit...
Demolition near old mosque triggers protests and police action in Delhi
At least 10 Muslim men were detained in India’s capital early Wednesday after tensions flared during a demolition drive near a century-old mosque in...
Bangladesh refuse to play T20 World Cup matches in India amid safety fears
The Bangladesh cricket team has announced that it will not travel to India to play matches in the upcoming ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup,...
Muslim man tied to pole and beaten by Hindu beef vigilantes in India’s Bihar
A Muslim man in the Indian state of Bihar was tied to an electric pole and publicly beaten by a Hindu mob after being...
Bangladesh raises alarm over persecution of minorities in India
Bangladesh has expressed “deep concern” over violence targeting religious minorities in India, including Muslims and Christians, and has called for impartial investigations and accountability...
