Pakistani-Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah passed away on Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer, his daughter Natasha Fatah, who herself is a journalist, announced in a tweet.
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4th Jun 2023 | Updated at 04:56pm 4th Jun 2023
PM Modi talks tough against temple vandalism in Australia
- 31 May 2023
The world supports him when he says that an attack on a place of worship is "not acceptable," according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke out strongly against temple vandalism occurrences in Australia. He was addressing a public gathering...
India is a reliable development partner, says PM Modi at FIPIC
- 24 May 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Pacific island countries that India is a trustworthy development partner because it respects their priorities and bases its collaboration on moral principles.
Bilawal to attend SCO meet in Goa, India plays it down
- 26 Apr 2023
Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend SCO foreign ministers meet which India is hosting in Goa on May 5.The Indian administration didn't explicitly rule out a meeting between S Jaishankar and Bilawal, but it didn't seem...
Peshawar mosque blast toll mounts to 100
- 01 Feb 2023
The death toll has risen to 100 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan.
Protesters rally in Bangladesh to demand fresh elections
- 14 Dec 2022
Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh's largest opposition group have assembled in Dhaka to oppose the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led administration and call for fresh elections.
Temple, homes and shops of Hindus vandalised in Bangladesh
- 20 Jul 2022
Dhaka: A temple, shops and several houses of the Hindu community have been vandalised in southwestern Bangladesh by some unidentified people over a Facebook post allegedly belittling Islam, in the latest spate of violence targeting the religious...
“NO BETTER ALLY THAN THE UK”
- 25 Nov 2020
Recently appointed Indian-American Chief of Staff to Acting Defence Secretary speaks about 9/11, Kashmir, safeguarding regional security in the Indian Ocean through the Quad and the UK-USA special relationship.
Harvey Weinstein rape trial begins in New York
- 08 Jan 2020
Dressed in a black suit, former film producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark rape trial, met by celebrity accusers including Rosanna Arquette who helped fuel the #MeToo movement in the wake...
A gutsy and outdoorsy couple tale
- 29 Jun 2021
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Nepal PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month
- 22 Mar 2023
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said.
Nepal ruling coalition bags 90 seats out of 165
- 07 Dec 2022
Kathmandu: The top leaders of Nepal’s five-party ruling coalition on Monday met at PM Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence to review the general elections and discuss the formation of a new government.
Three generations, three journeys
- 05 Sep 2022
Rakesh Patel, a 47-year-old commodity trader took a plunge to visit Greenland. Speaking to Asian Voice, he said, “Over a hundred years ago, our grandparents emigrated from India to Africa in search of a better life. In 1972, our parents had...
‘2024, MODI ONCE MORE’
- 04 May 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome by the diaspora in Germany, on his three-nation Europe trip.
Mehul Choksi, a diamond merchant wanted in India in connection with a fraud over £1.3 billion, cannot be extradited, the Antigua and Barbuda High Court ruled in his favour.
Four members of a Gujarati family from Mehsana who drowned in the St Lawrence river last month while attempting to enter the US from Canada were cremated in Toronto.
In a move seen as a reiteration of its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, China has standardised the names of 11 places in the state, which it calls “Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet.” The change occurs barely one week after India hosted a G20...
Interpol has lifted its Red Notice against wanted businessman Mehul Choksi, putting an end to efforts by Indian law enforcement to extradite the eluded diamantaire from Antigua.
More than 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after the authorities in the North American country found their ‘admission offer letters’ to educational institutions to be fake. They received deportation letters from the Canadian...
California: A Sikh man has claimed that he was denied entry to a basketball match in the US because he was carrying a 'kirpan'. Notably, 'kirpan' is a small sword, worn in a sheath on a strap or belt. It is an article of faith that initiated...
- 22 Mar 2023
Melbourne: Following the organisation of an unauthorised assembly and blocking of the office's entrance by supporters of Khalistan, the Honorary Consulate of India in Brisbane was forced to close due to safety concerns. The blockade comes days...
Toronto: In an apparent hate crime, a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was attacked in Canada’s British Columbia province by a group of unknown men who ripped off his turban and dragged him across the sidewalk by his hair, according to a...
Washington: Eric Garcetti, a former mayor of Los Angeles and Democratic Party politician, has now been officially confirmed by Washington to serve as the US ambassador to India. Since the Senate voted 52-42 to confirm him, he should be arriving...
