Beijing is willing to work with Islamabad to build an upgraded version of an economic corridor linking the two countries, China’s leader Xi Jinping told visiting Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif pledged to ensure the safety of Chinese workers...
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3rd Feb 2026 | Updated at 04:10am 3rd Feb 2026
Johannesburg's BAPS temple unveils Nilkanth Varni statue
- 07 Jan 2026
A 42-foot bronze statue of Nilkanth Varni, the 18th-century yogi, was unveiled at the BAPS temple in Johannesburg, South Africa. This statue, the tallest bronze figure in the country, also ranks as the fourth-tallest in Africa, alongside Nigeria’s...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
Uneasy balance of a changing world
- 14 Jan 2026
No wish for revenge, Nawaz tells supporters on return
- 25 Oct 2023
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home on Saturday, ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London and restarting his political journey ahead of the general elections with a huge rally at Minar-e-Pakistan...
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...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
HINDUS DEMAND JUSTICE GLOBALLY
- 04 Dec 2024
Since the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, violence against Hindus in Bangladesh has surged, with frequent reports of temple vandalism, assaults, and attacks on individuals. The Hindu minority in Bangladesh comprises 8%. Over...
US forces raid Venezuela, abducts Maduro
- 07 Jan 2026
US President Donald Trump has issued a series of blunt warnings to multiple countries in recent hours, signalling an increasingly confrontational stance across global regions. This follows a bold US military operation in Venezuela, which resulted...
Kash Patel takes oath as FBI chief on Bhagwat Gita
- 27 Feb 2025
Kash Patel took oath as the ninth director of the FBI on the Bhagavad Gita and spoke about how a first-generation Indian kid is living the American dream, reflecting on his heritage. The US Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Patel last week.
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.
- 12 Jun 2024
Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has invoked the case of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal getting bail to campaign ahead of India’s general elections, as he complained before the SC about the mistreatment meted to him in jail.
A provincial minister in Pakistan has proposed the idea of opening a Kartarpur-like religious corridor in the Sindh province areas, bordering India, to allow Hindus and Jains to visit their historical religious sites in this country.
- 05 Jun 2024
Tata Group and the Adar Poonawalla-run Serum Institute of India (SII) have been recognized among the top 100 ‘World’s Most Influential Companies of 2024’ by Time magazine.
Former US ambassador to the UN and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in her tour of an army base in northern Israel, signed an artillery shell intended for Lebanon with the message, “Finish them! America [loves] Israel always.” The...
Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old Indian-American seventh-grade student from Florida, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after he spelt 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, maintaining the dominance of the children from the small ethnic community...
A Manhattan jury convicted former President Donald Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a New York hush money trial involving a porn star. This verdict marks...
A 25-year-old woman from Telangana, Guntipalli Sowmya, died after being hit by a car in Florida, USA, her family reported. Sowmya was struck by a speeding car while crossing the road on May 27, according to information received by her family....
A Pakistani court postponed a ruling on an appeal by former prime minister Imran Khan and his third wife against their conviction for unlawful marriage, their lawyer said. Khan and his wife Bushra Khan, also known as Bushra Bibi, were sentenced...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres conferred the ‘UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year’ Award on Indian Army Major Radhika Sen at the UN headquarters in New York. Major Radhika Sen is a true leader and role model and her service is a true...
