, Jan. 1 -- A group of 101 leading Islamic scholars in Bangladesh has stated that the recently formed Jamaat-led political alliance cannot be recognized as an Islamic bloc. The statement, issued thro... Read More
France, Jan. 1 -- Africa: power and protest 'We come here to die': African recruits sent to fight Russia's war in Ukraine Following the trail from Africa to the Ukrainian frontlines, this investigat... Read More
Bardiya, Jan. 1 -- Bardiya National Park recorded 3,031 foreign visitors, excluding those from SAARC countries, from mid-July to the end of December last year, according to officials. Tourists were f... Read More
India, Jan. 1 -- China's construction of what is being billed as the world's largest dam on the Tibetan plateau was one of the highlights of a New Year's address by President Xi Jinping, a clear indic... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Madan Lal Khetarpal is in Lahore. He's attending a college reunion and seeing the house where he grew up, but really, he's building up courage to visit the place where his son Aru... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- When Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office on January 1, he will not only usher in a new mayoralty but also a series of unprecedented firsts in New York City's civic history. A ... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year's Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city's subway. A millennial, South Asian ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- A new study by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) has revealed the extent and nature of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) experienced by Sri Lankan female mi... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Air India resumed non-stop flights from India to Israel's Tel Aviv on New Year's Day, 1 January 2026. Earlier, Israel's tourism ministry had said the direct flights are expected t... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Air India resumed non-stop flights from India to Tel Aviv, Israel's capital, on New Year's Day, 1 January. Earlier, Israel's tourism ministry had said the direct flights were expe... Read More