Back in 2011, a ban was put in place in the country of India. Its purpose was to prevent women being near the tomb of a revered saint. This tomb is located in Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai’s most famous mosque. Every week tens of thousands of Muslims, Hindus and tourists travel to this mosque located on the islet off the coast… Read more »
What comes to mind when I think of India isn’t a problem with prison breaks. While reading this article, I couldn’t help but wonder why there are so many prisoners in India and what possible solutions there could be. I double checked one of the facts, concerning why there are such high numbers in the prisons, and it is true… Read more »
Schools were accused of links to the Gulen movement, which Turkey calls a terrorist organisation A Pakistani court has ordered a stay on the deportation of more than 100 Turkish teachers accused of links to a supposed terrorist organisation. The teachers and their families had been told to leave Pakistan within days after visa extensions were denied.
Late on Wednesday afternoon US President-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
I find it interesting that in Pakistan the army chief is more influential than the Prime Minister. I think it is especially crucial that Raheel Sharif was able to execute a peaceful transfer of power because Pakistan has lots of pressing issues, for example the dispute with India over Kashmir. I also think
The prisoners escaped from a high-security prison in Punjab on Sunday Two major jailbreaks in a month have shone a spotlight on security in India’s overcrowded and under-staffed prisons. BBC Hindi’s Vineet Khare reports.
NEW DELHI: The government is clear that it is not ready to discuss demonetisation in Lok Sabha under a voting clause as such a motion will involve a likely criticism of the decision and can favour Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s suggestion that a notice submitted by BJD under Rule 193 be taken up for debate.
Earlier this month India’s Prime Minister: Narendra Modi made the decision to pull 86 percent of the currency from circulation over night. This immediately triggered a shortage of cash for the Indian citizens. With an event like this happening overnight it is bound to cause some unrest throughout India. And it has caused just that, with this event happening almost a… Read more »
India says three of its soldiers have been killed in disputed Kashmir, blaming Pakistani troops. The body of one of the soldiers had been mutilated, said the army, which threatened retribution. One army official said Pakistani soldiers had crossed the line of control that divides Kashmir to launch an attack. “This border action was like a sneak attack by Pakistan… Read more »
Tens of thousands of people joined nationwide protests on Monday against India’s ban on high-value banknotes, which organizers say has caused a “financial emergency” in a country that operates almost entirely on cash. India is still reeling from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock decision nearly three weeks ago to pull 86 percent of the currency from circulation overnight, triggering a… Read more »