Poppy planting remains far below pre-ban levels, United Nations reports, despite rise of 19 percent year on year. Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation grew in 2024 despite a Taliban-imposed ban, according to a United Nations report. Cultivation increased by an estimated 19 percent this year, the report published on Wednesday by…
Every morning at 7am, Maqsood Ahmad Ganai leaves home to set up a small juice stall by the roadside near his village, Hugam, in the southern Anantnag district of Indian-administered Kashmir. Hoping to catch the attention of tourists on their way to the picturesque Pahalgam Valley, 29km (18 miles) from…
Unprecedented air pollution levels prompt authorities to take emergency measures. Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week after it saw “unprecedented” pollution levels, government authorities have said. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, New Zealand win third Test by 25 runs and the series 3-0 as hosts India are bowled out for 121 at the Wankhede Stadium, New Zealand have become only the second team in Test cricket history to hand India a home series whitewash after winning their third…
Ottawa claims the key ally of Indian PM Modi was behind a campaign of violence and intimidation on Canadian soil. India has denied that Home Minister Amit Shah plotted to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil as it criticised Canada over the “absurd and baseless” allegations. Shah, 60, oversees India’s…
The killing of journalists worldwide surged in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, with a majority of cases unsolved, the United Nations has said. On average, one journalist was killed every four days, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a report released on Saturday. At…
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is projected to lose a segment of her party’s traditional share of Indian American voters – who have historically sided with the Democrats – in the 2024 United States election, a new survey of the community’s political attitudes has found. Even though Harris could become…
After mass protests forced long-term Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country in early August, Bangladesh found itself in a unique moment of opportunity to chart a path towards true democracy. The interim government that was put in place to deal with the legacy of Hasina’s 15-year…
The hosts crumbled for 159 and 143 all out in Chittagong to hand South Africa their biggest Test win by margin. South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs to secure a 2-0 series sweep after enforcing the follow-on and dismissing the hosts for 143 on day three…
Committee to Protect Journalists says globally no one is held to account in 80 percent of cases where journalists are targeted. Israel is the world’s second-worst offender after Haiti in letting the murder of journalists go unpunished, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. According to…
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